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2011-05-17 Pedro Alves <pedro@codesourcery.com>

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	* gdb.texinfo (Remote Protocol) <Overview>: Mention vCont is
	required for multi-threading support.
	(Remote Protocol) <Packets>: Mention that 'c', 's', 'C', 'S' and
	Hc are deprecated for multi-threading debugging.  Point readers at
	the vCont packet.
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2011-05-17 Pedro Alves <pedro@codesourcery.com>
* gdb.texinfo (Remote Protocol) <Overview>: Mention vCont is
required for multi-threading support.
(Remote Protocol) <Packets>: Mention that 'c', 's', 'C', 'S' and
Hc are deprecated for multi-threading debugging. Point readers at
the vCont packet.
2011-05-15 Doug Evans <dje@google.com> 2011-05-15 Doug Evans <dje@google.com>
* gdb.texinfo (Auto-loading): Document printing of missing scripts. * gdb.texinfo (Auto-loading): Document printing of missing scripts.

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@ -32195,9 +32195,12 @@ For any @var{command} not supported by the stub, an empty response
protocol. A newer @value{GDBN} can tell if a packet is supported based protocol. A newer @value{GDBN} can tell if a packet is supported based
on that response. on that response.
A stub is required to support the @samp{g}, @samp{G}, @samp{m}, @samp{M}, At a minimum, a stub is required to support the @samp{g} and @samp{G}
@samp{c}, and @samp{s} @var{command}s. All other @var{command}s are commands for register access, and the @samp{m} and @samp{M} commands
optional. for memory access. Stubs that only control single-threaded targets
can implement run control with the @samp{c} (continue), and @samp{s}
(step) commands. Stubs that support multi-threading targets should
support the @samp{vCont} command. All other commands are optional.
@node Packets @node Packets
@section Packets @section Packets
@ -32334,6 +32337,9 @@ Reply:
Continue. @var{addr} is address to resume. If @var{addr} is omitted, Continue. @var{addr} is address to resume. If @var{addr} is omitted,
resume at current address. resume at current address.
This packet is deprecated for multi-threading support. @xref{vCont
packet}.
Reply: Reply:
@xref{Stop Reply Packets}, for the reply specifications. @xref{Stop Reply Packets}, for the reply specifications.
@ -32342,6 +32348,9 @@ Reply:
Continue with signal @var{sig} (hex signal number). If Continue with signal @var{sig} (hex signal number). If
@samp{;@var{addr}} is omitted, resume at same address. @samp{;@var{addr}} is omitted, resume at same address.
This packet is deprecated for multi-threading support. @xref{vCont
packet}.
Reply: Reply:
@xref{Stop Reply Packets}, for the reply specifications. @xref{Stop Reply Packets}, for the reply specifications.
@ -32424,13 +32433,15 @@ for success
for an error for an error
@end table @end table
@item H @var{c} @var{thread-id} @item H @var{op} @var{thread-id}
@cindex @samp{H} packet @cindex @samp{H} packet
Set thread for subsequent operations (@samp{m}, @samp{M}, @samp{g}, Set thread for subsequent operations (@samp{m}, @samp{M}, @samp{g},
@samp{G}, et.al.). @var{c} depends on the operation to be performed: it @samp{G}, et.al.). @var{op} depends on the operation to be performed:
should be @samp{c} for step and continue operations, @samp{g} for other it should be @samp{c} for step and continue operations (note that this
operations. The thread designator @var{thread-id} has the format and is deprecated, supporting the @samp{vCont} command is a better
interpretation described in @ref{thread-id syntax}. option), @samp{g} for other operations. The thread designator
@var{thread-id} has the format and interpretation described in
@ref{thread-id syntax}.
Reply: Reply:
@table @samp @table @samp
@ -32570,6 +32581,9 @@ The @samp{R} packet has no reply.
Single step. @var{addr} is the address at which to resume. If Single step. @var{addr} is the address at which to resume. If
@var{addr} is omitted, resume at same address. @var{addr} is omitted, resume at same address.
This packet is deprecated for multi-threading support. @xref{vCont
packet}.
Reply: Reply:
@xref{Stop Reply Packets}, for the reply specifications. @xref{Stop Reply Packets}, for the reply specifications.
@ -32579,6 +32593,9 @@ Reply:
Step with signal. This is analogous to the @samp{C} packet, but Step with signal. This is analogous to the @samp{C} packet, but
requests a single-step, rather than a normal resumption of execution. requests a single-step, rather than a normal resumption of execution.
This packet is deprecated for multi-threading support. @xref{vCont
packet}.
Reply: Reply:
@xref{Stop Reply Packets}, for the reply specifications. @xref{Stop Reply Packets}, for the reply specifications.
@ -32635,6 +32652,7 @@ for success in non-stop mode (@pxref{Remote Non-Stop})
@item vCont@r{[};@var{action}@r{[}:@var{thread-id}@r{]]}@dots{} @item vCont@r{[};@var{action}@r{[}:@var{thread-id}@r{]]}@dots{}
@cindex @samp{vCont} packet @cindex @samp{vCont} packet
@anchor{vCont packet}
Resume the inferior, specifying different actions for each thread. Resume the inferior, specifying different actions for each thread.
If an action is specified with no @var{thread-id}, then it is applied to any If an action is specified with no @var{thread-id}, then it is applied to any
threads that don't have a specific action specified; if no default action is threads that don't have a specific action specified; if no default action is