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Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2015 15:05:00 -0000
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 7/7] Access executable from remote system when first inferior appears
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To: Gary Benson <gbenson@redhat.com>
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> Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2015 10:30:13 +0100
> From: Gary Benson <gbenson@redhat.com>
> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>, gdb-patches@sourceware.org
> 
> --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
> +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
> @@ -18952,10 +18952,16 @@
>  @node Connecting
>  @section Connecting to a Remote Target
>  
> -On the @value{GDBN} host machine, you will need an unstripped copy of
> -your program, since @value{GDBN} needs symbol and debugging information.
> -Start up @value{GDBN} as usual, using the name of the local copy of your
> -program as the first argument.
> +@value{GDBN} needs an unstripped copy of your program to access symbol
> +and debugging information.  Some remote targets@footnote{@xref{qXfer
> +executable filename read}, and @ref{Host I/O Packets}.} allow
> +@value{GDBN} to access program files over the same connection used to
> +communicate with @value{GDBN}.  With such a target, the only command
> +you need is @code{target remote}.  If the target you are using does
> +not have this support then you will need an unstripped copy of your
> +program on the @value{GDBN} host machine.  Start up @value{GDBN} as
> +usual, using the name of the local copy of your program as the first
> +argument.

Thanks, but please don't put cross-references in a footnote.  Put it
in parentheses instead, and use @pxref.

Otherwise, this is okay with me.