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1.1 root 1: .TH GDB 1 "13 April 1987"
2: .UC 4
3: .SH NAME
4: gdb \- Project GNU's DeBugger
5: .SH SYNOPSIS
6: \fBgdb\fP [ \fBoptions\fP ] See documentation mentioned below.
7: .SH DESCRIPTION
8: \fIgdb\fP is a source level symbolic debugger for C programs, created by
9: Richard M. Stallman (rms) for the GNU Project, and distributed by the
10: Free Software Foundation. Eventually GNU (Gnu's Not Unix) will be a
11: complete replacement for Berkeley Unix, all of which everyone will be
12: able to use freely. See the \fIGNU Emacs\fP man page for pointers to more
13: information.
14: .PP
15: \fIgdb\fP has something of the flavor of \fIdbx\fP,
16: but has more features and power. It can also be used to debug o/s
17: kernels, but needs to be configured differently for that task.
18: .PP
19: Project GNU isn't using Unix man pages. Its style of complete
20: documentation can be found by:
21: .PP
22: The help and info commands inside \fIgdb\fP.
23: .PP
24: In the Info system in \fIGNU Emacs\fP. Type C-h i, and follow the
25: directions. This is equivalent to the reference manual for
26: \fIgdb\fP, and has about 55 pages of text.
27: .PP
28: \fIgdb\fP could be extended to work with other languages (e.g. Pascal) and
29: machines (e.g. encores). If you like, copy the sources and give it a
30: try. When you have it working send \fIdiff -c\fP's of the changed files to
31: [email protected] (fuller details below), so they can benefit everyone.
32: .SH DISTRIBUTION
33: \fIgdb\fP is free; anyone may redistribute copies of
34: \fIgdb\fP to anyone under the terms stated in the
35: \fIgdb\fP General Public License, a copy of which accompanies each copy of
36: \fIgdb\fP, is readable with the info command inside \fIgdb\fP,
37: and which also appears in the \fIgdb\fP reference manual.
38: .PP
39: Copies of \fIgdb\fP may sometimes be received packaged with
40: distributions of Unix systems, but it is never included in the scope
41: of any license covering those systems. Such inclusion would violate
42: the terms on which distribution is permitted. In fact, the primary
43: purpose of the General Public License is to prohibit anyone from
44: attaching any other restrictions to redistribution of \fIgdb\fP.
45: .PP
46: You can order printed copies of the \fIgdb\fP reference manual for $10.00/copy
47: postpaid from the Free Software Foundation, which develops GNU software
48: (contact them for quantity prices on the manual). Their address is:
49: .nf
50: Free Software Foundation
51: 1000 Mass Ave.
52: Cambridge, MA 02138
53: .fi
54: As with all software and publications from FSF, everyone is permitted to
55: make and distribute copies of the \fIgdb\fP reference manual.
56: The TeX source to the \fIgdb\fP reference
57: manual is also included in the \fIGNU Emacs\fP source distribution.
58: .PP
59: .SH OPTIONS
60: See documentation.
61: .SH EXAMPLES
62: See documentation.
63: .SH "SEE ALSO"
64: adb(1), sdb(1), dbx(1)
65: .SH BUGS
66: There is a mailing list, [email protected] on the internet
67: (ucbvax!prep.ai.mit.edu!bug-gdb on UUCPnet), for reporting \fIgdb\fP
68: bugs and fixes. But before reporting something as a bug, please try
69: to be sure that it really is a bug, not a misunderstanding or a
70: deliberate feature. We ask you to read the section ``Reporting Emacs
71: Bugs'' near the end of the \fIGNU Emacs\fP reference manual
72: (or Info system) for hints
73: on how and when to report bugs. Also, include the version number of
74: the \fIgdb\fP you are running in \fIevery\fR bug report that you send in.
75: .PP
76: Do not expect a personal answer to a bug report. The purpose of reporting
77: bugs is to get them fixed for everyone in the next release, if possible.
78: For personal assistance, look in the SERVICE file
79: (see the \fIGNU Emacs\fP man page) for
80: a list of people who offer it.
81: .PP
82: Please do not send anything but bug reports to this mailing list.
83: Send other stuff to [email protected] (or the
84: corresponding UUCP address). For more information about GNU mailing
85: lists, see the file MAILINGLISTS (see the \fIGNU Emacs\fP man page). Bugs tend
86: actually to be fixed if they can be isolated, so it is in your
87: interest to report them in such a way that they can be easily
88: reproduced.
89: .PP
90: No bugs are known at this time.
91:
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