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RFA: update `print' docs
http://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2010-03/msg00236.html
http://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-cvs/2010-03/msg00048.html

### src/gdb/doc/ChangeLog	2010/03/01 17:19:22	1.1017
### src/gdb/doc/ChangeLog	2010/03/05 20:01:21	1.1018
## -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2010-03-05  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
+
+	* gdb.texinfo (Data): Link to pretty-printing.
+	(Output Formats): Likewise.  Correct text.
+
 2010-03-01  Daniel Jacobowitz  <dan@codesourcery.com>
 
 	* gdb.texinfo (Types): Describe <struct> and <flags>.
--- src/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo	2010/03/01 17:19:22	1.676
+++ src/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo	2010/03/05 20:01:21	1.677
@@ -6661,7 +6661,8 @@
 command (abbreviated @code{p}), or its synonym @code{inspect}.  It
 evaluates and prints the value of an expression of the language your
 program is written in (@pxref{Languages, ,Using @value{GDBN} with
-Different Languages}).
+Different Languages}).  It may also print the expression using a
+Python-based pretty-printer (@pxref{Pretty Printing}).
 
 @table @code
 @item print @var{expr}
@@ -7159,8 +7160,10 @@
 @item r
 @cindex raw printing
 Print using the @samp{raw} formatting.  By default, @value{GDBN} will
-use a type-specific pretty-printer.  The @samp{r} format bypasses any
-pretty-printer which might exist for the value's type.
+use a Python-based pretty-printer, if one is available (@pxref{Pretty
+Printing}).  This typically results in a higher-level display of the
+value's contents.  The @samp{r} format bypasses any Python
+pretty-printer which might exist.
 @end table
 
 For example, to print the program counter in hex (@pxref{Registers}), type