(all-cfg.text): @set SPARCLET.

(gdb-texinfo): Add sparclet.
(remote.texi): Restore vxworks clobberage.  Fix sparclet typos.
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@ -980,44 +980,44 @@ sequences gets you back to the @value{GDBN} command prompt:
@end ifset
@ifset VXWORKS
@node Sparclet Remote
@subsection @value{GDBN} and Sparclet
@cindex Sparclet
@node VxWorks Remote
@subsection @value{GDBN} and VxWorks
@cindex VxWorks
@value{GDBN} enables developers to spawn and debug tasks running on networked
Sparclet targets from a Unix host. Already-running tasks spawned from
the Sparclet shell can also be debugged. @value{GDBN} uses code that runs on
both the Unix host and on the Sparclet target. The program
VxWorks targets from a Unix host. Already-running tasks spawned from
the VxWorks shell can also be debugged. @value{GDBN} uses code that runs on
both the Unix host and on the VxWorks target. The program
@code{gdb} is installed and executed on the Unix host. (It may be
installed with the name @code{vxgdb}, to distinguish it from a
@value{GDBN} for debugging programs on the host itself.)
@table @code
@item Sparclet-timeout @var{args}
@item VxWorks-timeout @var{args}
@kindex vxworks-timeout
All Sparclet-based targets now support the option @code{vxworks-timeout}.
All VxWorks-based targets now support the option @code{vxworks-timeout}.
This option is set by the user, and @var{args} represents the number of
seconds @value{GDBN} waits for responses to rpc's. You might use this if
your Sparclet target is a slow software simulator or is on the far side
your VxWorks target is a slow software simulator or is on the far side
of a thin network line.
@end table
The following information on connecting to Sparclet was current when
this manual was produced; newer releases of Sparclet may use revised
The following information on connecting to VxWorks was current when
this manual was produced; newer releases of VxWorks may use revised
procedures.
@kindex INCLUDE_RDB
To use @value{GDBN} with Sparclet, you must rebuild your Sparclet kernel
to include the remote debugging interface routines in the Sparclet
To use @value{GDBN} with VxWorks, you must rebuild your VxWorks kernel
to include the remote debugging interface routines in the VxWorks
library @file{rdb.a}. To do this, define @code{INCLUDE_RDB} in the
Sparclet configuration file @file{configAll.h} and rebuild your Sparclet
VxWorks configuration file @file{configAll.h} and rebuild your VxWorks
kernel. The resulting kernel contains @file{rdb.a}, and spawns the
source debugging task @code{tRdbTask} when Sparclet is booted. For more
information on configuring and remaking Sparclet, see the manufacturer's
source debugging task @code{tRdbTask} when VxWorks is booted. For more
information on configuring and remaking VxWorks, see the manufacturer's
manual.
@c Sparclet, see the @cite{Sparclet Programmer's Guide}.
@c VxWorks, see the @cite{VxWorks Programmer's Guide}.
Once you have included @file{rdb.a} in your Sparclet system image and set
Once you have included @file{rdb.a} in your VxWorks system image and set
your Unix execution search path to find @value{GDBN}, you are ready to
run @value{GDBN}. From your Unix host, run @code{gdb} (or @code{vxgdb},
depending on your installation).
@ -1029,15 +1029,15 @@ depending on your installation).
@end example
@menu
* Sparclet Connection:: Connecting to Sparclet
* Sparclet Download:: Sparclet download
* Sparclet Attach:: Running tasks
* VxWorks Connection:: Connecting to VxWorks
* VxWorks Download:: VxWorks download
* VxWorks Attach:: Running tasks
@end menu
@node Sparclet Connection
@subsubsection Connecting to Sparclet
@node VxWorks Connection
@subsubsection Connecting to VxWorks
The @value{GDBN} command @code{target} lets you connect to a Sparclet target on the
The @value{GDBN} command @code{target} lets you connect to a VxWorks target on the
network. To connect to a target whose host name is ``@code{tt}'', type:
@example
@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ Connected to tt.
@need 1000
@value{GDBN} then attempts to read the symbol tables of any object modules
loaded into the Sparclet target since it was last booted. @value{GDBN} locates
loaded into the VxWorks target since it was last booted. @value{GDBN} locates
these files by searching the directories listed in the command search
path (@pxref{Environment, ,Your program's environment}); if it fails
to find an object file, it displays a message such as:
@ -1067,15 +1067,15 @@ When this happens, add the appropriate directory to the search path with
the @value{GDBN} command @code{path}, and execute the @code{target}
command again.
@node Sparclet Download
@subsubsection Sparclet download
@node VxWorks Download
@subsubsection VxWorks download
@cindex download to Sparclet
If you have connected to the Sparclet target and you want to debug an
@cindex download to VxWorks
If you have connected to the VxWorks target and you want to debug an
object that has not yet been loaded, you can use the @value{GDBN}
@code{load} command to download a file from Unix to Sparclet
@code{load} command to download a file from Unix to VxWorks
incrementally. The object file given as an argument to the @code{load}
command is actually opened twice: first by the Sparclet target in order
command is actually opened twice: first by the VxWorks target in order
to download the code, then by @value{GDBN} in order to read the symbol
table. This can lead to problems if the current working directories on
the two systems differ. If both systems have NFS mounted the same
@ -1083,9 +1083,9 @@ filesystems, you can avoid these problems by using absolute paths.
Otherwise, it is simplest to set the working directory on both systems
to the directory in which the object file resides, and then to reference
the file by its name, without any path. For instance, a program
@file{prog.o} may reside in @file{@var{vxpath}/vw/demo/rdb} in Sparclet
@file{prog.o} may reside in @file{@var{vxpath}/vw/demo/rdb} in VxWorks
and in @file{@var{hostpath}/vw/demo/rdb} on the host. To load this
program, type this on Sparclet:
program, type this on VxWorks:
@example
-> cd "@var{vxpath}/vw/demo/rdb"
@ -1112,10 +1112,10 @@ history. (This is necessary in order to preserve the integrity of
debugger data structures that reference the target system's symbol
table.)
@node Sparclet Attach
@node VxWorks Attach
@subsubsection Running tasks
@cindex running Sparclet tasks
@cindex running VxWorks tasks
You can also attach to an existing task using the @code{attach} command as
follows:
@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@ follows:
@end example
@noindent
where @var{task} is the Sparclet hexadecimal task ID. The task can be running
where @var{task} is the VxWorks hexadecimal task ID. The task can be running
or suspended when you attach to it. Running tasks are suspended at
the time of attachment.
@end ifset
@ -1186,8 +1186,7 @@ run @value{GDBN}. From your Unix host, run @code{gdb}
@node Sparclet File
@subsubsection Setting file to debug
The @value{GDBN} command @code{target} lets you connect to a Sparclet target.
To connect to a target on serial port ``@code{ttya}'', type:
The @value{GDBN} command @code{file} lets you choose with program to debug.
@example
(gdbslet) file prog
@ -1255,7 +1254,7 @@ and bss at 0x12010170, in @value{GDBN}, type:
Loading section .text, size 0xdb0 vma 0x12010000
@end example
If the code is loaded at a diferent address then what the program was linked
If the code is loaded at a different address then what the program was linked
to, you may need to use the @code{section} and @code{add-symbol-file} commands
to tell @value{GDBN} where to map the symbol table.