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 + + * gdb.texinfo (Data): Link to pretty-printing. + (Output Formats): Likewise. Correct text. + 2010-03-01 Daniel Jacobowitz * gdb.texinfo (Types): Describe and . --- 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