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Re: GDB manual changes
- To: shebs at shebs dot cnchost dot com
- Subject: Re: GDB manual changes
- From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz at delorie dot com>
- Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 18:10:56 -0500 (EST)
- CC: gdb-patches at sourceware dot cygnus dot com, 3diff at gnu dot org
- References: <38E0E672.478B088F@shebs.cnchost.com>
- Reply-to: Eli Zaretskii <eliz at is dot elta dot co dot il>
> ! @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?
Anyway, you probably want @noindent after the @example, if this is
left alone.