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diff --git a/man/building.texi b/man/building.texi index 972f88abbd..2ec96b0f6b 100644 --- a/man/building.texi +++ b/man/building.texi @@ -336,11 +336,13 @@ to a particular debugger program. @findex gdb Run GDB as a subprocess of Emacs. If the variable @code{gud-gdb-command-name} is ``gdb --annotate=3'' (the default -value) then GDB starts as for @kbd{M-x gdba} below. If you want to -GDB to start as in Emacs 21.3 and earlier then set -@code{gud-gdb-command-name} to ``gdb --fullname''. In this case, the -command creates a buffer for input and output to GDB, and switches to -it. If a GDB buffer already exists, it just switches to that buffer. +value) then GDB starts as for @kbd{M-x gdba} below. If you want GDB +to start as in Emacs 21.3 and earlier then edit the string in the +minibuffer or set @code{gud-gdb-command-name} to ``gdb --fullname''. +You need to do this if you want to run multiple debugging sessions +within one Emacs session. In this case, the command creates a buffer +for input and output to GDB, and switches to it. If a GDB buffer +already exists, it just switches to that buffer. @item M-x gdba @key{RET} @var{file} @key{RET} Run GDB as a subprocess of Emacs, providing a graphical interface |