From acf7d010ce7d00297f50daafbe81ddbfd6f99c79 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jim Kingdon Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1993 21:37:32 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] * stabs.texinfo: Express disapproval of 'D' symbol descriptor politely rather than rudely. --- gdb/doc/ChangeLog | 5 +++++ gdb/doc/stabs.texinfo | 6 +++--- 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog index 3e305a05b67..edea2b59586 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +Tue Jun 22 16:31:52 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com) + + * stabs.texinfo: Express disapproval of 'D' symbol descriptor + politely rather than rudely. + Mon Jun 21 12:31:01 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com) * snapshots.readme: Tell people to always report missing files. diff --git a/gdb/doc/stabs.texinfo b/gdb/doc/stabs.texinfo index 5e724c85719..e7a6ecaa1a5 100644 --- a/gdb/doc/stabs.texinfo +++ b/gdb/doc/stabs.texinfo @@ -1077,9 +1077,9 @@ same thing, the difference is that @samp{P} is a GNU invention and handle either one. Symbol type @samp{C_RPSYM} is used with @samp{R} and @samp{N_RSYM} is used with @samp{P}. -AIX, according to the documentation, uses @samp{D} for a parameter -passed in a floating point register. This strikes me as incredibly -bogus---why doesn't it just use @samp{R} with a register number which +According to the AIX documentation symbol descriptor @samp{D} is for a +parameter passed in a floating point register. This seems +unnecessary---why not just use @samp{R} with a register number which indicates that it's a floating point register? I haven't verified whether the system actually does what the documentation indicates.