[gdb/doc] Explain that there's always a thread

This warning is a few years out of date -- there's always a thread
nowadays.

gdb/doc/ChangeLog:

	* gdb.texinfo (Threads): Replace warning with explanation
	about single-threaded programs.
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2015-12-10 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>
* gdb.texinfo (Threads): Replace warning with explanation
about single-threaded programs.
2015-12-10 Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>
* gdb.texinfo (Threads): Remove mention of SGI.

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@ -2844,24 +2844,6 @@ the user specify which @code{libthread_db} to use if the default choice
isn't compatible with the program.
@end itemize
@quotation
@emph{Warning:} These facilities are not yet available on every
@value{GDBN} configuration where the operating system supports threads.
If your @value{GDBN} does not support threads, these commands have no
effect. For example, a system without thread support shows no output
from @samp{info threads}, and always rejects the @code{thread} command,
like this:
@smallexample
(@value{GDBP}) info threads
(@value{GDBP}) thread 1
Thread ID 1 not known. Use the "info threads" command to
see the IDs of currently known threads.
@end smallexample
@c FIXME to implementors: how hard would it be to say "sorry, this GDB
@c doesn't support threads"?
@end quotation
@cindex focus of debugging
@cindex current thread
The @value{GDBN} thread debugging facility allows you to observe all
@ -2903,6 +2885,10 @@ further qualifier.
For debugging purposes, @value{GDBN} associates its own thread
number---always a single integer---with each thread in your program.
From @value{GDBN}'s perspective, a process always has at least one
thread. In other words, @value{GDBN} assigns a thread number to the
program's ``main thread'' even if the program is not multi-threaded.
@table @code
@kindex info threads
@item info threads @r{[}@var{id}@dots{}@r{]}