Re: [PATCH v2] * GDB Texinfo manual: Correctly reference Emacs facilities

[Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>]

> From: Jeremy Bryant <jb@jeremybryant.net>
> Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2025 23:24:39 +0100
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
> 
> >> From: Jeremy Bryant <jb@jeremybryant.net>
> >> Cc: gdb-patches@sourceware.org,  tom@tromey.com
> >> Date: Fri, 02 May 2025 22:04:56 +0100
> >> 
> >> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
> >> 
> >> >> Date: Fri, 02 May 2025 09:20:43 +0300
> >> >> From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
> >> >> Cc: gdb-patches@sourceware.org, tom@tromey.com
> >> >> 
> >> >> > From: Jeremy Bryant <jb@jeremybryant.net>
> >> >> > Date: Thu, 01 May 2025 23:08:04 +0100
> >> >> 
> >> >> > More generally, I believe that this section predates the changes in
> >> >> > Emacs of M-x gdb vs M-x gud-gdb, so I will propose further patches down
> >> >> > the line.  (vc-annotate indicates the text hasn't been updated in a long
> >> >> > time)
> >> >> 
> >> >> In that case, I suggest to submit a single patch with all the changes
> >> >> together.  It will make the job of reviewing the patch easier.
> >> >
> >> > On second thought, perhaps the GDB manual should just mention the
> >> > Emacs front-end shortly, and point to the Emacs manual for the
> >> > details?  It is sub-optimal to have the GDB-related features described
> >> > in two manuals maintained by 23 different projects; doing that will
> >> > necessarily risk incompatibilities and inconsistencies.
> >> 
> >> OK, agree it is suboptimal to duplicate, and the existing text appears
> >> out-of-date (not updated in two decades).
> >> 
> >> I've revised the introduction, adapting styles from the previous section
> >> introduction and the current Emacs manual (30.1)
> >> 
> >> Revised patch, in-line, below.
> >> WDYT?
> >
> > LGTM, let's wait for your legal paperwork and install it then.
> 
> Thanks Eli, the legal paperwork has now come through, are you happy to
> commit the patch?

Done.