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[Bug build/10619] New: gdb - Manual and info pages should present GNU --long options
- From: "jari dot aalto at cante dot net" <sourceware-bugzilla at sourceware dot org>
- To: gdb-prs at sourceware dot org
- Date: 9 Sep 2009 08:49:46 -0000
- Subject: [Bug build/10619] New: gdb - Manual and info pages should present GNU --long options
- Reply-to: sourceware-bugzilla at sourceware dot org
In gdb info file:
2.1.1 Choosing Files
--------------------
Many options have both long and short forms; both are shown in the
following list. GDB also recognizes the long forms if you truncate
them, so long as enough of the option is present to be unambiguous.
(If you prefer, you can flag option arguments with `--' rather than
`-', though we illustrate the more usual convention.)
In manual pages:
-help
-h List all options, with brief explanations.
-symbols=file
-s file
Read symbol table from file file.
...
SUGGESTION
Please prefer listing the --long option names with two dashes (--) and not with
single dash, although that may be still valid. The sinlge dash -option syntax
is confusing, when compared to options that can be stacked e.g. in GNU ls(1) -
laF...", not so in GNU gdb.
The GNU tools traditionally use --option syntax in their manuals.
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Summary: gdb - Manual and info pages should present GNU --long
options
Product: gdb
Version: 6.8
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: enhancement
Priority: P2
Component: build
AssignedTo: unassigned at sourceware dot org
ReportedBy: jari dot aalto at cante dot net
CC: gdb-prs at sourceware dot org
http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10619
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