* gdb.texinfo (Environment): Document that `path' does not change

the value of PATH in GDB's own environment (it did in the past,
	but that was changed on March 15, 1994).  Reported by Doug Evans
	<dje@transmeta.com>.
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Eli Zaretskii
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2001-02-11 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@is.elta.co.il> 2001-02-11 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@is.elta.co.il>
* gdb.texinfo (Environment): Document that `path' does not change
the value of PATH in GDB's own environment (it did in the past,
but that was changed on March 15, 1994). Reported by Doug Evans
<dje@transmeta.com>.
* gdbint.texinfo: Fix up @itemize lists so that @item is alone on * gdbint.texinfo: Fix up @itemize lists so that @item is alone on
its line. Fix markup of commands and macros. Add an Index node its line. Fix markup of commands and macros. Add an Index node
and index entries. and index entries.

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@kindex path @kindex path
@item path @var{directory} @item path @var{directory}
Add @var{directory} to the front of the @code{PATH} environment variable Add @var{directory} to the front of the @code{PATH} environment variable
(the search path for executables), for both @value{GDBN} and your program. (the search path for executables) that will be passed to your program.
The value of @code{PATH} used by @value{GDBN} does not change.
You may specify several directory names, separated by whitespace or by a You may specify several directory names, separated by whitespace or by a
system-dependent separator character (@samp{:} on Unix, @samp{;} on system-dependent separator character (@samp{:} on Unix, @samp{;} on
MS-DOS and MS-Windows). If @var{directory} is already in the path, it MS-DOS and MS-Windows). If @var{directory} is already in the path, it