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Re: [PATCH] Make cygwin use .gdbinit
On Mon, Nov 26, 2001 at 09:55:17AM +0200, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>> Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2001 23:04:26 -0500
>> From: DJ Delorie <dj@redhat.com>
>>
>> I suggest something like:
>>
>> These files are normally named @file{.gdbinit} although filesystem
>> limitations require that they be named @file{gdb.ini} on some
>> platforms, such as DJGPP.
>
>My suggestion is similar:
>
> When you start @value{GDBN}, it automatically executes commands from its
> @dfn{init files}, normally called @file{.gdbinit}@footnote{The DJGPP
> port of @value{GDBN} uses the name @file{gdb.ini} instead, due to the
> limitations of file names imposed by DOS filesystems.}.
>
>This banishes the difference into a footnote, where it is less
>prominent, and also avoids the pitfall of saying that gdb.ini is only
>used on DOS.
That looks right to me. How about the other section of the patch, though:
@cindex @code{--nx}
@cindex @code{-n}
Do not execute commands found in any initialization files (normally
-called @file{.gdbinit}, or @file{gdb.ini} on PCs). Normally,
+called @file{.gdbinit} or @file{gdb.ini} under MS-DOS). Normally,
@value{GDBN} executes the commands in these files after all the command
options and arguments have been processed. @xref{Command Files,,Command
files}.
How about just removing the parenthetical expression entirely? It was
never right to begin with. What's a "PC"? Isn't my linux system running
on a PC?
Since the next sentence references the section which discusses initialization
files can we just delete this entirely?
cgf