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Re: Enable hidden option -l
Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@false.org> writes:
> On Tue, Dec 07, 2004 at 12:42:04AM +0100, Andreas Schwab wrote:
>> GDB has (since the beginning of CVS history) a hidden option -l that can
>> be used to set the timeout for remote communication. But it was never
>> possible to pass it because it is missing from long_options.
>>
>> The option is quite useful when debugging gdbserver.
>
> This is the same as "set remotetimeout".
Oh, I only grepped in the gdb toplevel so I missed the cli directory.
> I can see how the command line argument would be useful, though. Eli
> and I both think this is a good idea; so I'll approve the code change.
This is what I'm checking in:
2004-12-07 Andreas Schwab <schwab@suse.de>
* main.c (long_options): Add entry for "-l".
(print_gdb_help): Add line for -l option.
* NEWS: Mention it.
doc/
* gdb.texinfo (Mode Options): Document -l option.
Index: gdb/NEWS
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.167
diff -u -p -a -r1.167 NEWS
--- gdb/NEWS 14 Nov 2004 00:10:52 -0000 1.167
+++ gdb/NEWS 7 Dec 2004 11:00:56 -0000
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ NEC V850 v850-*-*
*** Changes in GDB 6.3:
+* New command line option
+
+GDB now accepts -l followed by a number to set the timeout for remote
+debugging.
+
* GDB works with GCC -feliminate-dwarf2-dups
GDB now supports a more compact representation of DWARF-2 debug
Index: gdb/main.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/main.c,v
retrieving revision 1.44
diff -u -p -a -r1.44 main.c
--- gdb/main.c 10 Aug 2004 22:36:39 -0000 1.44
+++ gdb/main.c 7 Dec 2004 11:00:56 -0000
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ captured_main (void *data)
{"statistics", no_argument, 0, OPT_STATISTICS},
{"write", no_argument, &write_files, 1},
{"args", no_argument, &set_args, 1},
+ {"l", required_argument, 0, 'l'},
{0, no_argument, 0, 0}
};
@@ -854,6 +855,7 @@ Options:\n\n\
Select a specific interpreter / user interface\n\
"), stream);
fputs_unfiltered (_("\
+ -l TIMEOUT Set timeout in seconds for remote debugging.\n\
--mapped Use mapped symbol files if supported on this system.\n\
--nw Do not use a window interface.\n\
--nx Do not read "), stream);
Index: gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
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RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo,v
retrieving revision 1.227
diff -u -p -a -r1.227 gdb.texinfo
--- gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo 23 Nov 2004 12:12:15 -0000 1.227
+++ gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo 7 Dec 2004 11:00:57 -0000
@@ -1078,6 +1078,11 @@ This option stops option processing.
Set the line speed (baud rate or bits per second) of any serial
interface used by @value{GDBN} for remote debugging.
+@item -l @var{timeout}
+@cindex @code{-l}
+Set the timeout (in seconds) of any communication used by @value{GDBN}
+for remote debugging.
+
@item -tty @var{device}
@itemx -t @var{device}
@cindex @code{--tty}
Andreas.
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