Re: Improve GDB's first user experience by reducing "print_gdb_version" output

[Eli Zaretskii via Gdb <gdb@sourceware.org>]

> Date: Tue, 27 May 2025 17:43:18 -0300
> From: Guinevere Larsen via Gdb <gdb@sourceware.org>
> 
> GNU gdb (GDB) 17.0.50.20250526-git
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> (gdb)
> 
> For the *vast* majority of our users, only 4 of those lines are useful 
> at all: the GDB version (to ask for help), where to find the 
> documentation, the "help" command, and the "apropos" command. Arguably, 
> where to report bugs could be useful, but the worst ones already print 
> it and otherwise users are incredibly unlikely to report them 
> (especially given the email requirements to create an account). Worthy 
> of note, the important lines are the last ones, so even if a new user 
> was eager enough to start reading everything, they'd likely gloss over 
> everything assuming this entire thing is just copyright.
> 
> I propose that the text be updated to something similar to this:
> 
> GNU gdb (GDB) 17.0.50.20250526-git
> For a list of commands, use "help"
> For all commands related to a certain word, use "apropos word"
> For a thorough explanation of what GDB can do, check the manual at:
>      <http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/documentation/>
> For information on GDB's copyright, warranty or configuration, use
>      "show copying/warranty/configuration"
> (gdb)

This line is NOT redundant, and conveys important information:

  This GDB was configured as "x86_64-pc-linux-gnu".

Also, why did you decide to change the wording of this line:

  Type "apropos word" to search for commands related to "word".

I think the original wording was good.