From patchwork Tue Dec 30 07:44:26 2014 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Patchwork-Submitter: Joel Brobecker X-Patchwork-Id: 4457 Received: (qmail 21676 invoked by alias); 30 Dec 2014 07:44:37 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gdb-patches-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: gdb-patches-owner@sourceware.org Delivered-To: mailing list gdb-patches@sourceware.org Received: (qmail 21660 invoked by uid 89); 30 Dec 2014 07:44:36 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-1.7 required=5.0 tests=AWL, BAYES_00, SPF_PASS, T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 X-HELO: rock.gnat.com Received: from rock.gnat.com (HELO rock.gnat.com) (205.232.38.15) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.93/v0.84-503-g423c35a) with (AES256-SHA encrypted) ESMTPS; Tue, 30 Dec 2014 07:44:34 +0000 Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by filtered-rock.gnat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3480C1162CE for ; Tue, 30 Dec 2014 02:44:33 -0500 (EST) Received: from rock.gnat.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (rock.gnat.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id jZyfGjEnWAwD for ; Tue, 30 Dec 2014 02:44:33 -0500 (EST) Received: from joel.gnat.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by rock.gnat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C5D33116264 for ; Tue, 30 Dec 2014 02:44:32 -0500 (EST) Received: by joel.gnat.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 238AA4100E; Tue, 30 Dec 2014 11:44:29 +0400 (RET) From: Joel Brobecker To: gdb-patches@sourceware.org Subject: [RFA/doco+NEWES] Remove "add-shared-symbol-files", "dll-symbols" and "assf" commands doc. Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 11:44:26 +0400 Message-Id: <1419925466-15745-1-git-send-email-brobecker@adacore.com> This patch removes documentation from some commands whose support has been recently removed. gdb/ChangeLog: * NEWS: Document removal of "dll-symbols", "add-shared-symbol-files" and "assf" commands. gdb/doc/ChangeLog: * gdb.texinfo (Files): Remove documentation of the "add-shared-symbol-files" and "assf" commands. (Cygwin Native): Remove documentation of the "dll-symbols" command. Tested by rebuilding the documentation in all formats. OK to apply? Thank you, diff --git a/gdb/NEWS b/gdb/NEWS index c34cf2b..9a668c4 100644 --- a/gdb/NEWS +++ b/gdb/NEWS @@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ SGI Irix-6.x mips-*-irix6* VAX running (4.2 - 4.3 Reno) BSD vax-*-bsd* VAX running Ultrix vax-*-ultrix* +* The "dll-symbols" command, and its two aliases ("add-shared-symbol-files" + and "assf"), have been removed. Use the "sharedlibrary" command, or + its alias "share", instead. + *** Changes in GDB 7.8 * New command line options diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo index e086c33..054591a 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo @@ -17390,22 +17390,6 @@ evaluation yields the address of the file's shared object file header. For this command to work, you must have used @code{symbol-file} or @code{exec-file} commands in advance. -@kindex add-shared-symbol-files -@kindex assf -@item add-shared-symbol-files @var{library-file} -@itemx assf @var{library-file} -This command is deprecated and will be removed in future versions -of @value{GDBN}. Use the @code{sharedlibrary} command instead. - -The @code{add-shared-symbol-files} command can currently be used only -in the Cygwin build of @value{GDBN} on MS-Windows OS, where it is an -alias for the @code{dll-symbols} command (@pxref{Cygwin Native}). -@value{GDBN} automatically looks for shared libraries, however if -@value{GDBN} does not find yours, you can invoke -@code{add-shared-symbol-files}. It takes one argument: the shared -library's file name. @code{assf} is a shorthand alias for -@code{add-shared-symbol-files}. - @kindex section @item section @var{section} @var{addr} The @code{section} command changes the base address of the named @@ -20378,14 +20362,6 @@ selector for 32-bit programs and @code{$gs} for 64-bit programs). @item info dll This is a Cygwin-specific alias of @code{info shared}. -@kindex dll-symbols -@item dll-symbols -This command is deprecated and will be removed in future versions -of @value{GDBN}. Use the @code{sharedlibrary} command instead. - -This command loads symbols from a dll similarly to -add-sym command but without the need to specify a base address. - @kindex set cygwin-exceptions @cindex debugging the Cygwin DLL @cindex Cygwin DLL, debugging