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diff --git a/docs/reference/glib/running.xml b/docs/reference/glib/running.xml index f50c690a3..a02ffa404 100644 --- a/docs/reference/glib/running.xml +++ b/docs/reference/glib/running.xml @@ -275,17 +275,16 @@ returned by functions like <function>strftime()</function>. </refsect2> <para> -glib ships with a set of python macros for the gdb debugger. These includes pretty -printers for lists, hashtables and gobject types. It also has a backtrace filter +GLib ships with a set of Python macros for the GDB debugger. These includes pretty +printers for lists, hashtables and GObject types. It also has a backtrace filter that makes backtraces with signal emissions easier to read. </para> <para> -To use this you need a recent enough gdb that supports python scripting. Gdb 7.0 -should be recent enough, but branches of the "archer" gdb tree as used in Fedora 11 -and Fedora 12 should work too. You then need to install glib in the same prefix as -gdb so that the python gdb autoloaded files get installed in the right place for -gdb to pick up. +To use this you need a version of GDB that supports Python scripting; anything +from 7.0 should be fine. You then need to install GLib in the same prefix as +GDB so that the Python GDB autoloaded files get installed in the right place +for GDB to pick up. </para> <para> |