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Re: GDB manual changes
- To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz at is dot elta dot co dot il>
- Subject: Re: GDB manual changes
- From: Stan Shebs <shebs at apple dot com>
- Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 15:42:57 -0800
- CC: shebs at shebs dot cnchost dot com, gdb-patches at sourceware dot cygnus dot com, 3diff at gnu dot org
- Organization: Core Tools, Apple Computer
- References: <38E0E672.478B088F@shebs.cnchost.com> <200003312310.SAA07152@indy.delorie.com>
- Reply-To: shebs at apple dot com
Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>
> > ! @c below produces an acceptable overful hbox. --mew 13aug1993
> > @cindex frameless execution
> > Some compilers provide a way to compile functions so that they operate
> > ! without stack frames. (For example, the @code{@value{GCC}} option
> > ! @samp{-fomit-frame-pointer} generates functions without a frame.)
> > This is occasionally done with heavily used library functions to save
> > the frame setup time. @value{GDBN} has limited facilities for dealing
> > with these function invocations. If the innermost function invocation
> > --- 3661,3675 ----
> > they are assigned by @value{GDBN} to give you a way of designating stack
> > frames in @value{GDBN} commands.
> >
> > ! @c The -fomit-frame-pointer below perennially causes hbox overflow
> > ! @c underflow problems.
> > @cindex frameless execution
> > Some compilers provide a way to compile functions so that they operate
> > ! without stack frames. (For example, the @value{GCC} option
> > ! @example
> > ! @samp{-fomit-frame-pointer}
> > ! @end example
> > ! generates functions without a frame.)
>
> Ouch! Isn't there a better way of avoiding overflow? I usually put
> in some slack words to do that. Do you want me to try to find a
> better solution?
Sure, if you can - I tinkered a while with no luck. The trick is to
make it work both normally and with @smallbook. Doing it as an example
or display guarantees it will work permanently...
> Anyway, you probably want @noindent after the @example, if this is
> left alone.
Oh yeah, good catch!
Stan