From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#22984: 25.0.92; Typo in etc/DEBUG Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2016 20:39:39 +0200 Message-ID: <83k2l8j1uc.fsf@gnu.org> References: <87h9gd3ux3.fsf@gmail.com> <838u1pj996.fsf@gnu.org> <878u1o50l6.fsf@gmail.com> Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1457721684 31661 80.91.229.3 (11 Mar 2016 18:41:24 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2016 18:41:24 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 22984@debbugs.gnu.org To: nljlistbox2@gmail.com (N. Jackson) Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Mar 11 19:41:14 2016 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1aeRzt-0003TY-KW for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 11 Mar 2016 19:41:13 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:57158 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aeRzs-0000Ee-Uz for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 11 Mar 2016 13:41:12 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:58363) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aeRzm-0000EF-2Q for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 11 Mar 2016 13:41:09 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aeRzh-0000wk-Uz for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 11 Mar 2016 13:41:06 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:48284) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aeRzh-0000wg-Sc for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 11 Mar 2016 13:41:01 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aeRzh-0004AW-OS for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 11 Mar 2016 13:41:01 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2016 18:41:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 22984 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 22984-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B22984.145772161915966 (code B ref 22984); Fri, 11 Mar 2016 18:41:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 22984) by debbugs.gnu.org; 11 Mar 2016 18:40:19 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:45411 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aeRz0-00049S-SU for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 11 Mar 2016 13:40:19 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:39033) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84) (envelope-from ) id 1aeRyz-00049D-TB for 22984@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 11 Mar 2016 13:40:18 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aeRyq-0000rs-M2 for 22984@debbugs.gnu.org; Fri, 11 Mar 2016 13:40:12 -0500 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::e]:51861) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1aeRyq-0000ro-IY; Fri, 11 Mar 2016 13:40:08 -0500 Original-Received: from 84.94.185.246.cable.012.net.il ([84.94.185.246]:3939 helo=home-c4e4a596f7) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:128) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1aeRyp-0003Em-Fb; Fri, 11 Mar 2016 13:40:08 -0500 In-reply-to: <878u1o50l6.fsf@gmail.com> (nljlistbox2@gmail.com) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:114773 Archived-At: > From: nljlistbox2@gmail.com (N. Jackson) > Cc: 22984@debbugs.gnu.org > Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2016 14:30:29 -0400 > > This will suggest the default binary to debug; if you are going to > start a new Emacs process, change it as needed to point to the > correct binary. > > I think the full meaning of this sentence only becomes clear after one > reads the following sentence: > > Alternatively, if you want to attach the debugger to an already > running Emacs process... > > The problems with the first sentence are "you", "new", and "it". Perhaps > it could be made slightly clearer? > > Perhaps something along the lines of: > > This will suggest the default binary for GDB to start; if you want > GDB to start a different binary, change the suggestion as needed. > Alternatively, if you want to attach GDB to an already running Emacs > process... No, this is a false dichotomy. The real issue here is that, when you invoke GDB like that, the default binary it suggests is not emacs, it's something else. Try it, and you will see.