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Re: [rfa] Rename "set solib-absolute-prefix" to "set sysroot", improve docs
- From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz at gnu dot org>
- To: Daniel Jacobowitz <drow at false dot org>
- Cc: gdb-patches at sourceware dot org
- Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 20:58:53 +0200
- Subject: Re: [rfa] Rename "set solib-absolute-prefix" to "set sysroot", improve docs
- References: <20070105174507.GA31679@nevyn.them.org>
- Reply-to: Eli Zaretskii <eliz at gnu dot org>
> Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 12:45:07 -0500
> From: Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@false.org>
> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
>
> 2007-01-05 Daniel Jacobowitz <dan@codesourcery.com>
>
> * gdb.texinfo (Commands to specify files): Describe
> "set sysroot" and "show sysroot".
> (Using the `gdbserver' program): Lowercase argument
> to @var. Expand description of setting up GDB on the
> host.
Fine with me, but:
> +@item set sysroot @var{path}
> +If this variable is set, @value{GDBN} will use @var{path} as the
The "set" commands don't set variables, at least we don't usually
explain them like that.
Btw, what would this command do for Windows-style C:/foo/bar file
names? Would it work as users expect?