Eli Zaretskii wrote: >> From: Aleksandar Ristovski >> Date: Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:09:34 -0400 >> >> Providing >> http://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2009-06/msg00079.html >> gets approved, this patch adds a clue about new callbacks in >> internal gdb documentation. > > Thanks. However, > >> Once BFD support is available, writing the apropriate >> -@code{regset_from_core_section} architecture function should be all >> +@code{regset_from_core_section} and optionally >> +@code{ptid_from_core_section_name} and @code{core_section_name_from_ptid} >> +architecture functions should be all >> that is needed in order to add support for core files in @value{GDBN}. > > this say that the latter two APIs are optional, but does not say a > word when would the programmer want to define these optional APIs and > what would she lose if she doesn't. Can you find a concise way of > saying that without getting into too elaborate details? > Here is my attempt to do that. -- Aleksandar Ristovski QNX Software Systems ChangeLog the same: * doc/gdbinit.texinfo (Adding support for debugging core files): Add information about ptid_from_core_section_name and core_section_name_from_ptid.