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Re: GDB manual and @smallbook
- To: Brian Youmans <3diff at gnu dot org>
- Subject: Re: GDB manual and @smallbook
- From: Stan Shebs <shebs at apple dot com>
- Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 16:36:23 -0800
- CC: gdb-patches at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
- Organization: Core Tools, Apple Computer
- References: <200003031956.OAA23859@delysid.gnu.org>
- Reply-To: shebs at apple dot com
I don't remember responding to this, but in case I haven't, I am actually
working on these problems, should be done in a day or two.
Stan
Brian Youmans wrote:
>
> I'm afraid this isn't going to constitute a .diff, but here are
> problems that I noted with the file version I downloaded.
>
> What I ended up downloading was the latest version of gdb.texinfo
> and of all-cfg.texinfo from your CVSWeb interface. These I combined
> with old versions of the readline doc (so I won't comment on that part yet).
>
> What is the next version going to be - 4.19, or 5.0?
>
> - Brian Y., FSF office staff
>
> ------------------
>
> The ISBN where listed should be 1-882114-77-9.
>
> I would prefer having the line
> "Printed copies are available for $20 each."
> eliminated (so that we can change the price someday).
>
> ------------------
>
> Line 1172:
> tracepoints -- Tracing of program execution without stopping the program
>
> This is too long for @smallbook format. Break after "stopping" with a "\"?
>
> ------------------
>
> line 1892-4:
>
> * 3 system thread 26607 worker (wptr=0x7b09c318 "@@") at quicksort.c:137
> 2 system thread 26606 0x7b0030d8 in __ksleep () from /usr/lib/libc.2
> 1 system thread 27905 0x7b003498 in _brk () from /usr/lib/libc.2
>
> Too long. Replace @example with @smallexample?
> Still a little long, but maybe we can live with it.
>
> ------------------
>
> line 6972:
> Values of time mode locations are represented by @code{TIME(<secs>:<nsecs>)}.
>
> Too long.
>
> ------------------
>
> line 7421:
> "/home/smith/cc_progs/a.out": can't open to read symbols: Invalid bfd target.
>
> Too long - replace @example with @smallexample?
> Again, still long - break somehow?
>
> ------------------
> line 8757:
>
> @tab @code{A}@var{arglen}@code{,}@var{argnum}@code{,}@var{arg}@code{,...}
>
> Too long - break somehow.
>
> ------------------
>
> line 9180:
>
> @item @code{N}@var{AA}@code{;}@var{tttttttt}@code{;}@var{dddddddd}@code{;}@var{bbbbbbbb} @strong{(obsolete)}
>
> Too long - break somehow.
>
> ------------------
>
> line 9199-9223:
>
> Parts of this multitable just don't work in @smallbook. @multitable
> and @smallbook don't mix well. If you want to keep the multitable,
> perhaps someone could redo this section and make a patch for use when
> @smallbook is used?
>
> I will complain to RMS and the Texinfo maintainer about this.
>
> ------------------
>
> line 9249:
>
> @item
> @tab reply @code{Text=}@var{xxx}@code{;Data=}@var{yyy}@code{;Bss=}@var{zzz}
>
> Too long - need to be broken.
>
> ------------------
>
> line 9262:
>
> @item remote command
> @tab @code{q}@code{Rcmd,}@var{COMMAND}
>
> Too long - need to be broken.
>
> ------------------