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Re: [RFA] Set the default of disassemble-next-line to off
> Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:45:59 +0800
> From: Hui Zhu <teawater@gmail.com>
> Cc: tromey@redhat.com, brobecker@adacore.com, gdb-patches@sourceware.org
>
> Everything of this patch is very clear.
>
> +If AUTO (which is the default), display disassembly of next\n\
> (which is the default) need move to
> ++If OFF (which is the default) ,
>
> After updated it, it's OK for me.
>
> btw, I think gdb.texinfo need this patch too.
I installed the following patch:
2009-04-25 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
* gdb.texinfo (Machine Code) <disassemble-next-line>: Improve and
clarify the wording.
Index: gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo,v
retrieving revision 1.585
diff -u -r1.585 gdb.texinfo
--- gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo 23 Apr 2009 21:28:20 -0000 1.585
+++ gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo 25 Apr 2009 09:53:08 -0000
@@ -6071,11 +6071,21 @@
@kindex show disassemble-next-line
@item set disassemble-next-line
@itemx show disassemble-next-line
-Control whether or not @value{GDBN} will disassemble next source line
-when execution stops. If ON, GDB will display disassembly of the next
-source line when execution of the program being debugged stops.
-If AUTO, or there's no line info to determine the source line of the
-next instruction, display disassembly of next instruction instead.
+Control whether or not @value{GDBN} will disassemble the next source
+line or instruction when execution stops. If ON, @value{GDBN} will
+display disassembly of the next source line when execution of the
+program being debugged stops. This is @emph{in addition} to
+displaying the source line itself, which @value{GDBN} always does if
+possible. If the next source line cannot be displayed for some reason
+(e.g., if @value{GDBN} cannot find the source file, or there's no line
+info in the debug info), @value{GDBN} will display disassembly of the
+next @emph{instruction} instead of showing the next source line. If
+AUTO, @value{GDBN} will display disassembly of next instruction only
+if the source line cannot be displayed. This setting causes
+@value{GDBN} to display some feedback when you step through a function
+with no line info or whose source file is unavailable. The default is
+OFF, which means never display the disassembly of the next line or
+instruction.
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