[debbugs-tracker] bug#24125: closed (25.1.50; Docstring of gud-gdb)

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> 25.1.50; Docstring of gud-gdb
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> Mon, 01 Aug 2016 19:31:06 +0200
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> The docstring of gud-gdb says:
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> (gud-gdb COMMAND-LINE)
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> Run gdb on program FILE in buffer *gud-FILE*.
> The directory containing FILE becomes the initial working
> directory and source-file directory for your debugger.
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> /end quote
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> There is no FILE in the argument list of the function, so this is
> confusing, moreover when gdb can be invoked without a program name (when
> attaching to a running process, for example.) It is not clear from the
> docstring if this case is supported.
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> System Description:     Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS
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> Recent messages:
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> Configured using:
>  'configure --without-toolkit-scroll-bars --with-x-toolkit=lucid'
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> Configured features:
> XAW3D XPM JPEG TIFF GIF PNG SOUND GSETTINGS NOTIFY GNUTLS LIBXML2
> FREETYPE XFT ZLIB LUCID X11
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> Important settings:
>   value of $LANG: C
>   locale-coding-system: nil
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> Re: bug#24125: 25.1.50; Docstring of gud-gdb
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> Mon, 01 Aug 2016 23:04:54 +0300
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> > From: Óscar Fuentes <address@hidden>
> > Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2016 19:31:06 +0200
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> > The docstring of gud-gdb says:
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> > (gud-gdb COMMAND-LINE)
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> > Run gdb on program FILE in buffer *gud-FILE*.
> > The directory containing FILE becomes the initial working
> > directory and source-file directory for your debugger.
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> > /end quote
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> > There is no FILE in the argument list of the function, so this is
> > confusing, moreover when gdb can be invoked without a program name (when
> > attaching to a running process, for example.) It is not clear from the
> > docstring if this case is supported.
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> Thanks fixed on the emacs-25 branch.
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