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target-async command.
	(Maintenance Commands): Delete description of the `maint set/show
	linux-async' and `maint set/show remote-async' commands.
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2009-03-05 Pedro Alves <pedro@codesourcery.com>
* gdb.texinfo (Background Execution): Better describe the set
target-async command.
(Maintenance Commands): Delete description of the `maint set/show
linux-async' and `maint set/show remote-async' commands.
2009-02-18 Vladimir Prus <vladimir@codesourcery.com>
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@ -4711,6 +4711,24 @@ the program to report that some thread has stopped before prompting for
another command. In background execution, @value{GDBN} immediately gives
a command prompt so that you can issue other commands while your program runs.
You need to explicitly enable asynchronous mode before you can use
background execution commands. You can use these commands to
manipulate the asynchronous mode setting:
@table @code
@kindex set target-async
@item set target-async on
Enable asynchronous mode.
@item set target-async off
Disable asynchronous mode.
@kindex show target-async
@item show target-async
Show the current target-async setting.
@end table
If the target doesn't support async mode, @value{GDBN} issues an error
message if you attempt to use the background execution commands.
To specify background execution, add a @code{&} to the command. For example,
the background form of the @code{continue} command is @code{continue&}, or
just @code{c&}. The execution commands that accept background execution
@ -4776,11 +4794,6 @@ only the current thread. To stop the whole program in non-stop mode,
use @code{interrupt -a}.
@end table
You may need to explicitly enable async mode before you can use background
execution commands, with the @code{set target-async 1} command. If the
target doesn't support async mode, @value{GDBN} issues an error message
if you attempt to use the background execution commands.
@node Thread-Specific Breakpoints
@subsection Thread-Specific Breakpoints
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Configuring with @samp{--enable-profiling} arranges for @value{GDBN} to be
compiled with the @samp{-pg} compiler option.
@kindex maint set linux-async
@kindex maint show linux-async
@cindex asynchronous support
@item maint set linux-async
@itemx maint show linux-async
Control the GNU/Linux native asynchronous support
(@pxref{Background Execution}) of @value{GDBN}.
GNU/Linux native asynchronous support will be disabled until you use
the @samp{maint set linux-async} command to enable it.
@kindex maint set remote-async
@kindex maint show remote-async
@cindex asynchronous support
@item maint set remote-async
@itemx maint show remote-async
Control the remote asynchronous support
(@pxref{Background Execution}) of @value{GDBN}.
Remote asynchronous support will be disabled until you use
the @samp{maint set remote-async} command to enable it.
@kindex maint show-debug-regs
@cindex x86 hardware debug registers
@item maint show-debug-regs