Re: gdb-show-main disappeared...

[Nick Roberts <nickrob@snap.net.nz>]

[please cc help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org]

 > >  >     I have a trouble using gdb-show-main option in emacs 23.0.60 (cvs
 > >  > version).  It simply lacks gdb-show-main. Any help?
 > > 
 > > It still seems to be there if you do `C-h v gdb-show-main'.  
 > 
 >   Yes, it's present in documentation, and even can be saved to .emacs, but
 >   doesn't work, still showing gdb text buffer.

That sounds like a different problem.  How do you mean "it doesn't work"?

 > > Note though that it's not autoloaded so you need to load gdb-ui.el first,
 > > e.g., by doing M-x gdb or M-x load-library<RET> gdb-ui<RET>.
 > 
 >   Yeap, I do M-x gdb and no luck. M-x load-library<RET> gdb-ui<RET> says:
 > 
 > Loading /usr/share/emacs/23.0.60/lisp/progmodes/gdb-ui.el (source)...done
 > 
 > and also doesn't help. Maybe some other el files are not in place.
 > 
 > P.S. I'm Emacs-newbie, as you see.

The principles of bug reporting are not specific to Emacs.  See the node
"Reporting Bugs" in the Emacs manual. Can you explain what the symptoms are and
exactly how to reproduce it?

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Nick                                           http://www.inet.net.nz/~nickrob