[binutils-gdb] [gdb/doc] Explain that there's always a thread

[Pedro Alves <palves at sourceware dot org>]

https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=f4f4330e517a0497601baf6253d6408b77b10626

commit f4f4330e517a0497601baf6253d6408b77b10626
Author: Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>
Date:   Thu Dec 10 17:47:57 2015 +0000

    [gdb/doc] Explain that there's always a thread
    
    This warning is a few years out of date -- there's always a thread
    nowadays.
    
    gdb/doc/ChangeLog:
    
    	* gdb.texinfo (Threads): Replace warning with explanation
    	about single-threaded programs.

Diff:
---
 gdb/doc/ChangeLog   |  5 +++++
 gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo | 22 ++++------------------
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
index 59f1eff..fc81d09 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 2015-12-10  Pedro Alves  <palves@redhat.com>
 
+	* gdb.texinfo (Threads): Replace warning with explanation
+	about single-threaded programs.
+
+2015-12-10  Pedro Alves  <palves@redhat.com>
+
 	* gdb.texinfo (Threads): Remove mention of SGI.
 	(Forks): Remove mention of HP-UX.
 	(Breakpoints): Remove mention of HP-UX.
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index e8b419c..bb68e21 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -2844,24 +2844,6 @@ the user specify which @code{libthread_db} to use if the default choice
 isn't compatible with the program.
 @end itemize
 
-@quotation
-@emph{Warning:} These facilities are not yet available on every
-@value{GDBN} configuration where the operating system supports threads.
-If your @value{GDBN} does not support threads, these commands have no
-effect.  For example, a system without thread support shows no output
-from @samp{info threads}, and always rejects the @code{thread} command,
-like this:
-
-@smallexample
-(@value{GDBP}) info threads
-(@value{GDBP}) thread 1
-Thread ID 1 not known.  Use the "info threads" command to
-see the IDs of currently known threads.
-@end smallexample
-@c FIXME to implementors: how hard would it be to say "sorry, this GDB
-@c                        doesn't support threads"?
-@end quotation
-
 @cindex focus of debugging
 @cindex current thread
 The @value{GDBN} thread debugging facility allows you to observe all
@@ -2903,6 +2885,10 @@ further qualifier.
 For debugging purposes, @value{GDBN} associates its own thread
 number---always a single integer---with each thread in your program.
 
+From @value{GDBN}'s perspective, a process always has at least one
+thread.  In other words, @value{GDBN} assigns a thread number to the
+program's ``main thread'' even if the program is not multi-threaded.
+
 @table @code
 @kindex info threads
 @item info threads @r{[}@var{id}@dots{}@r{]}