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(1) removed three-part table of config name components from Installing

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appendix (too hard to maintain, esp w/recent versions of config.sub).
    Also corrected xref to this section accordingly.
(2) updated sample output from config.sub to match latest variation of
    that script
(3) minor editing to gnu contrib text on set/show remotedebug
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@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ Compile-time configuration (to select a particular architecture and
operating system) is much easier. The script @code{configure} now
allows you to configure GDB as either a native debugger or a
cross-debugger. @xref{Installing GDB}, for details on how to
configure and on what architectures are now available.
configure.
@item Interaction
The user interface to GDB's control variables has been simplified
@ -6446,11 +6446,14 @@ command.
@kindex set remotedebug
@kindex show remotedebug
If you have trouble with the serial connection, you can use the
command @code{set remotedebug}. This causes all packets sent back
and forth across the serial line to be reported to GDB's standard output.
@code{set remotedebug off} turns it off, and @code{show remotedebug} will
show you its current state.
@cindex packets, reporting on stdout
@cindex serial connections, debugging
If you have trouble with the serial connection, you can use the command
@code{set remotedebug}. This makes _GDBN__ report on all packets sent
back and forth across the serial line to the remote machine. The
packet-debugging information is printed on the _GDBN__ standard output
stream. @code{set remotedebug off} turns it off, and @code{show
remotedebug} will show you its current state.
Other remote targets may be available in your
configuration of GDB; use @code{help targets} to list them.
@ -7811,96 +7814,6 @@ For example, you can use the alias @code{sun4} as a @var{host} argument
or in a @code{--target=@var{target}} option, but the equivalent full name
is @samp{sparc-sun-sunos4}.
@c @group would be better, if it worked
@page
The following table shows all the architectures, hosts, and OS
prefixes that @code{configure} recognizes in GDB version _GDB_VN__. Entries
in the ``OS prefix'' column ending in a @samp{*} may be followed by a
release number.
@c FIXME! Update for most recent gdb
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@ifinfo
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@example
ARCHITECTURE VENDOR OS prefix
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------------+--------------------------+---------------------------
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| |
580 | altos hp | aix* msdos*
a29k | amd ibm | amigados newsos*
alliant | amdahl intel | aout nindy*
arm | aout isi | bout osf*
c1 | apollo little | bsd* sco*
c2 | att mips | coff sunos*
cray2 | bcs motorola | ctix* svr4
h8300 | bout ncr | dgux* sym*
i386 | bull next | dynix* sysv*
i860 | cbm nyu | ebmon ultrix*
i960 | coff sco | esix* unicos*
m68000 | convergent sequent | hds unos*
m68k | convex sgi | hpux* uts
m88k | cray sony | irix* v88r*
mips | dec sun | isc* vms*
ns32k | encore unicom | kern vxworks*
pyramid | gould utek | mach*
romp | hitachi wrs |
rs6000 | |
sparc | |
tahoe | |
tron | |
vax | |
xmp | |
ymp | |
@end example
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@end ifinfo
@tex
%\vskip\parskip
\vskip \baselineskip
\hfil\vbox{\offinterlineskip
\halign{\strut\tt #\hfil\ &\vrule#&\strut\ \tt #\hfil\ &\strut\ \tt #\hfil
\ &\vrule#&\strut\ \tt #\hfil\ &\strut\ \tt #\hfil \cr
{\bf Architecture} &&{\bf Vendor} &&&{\bf OS prefix}\cr
\multispan7\hrulefill\cr
580 && altos & hp && aix* & msdos* \cr
a29k && amd & ibm && amigados & newsos* \cr
alliant && amdahl & intel && aout & nindy* \cr
arm && aout & isi && bout & osf* \cr
c1 && apollo & little && bsd* & sco* \cr
c2 && att & mips && coff & sunos* \cr
cray2 && bcs & motorola && ctix* & svr4 \cr
h8300 && bout & ncr && dgux* & sym* \cr
i386 && bull & next && dynix* & sysv* \cr
i860 && cbm & nyu && ebmon & ultrix* \cr
i960 && coff & sco && esix* & unicos* \cr
m68000 && convergent& sequent && hds & unos* \cr
m68k && convex & sgi && hpux* & uts \cr
m88k && cray & sony && irix* & v88r* \cr
mips && dec & sun && isc* & vms* \cr
ns32k && encore & unicom && kern & vxworks* \cr
pyramid && gould & utek && mach* & \cr
romp && hitachi & wrs && & \cr
rs6000 && & && & \cr
sparc && & && & \cr
tahoe && & && & \cr
tron && & && & \cr
vax && & && & \cr
xmp && & && & \cr
ymp && & && & \cr
}\hfil}
@end tex
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@quotation
@emph{Warning:} @code{configure} can represent a very large number of
combinations of architecture, vendor, and OS. There is by no means
support available for all possible combinations!
@end quotation
The @code{configure} script accompanying GDB does not provide
any query facility to list all supported host and target names or
aliases. @code{configure} calls the Bourne shell script
@ -7910,17 +7823,17 @@ abbreviations---for example:
@example
% sh config.sub sun4
sparc-sun-sunos4
sparc-sun-sunos411
% sh config.sub sun3
m68k-sun-sunos4
m68k-sun-sunos411
% sh config.sub decstation
mips-dec-ultrix
mips-dec-ultrix42
% sh config.sub hp300bsd
m68k-hp-bsd
% sh config.sub i386v
i386-none-sysv
i386-unknown-sysv
% sh config.sub i786v
*** Configuration "i786v" not recognized
Invalid configuration `i786v': machine `i786v' not recognized
@end example
@noindent