Re: [PATCH 7/7] Access executable from remote system when first inferior appears

[Gary Benson <gbenson at redhat dot com>]

Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2015 10:30:13 +0100
> > From: Gary Benson <gbenson@redhat.com>
> > Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>, gdb-patches@sourceware.org
> > 
> > --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
> > +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
> > @@ -18952,10 +18952,16 @@
> >  @node Connecting
> >  @section Connecting to a Remote Target
> >  
> > -On the @value{GDBN} host machine, you will need an unstripped copy of
> > -your program, since @value{GDBN} needs symbol and debugging information.
> > -Start up @value{GDBN} as usual, using the name of the local copy of your
> > -program as the first argument.
> > +@value{GDBN} needs an unstripped copy of your program to access symbol
> > +and debugging information.  Some remote targets@footnote{@xref{qXfer
> > +executable filename read}, and @ref{Host I/O Packets}.} allow
> > +@value{GDBN} to access program files over the same connection used to
> > +communicate with @value{GDBN}.  With such a target, the only command
> > +you need is @code{target remote}.  If the target you are using does
> > +not have this support then you will need an unstripped copy of your
> > +program on the @value{GDBN} host machine.  Start up @value{GDBN} as
> > +usual, using the name of the local copy of your program as the first
> > +argument.
> 
> Thanks, but please don't put cross-references in a footnote.  Put it
> in parentheses instead, and use @pxref.
> 
> Otherwise, this is okay with me.

Thanks Eli.

Cheers,
Gary

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