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Re: [PATCH 3/4] Document RSP support for Linux exec events
- From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz at gnu dot org>
- To: Don Breazeal <donb at codesourcery dot com>
- Cc: gdb-patches at sourceware dot org
- Date: Sat, 24 May 2014 10:20:20 +0300
- Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/4] Document RSP support for Linux exec events
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- Reply-to: Eli Zaretskii <eliz at gnu dot org>
> From: Don Breazeal <donb@codesourcery.com>
> Date: Fri, 23 May 2014 15:49:33 -0700
>
> This patch adds documentation of the new RSP support for exec events.
Thanks.
> +@cindex exec events, remote reply
> +@item exec
> +The packet indicates that @code{execve} was called, and @var{r} is the
> +absolute pathname of the file that was executed, in hex.
Please use "file name". GNU coding standards frown on using
"pathname" in this context.
> This is
> +only applicable to certain targets.
What is "only applicable to certain targets", the packet or the fact
that R is the file name of the exec'ed process?
I also think you should mention the fact that gdbserver supports
follow-exec-mode in the "Forks" node, as the text there does sound as
if this is only supported in native debugging.