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author | Nick Roberts <nickrob@snap.net.nz> | 2007-10-30 05:54:58 +0000 |
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committer | Nick Roberts <nickrob@snap.net.nz> | 2007-10-30 05:54:58 +0000 |
commit | 3841a4f019be036615b375c0f985d8bcbcbbc441 (patch) | |
tree | 7c9afc9239ba95b7b16b9e216a6b2de845b49ec3 /man | |
parent | 865b3632501d485603c0781ce971df41242e58a3 (diff) | |
download | emacs-3841a4f019be036615b375c0f985d8bcbcbbc441.tar.gz |
(Watch Expressions): Describe gdb-delete-out-of-scope.
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diff --git a/man/building.texi b/man/building.texi index 28ea5ec3dc3..989c5732711 100644 --- a/man/building.texi +++ b/man/building.texi @@ -1117,6 +1117,15 @@ changed and @code{shadow} face to make variables which have gone out of scope less noticeable. When a variable goes out of scope you can't edit its value. +@vindex gdb-delete-out-of-scope + If the variable @code{gdb-delete-out-of-scope} is +non-@code{nil} (the default value), Emacs automatically deletes watch +expressions which go out of scope. This is safest because GDB may +think that a variable in a new frame is an old one that previously +went of of scope. Sometimes, when re-entering the same function, +it may be useful to set this value to nil so that you don't need to +recreate the watch expression. + @vindex gdb-use-colon-colon-notation If the variable @code{gdb-use-colon-colon-notation} is non-@code{nil}, Emacs uses the @samp{@var{function}::@var{variable}} |