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[doc PATCH] Fix backward compatibility in target feature specs
- From: Doug Evans <dje at google dot com>
- To: gdb-patches at sourceware dot org, eliz at gnu dot org, palves at redhat dot com
- Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2016 20:42:54 +0000
- Subject: [doc PATCH] Fix backward compatibility in target feature specs
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Hi.
This is a follow-on to these two patches:
https://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2016-08/msg00105.html
https://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2016-08/msg00106.html
to update the documentation.
2016-08-08 Doug Evans <dje@google.com>
* gdb.texinfo (Target Description Format): Update docs on "end"
field spec and field default type.
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index f5dde61..0b5ec39 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -40681,16 +40681,13 @@ Bitfield values may be named with the empty
string, @samp{""},
in which case the field is ``filler'' and its value is not printed.
Not all bits need to be specified, so ``filler'' fields are optional.
-The @var{start} value is required, and @var{end} and @var{type}
-are optional.
+The @var{start} and @var{end} values are required, and @var{type}
+is optional.
The field's @var{start} must be less than or equal to its @var{end},
and zero represents the least significant bit.
-The default value of @var{end} is @var{start}, a single bit field.
-The default value of @var{type} depends on whether the
-@var{end} was specified. If @var{end} is specified then the default
-value of @var{type} is an unsigned integer. If @var{end} is unspecified
-then the default value of @var{type} is @code{bool}.
+The default value of @var{type} is @code{bool} for single bit fields,
+and an unsigned integer otherwise.
Which to choose? Structures or flags?