[PATCH]: ser-tcp.c: Use `localhost' as default hostname
Corinna Vinschen
vinschen@redhat.com
Thu Aug 2 02:50:00 GMT 2001
On Thu, Aug 02, 2001 at 01:25:43AM -0400, Andrew Cagney wrote:
> Corinna,
>
> Can you please add your self to the write-after-approval list of the
> gdb/MAINTAINERS file as an ``obvious fix'' (don't forget to post the
> corresponding change).
>
> Your patch is approved. Should this be mentioned in the doco?
Applied.
What about the following patch to the docu:
2001-08-02 Corinna Vinschen <vinschen@redhat.com>
* gdb.texinfo: Explain omitting the hostname in the
`target remote' command.
Index: gdb.texinfo
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo,v
retrieving revision 1.47
diff -u -p -r1.47 gdb.texinfo
--- gdb.texinfo 2001/07/28 19:35:20 1.47
+++ gdb.texinfo 2001/08/02 09:01:48
@@ -9636,6 +9636,17 @@ terminal server named @code{manyfarms}:
@example
target remote manyfarms:2828
@end example
+
+If your remote target is actually running on the same machine as
+your debugger session (e.g. a simulator of your target running on
+the same host) you can omit the hostname. For example, to connect
+to port 1234 on your local machine:
+
+@example
+target remote :1234
+@end example
+
+Note that the colon is still required here.
@end enumerate
Now you can use all the usual commands to examine and change data and to
Corinna
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Corinna Vinschen
Cygwin Developer
Red Hat, Inc.
mailto:vinschen@redhat.com
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