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Re: Stepping off breakpoints in non-stop debugging mode (resubmit)
> From: Pedro Alves <pedro@codesourcery.com>
> Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:13:12 +0100
>
> > > +@kindex maint set can-use-displaced-stepping
> > > +@kindex maint show can-use-displaced-stepping
> > > +@cindex displaced stepping support
> > > +@item maint set can-use-displaced-stepping
> > > +@itemx maint show can-use-displaced-stepping
> > > +Control whether or not @value{GDBN} will do displaced stepping if the
> > > +target supports it. The default is on. @dfn{Displaced stepping} is a
> >
> > It is better to have @dfn at the first usage of the term, but that's a
> > minor nit.
> >
>
> Okay... I was following (from texinfo.info):
>
> "
> Use the `@dfn' command to identify the introductory or defining use of
> a technical term.
>
> (...)
> Mere passing mention of a term for the first time does not
> deserve `@dfn'.
>
> (...)
> As a general rule, a sentence containing the defining occurrence of a
> term should be a definition of the term.
> "
Well, yes, but in your case the two sentences in question follow one
another, so they could be interpreted as a single passage that
introduces and defines the term. In any case, this is a minor nit, as
I said.
Thanks.