* gdbint.texinfo (Operation System ABI Variant Handling): Update

descriptions for new/deleted elements in gdb_osabi.  Add missing
	description for function generic_elf_osabi_sniff_abi_tag_sections.
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Eli Zaretskii 2007-02-02 19:48:50 +00:00
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2007-02-02 Markus Deuling <deuling@de.ibm.com> (tiny change)
* gdbint.texinfo (Operation System ABI Variant Handling): Update
descriptions for new/deleted elements in gdb_osabi. Add missing
description for function generic_elf_osabi_sniff_abi_tag_sections.
2007-01-29 Joel Brobecker <brobecker@adacore.com>
* gdb.texinfo (Maintenance Commands): Add documentation for
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2007-01-26 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
* gdb.texinfo: Describe CHAR array vs. string identifcation rules.
* gdb.texinfo: Describe CHAR array vs. string identification rules.
2007-01-26 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>

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@ -2615,10 +2615,14 @@ A @dfn{handler} is used to fine-tune the @code{gdbarch} structure for the
selected OS ABI. There may be only one handler for a given OS ABI
for each BFD architecture.
The following OS ABI variants are defined in @file{osabi.h}:
The following OS ABI variants are defined in @file{defs.h}:
@table @code
@findex GDB_OSABI_UNINITIALIZED
@item GDB_OSABI_UNINITIALIZED
Used for struct gdbarch_info if ABI is still uninitialized.
@findex GDB_OSABI_UNKNOWN
@item GDB_OSABI_UNKNOWN
The ABI of the inferior is unknown. The default @code{gdbarch}
@ -2626,63 +2630,87 @@ settings for the architecture will be used.
@findex GDB_OSABI_SVR4
@item GDB_OSABI_SVR4
UNIX System V Release 4
UNIX System V Release 4.
@findex GDB_OSABI_HURD
@item GDB_OSABI_HURD
GNU using the Hurd kernel
GNU using the Hurd kernel.
@findex GDB_OSABI_SOLARIS
@item GDB_OSABI_SOLARIS
Sun Solaris
Sun Solaris.
@findex GDB_OSABI_OSF1
@item GDB_OSABI_OSF1
OSF/1, including Digital UNIX and Compaq Tru64 UNIX
OSF/1, including Digital UNIX and Compaq Tru64 UNIX.
@findex GDB_OSABI_LINUX
@item GDB_OSABI_LINUX
GNU using the Linux kernel
GNU using the Linux kernel.
@findex GDB_OSABI_FREEBSD_AOUT
@item GDB_OSABI_FREEBSD_AOUT
FreeBSD using the a.out executable format
FreeBSD using the @code{a.out} executable format.
@findex GDB_OSABI_FREEBSD_ELF
@item GDB_OSABI_FREEBSD_ELF
FreeBSD using the ELF executable format
FreeBSD using the ELF executable format.
@findex GDB_OSABI_NETBSD_AOUT
@item GDB_OSABI_NETBSD_AOUT
NetBSD using the a.out executable format
NetBSD using the @code{a.out} executable format.
@findex GDB_OSABI_NETBSD_ELF
@item GDB_OSABI_NETBSD_ELF
NetBSD using the ELF executable format
NetBSD using the ELF executable format.
@findex GDB_OSABI_OPENBSD_ELF
@item GDB_OSABI_OPENBSD_ELF
OpenBSD using the ELF executable format.
@findex GDB_OSABI_WINCE
@item GDB_OSABI_WINCE
Windows CE
Windows CE.
@findex GDB_OSABI_GO32
@item GDB_OSABI_GO32
DJGPP
DJGPP.
@findex GDB_OSABI_NETWARE
@item GDB_OSABI_NETWARE
Novell NetWare
Novell NetWare.
@findex GDB_OSABI_ARM_EABI_V1
@item GDB_OSABI_ARM_EABI_V1
ARM Embedded ABI version 1
@findex GDB_OSABI_IRIX
@item GDB_OSABI_IRIX
Irix.
@findex GDB_OSABI_ARM_EABI_V2
@item GDB_OSABI_ARM_EABI_V2
ARM Embedded ABI version 2
@findex GDB_OSABI_LYNXOS
@item GDB_OSABI_LYNXOS
LynxOS.
@findex GDB_OSABI_ARM_APCS
@item GDB_OSABI_ARM_APCS
Generic ARM Procedure Call Standard
@findex GDB_OSABI_INTERIX
@item GDB_OSABI_INTERIX
Interix (Posix layer for MS-Windows systems).
@findex GDB_OSABI_HPUX_ELF
@item GDB_OSABI_HPUX_ELF
HP/UX using the ELF executable format.
@findex GDB_OSABI_HPUX_SOM
@item GDB_OSABI_HPUX_SOM
HP/UX using the SOM executable format.
@findex GDB_OSABI_QNXNTO
@item GDB_OSABI_QNXNTO
QNX Neutrino.
@findex GDB_OSABI_CYGWIN
@item GDB_OSABI_CYGWIN
Cygwin.
@findex GDB_OSABI_AIX
@item GDB_OSABI_AIX
AIX.
@end table
@ -2722,6 +2750,13 @@ architecture, a warning will be issued and the debugging session will continue
with the defaults already established for @var{gdbarch}.
@end deftypefun
@deftypefun void generic_elf_osabi_sniff_abi_tag_sections (bfd *@var{abfd}, asection *@var{sect}, void *@var{obj})
Helper routine for ELF file sniffers. Examine the file described by
@var{abfd} and look at ABI tag note sections to determine the OS ABI
from the note. This function should be called via
@code{bfd_map_over_sections}.
@end deftypefun
@section Initializing a New Architecture
Each @code{gdbarch} is associated with a single @sc{bfd} architecture,