Re: Stepping off breakpoints in non-stop debugging mode (resubmit)

[Eli Zaretskii <eliz at gnu dot org>]

> From: Pedro Alves <pedro@codesourcery.com>
> Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:13:12 +0100
> 
> > > +@kindex maint set can-use-displaced-stepping
> > > +@kindex maint show can-use-displaced-stepping
> > > +@cindex displaced stepping support
> > > +@item maint set can-use-displaced-stepping
> > > +@itemx maint show can-use-displaced-stepping
> > > +Control whether or not @value{GDBN} will do displaced stepping if the
> > > +target supports it.  The default is on.  @dfn{Displaced stepping} is a
> >
> > It is better to have @dfn at the first usage of the term, but that's a
> > minor nit.
> >
> 
> Okay... I was following (from texinfo.info):
> 
> "
>  Use the `@dfn' command to identify the introductory or defining use of
>  a technical term.  
> 
>  (...)
>  Mere passing mention of a term for the first time does not
>  deserve `@dfn'.
> 
>  (...)
>    As a general rule, a sentence containing the defining occurrence of a
>  term should be a definition of the term.
> "

Well, yes, but in your case the two sentences in question follow one
another, so they could be interpreted as a single passage that
introduces and defines the term.  In any case, this is a minor nit, as
I said.

Thanks.