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diff --git a/doc/emacs/building.texi b/doc/emacs/building.texi index 62e5f7b4316..5689bf1fe34 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/building.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/building.texi @@ -824,17 +824,14 @@ unlimited, so it sets the height and width accordingly. For correct operation you must not change these values during the GDB session. @vindex gud-gdb-command-name -@findex gdba - You can also run GDB in text command mode, like other debuggers. To -do this, replace the GDB @code{"--annotate=3"} option with -@code{"--fullname"} either in the minibuffer for the current Emacs -session, or the custom variable @code{gud-gdb-command-name} for all -future sessions. You need to use text command mode to debug multiple -programs within one Emacs session. If you have customized -@code{gud-gdb-command-name} in this way, you can use @kbd{M-x gdba} to -invoke GDB in graphical mode. Moreover, this command succeeds where -@kbd{M-x gdb} fails, such as when your @file{.gdbinit} file contains -executable GDB commands. + You can also run GDB in text command mode, like the other debuggers +in Emacs. To do this, replace the GDB @code{"--annotate=3"} option +with @code{"--fullname"} either in the minibuffer for the current +Emacs session, or the custom variable @code{gud-gdb-command-name} for +all future sessions. You need to use text command mode to debug +multiple programs within one Emacs session. You can also use +@kbd{M-x gud-gdb} to invoke GDB in text command mode if you have +problems before execution has started. @menu * GDB-UI Layout:: Control the number of displayed buffers. |