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Re: [PATCH] gdb: improve usage strings

From: Tom Tromey <tromey at redhat dot com>
To: Mike Frysinger <vapier at gentoo dot org>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz at gnu dot org>, gdb-patches at sourceware dot org
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:08:32 -0600
Subject: Re: [PATCH] gdb: improve usage strings
References: <1344704080-24677-1-git-send-email-vapier@gentoo.org> <201208111336.41052.vapier@gentoo.org> <83ehndco4n.fsf@gnu.org> <201208111408.02531.vapier@gentoo.org>

>>>>> "Mike" == Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org> writes:

>> Isn't that the case of "finish &" ?

Mike> i'm not familiar with async behavior in gdb.  is it something that
Mike> applies to all commands, or just to a select few ?

Just a few.  From (info "(gdb) Background Execution") they are: run,
attach, step, stepi, next, nexti, continue, finish, until.

Mike> if the latter, should we still document it in the usage string ?

I think that would be the most informative.

Tom

References:
- [PATCH] gdb: improve usage strings
  - From: Mike Frysinger
- Re: [PATCH] gdb: improve usage strings
  - From: Mike Frysinger
- Re: [PATCH] gdb: improve usage strings
  - From: Eli Zaretskii
- Re: [PATCH] gdb: improve usage strings
  - From: Mike Frysinger

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