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Record (as comments) three FIXMEs.

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Roland Pesch 1991-11-06 00:36:08 +00:00
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@ -1270,6 +1270,7 @@ command (@pxref{Files}).
@refill
@end table
@c FIXME explain or avoid "target" here?
On targets that support processes, @code{run} creates an inferior
process and makes that process run your program. On other targets,
@code{run} jumps to the start of the program.
@ -1651,6 +1652,11 @@ no effect on the program until you enable it again.
@node Set Breaks, Set Watchpoints, Breakpoints, Breakpoints
@subsection Setting Breakpoints
@c FIXME LMB what does GDB do if no code on line of breakpt?
@c consider in particular declaration with/without initialization.
@c
@c FIXME 2 is there stuff on this already? break at fun start, already init?
@kindex break
@kindex b
Breakpoints are set with the @code{break} command (abbreviated @code{b}).
@ -1724,6 +1730,7 @@ is hit. @xref{Disabling}.
@item rbreak @var{regex}
@kindex rbreak
@cindex regular expression
@c FIXME what kind of regexp?
Set breakpoints on all functions matching the regular expression
@var{regex}. This command
sets an unconditional breakpoint on all matches, printing a list of all
@ -1963,6 +1970,8 @@ will not change the state of your other breakpoints;
@cindex conditional breakpoints
@cindex breakpoint conditions
@c FIXME what is scope of break condition expr? Context where wanted?
@c in particular for a watchpoint?
The simplest sort of breakpoint breaks every time the program reaches a
specified place. You can also specify a @dfn{condition} for a
breakpoint. A condition is just a Boolean expression in your
@ -2008,7 +2017,10 @@ watchpoint number @var{bnum}. From now on, this breakpoint will stop
the program only if the value of @var{expression} is true (nonzero, in
C). When you use @code{condition}, _GDBN__ checks @var{expression}
immediately for syntactic correctness, and to determine whether symbols
in it have referents in the context of your breakpoint. _GDBN__ does
in it have referents in the context of your breakpoint.
@c FIXME so what does GDB do if there's no referent? Moreover, what
@c about watchpoints?
_GDBN__ does
not actually evaluate @var{expression} at the time the @code{condition}
command is given, however. @xref{Expressions}.