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3 | RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo,v | |
4 | retrieving revision 1.487 | |
5 | diff -u -p -r1.487 gdb.texinfo | |
6 | --- gdb.texinfo 24 Apr 2008 12:09:49 -0000 1.487 | |
7 | +++ gdb.texinfo 27 Apr 2008 21:43:57 -0000 | |
8 | @@ -12795,10 +12795,12 @@ If your @value{GDBN} does not have a @co | |
9 | execute it gets the error message ``@code{You can't do that when your | |
10 | target is @dots{}}'' | |
11 | ||
12 | -The file is loaded at whatever address is specified in the executable. | |
13 | -For some object file formats, you can specify the load address when you | |
14 | -link the program; for other formats, like a.out, the object file format | |
15 | -specifies a fixed address. | |
16 | +The file is loaded according to the load addresses (rather than virtual) as | |
17 | +is specified in the executable. It is expected that the target system will | |
18 | +do the actual relocation, and in the process, handle such things as setup of | |
19 | +allocated sections (e.g. the bss). For some object file formats, you can | |
20 | +specify the load address when you link the program; for other formats, like | |
21 | +a.out, the object file format specifies a fixed address. | |
22 | @c FIXME! This would be a good place for an xref to the GNU linker doc. | |
23 | ||
24 | Depending on the remote side capabilities, @value{GDBN} may be able to |