[committed] update gdb.texinfo for "set/show cygwin-exceptions"

Christopher Faylor me@cgf.cx
Mon May 22 18:59:00 GMT 2006


2006-05-22  Christopher Faylor  <cgf@timesys.com>

	* gdb.texinfo (Cygwin Native): Document set/show cygwin-exceptions.

Index: gdb.texinfo
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RCS file: /cvs/uberbaum/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo,v
retrieving revision 1.330
diff -u -p -r1.330 gdb.texinfo
--- gdb.texinfo	14 May 2006 15:09:51 -0000	1.330
+++ gdb.texinfo	22 May 2006 04:17:48 -0000
@@ -13517,6 +13517,16 @@ This is a Cygwin specific alias of info 
 This command loads symbols from a dll similarly to
 add-sym command but without the need to specify a base address.
 
+@kindex set cygwin-exceptions
+@item set cygwin-exceptions @var{mode}
+If @var{mode} is @code{on} gdb will break on exceptions from the cygwin DLL itself.
+If @var{mode} is @code{off} gdb will delay recognition of exceptions and may ignore
+some exceptions which seem to be caused by internal cygwin DLL "bookkeeping".
+
+@kindex show cygwin-exceptions
+@item show cygwin-exceptions
+Displays whether gdb will break on exceptions from the cygwin DLL itself.
+
 @kindex set new-console
 @item set new-console @var{mode}
 If @var{mode} is @code{on} the debuggee will



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