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A minor addition to etc/DEBUG

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* etc/DEBUG: Add a note for macOS users who get error messages
when trying to run GDB.
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Eli Zaretskii 2018-05-04 17:43:29 +03:00
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@ -78,6 +78,14 @@ described in the node "Auto-loading safe path" in the GDB user manual.
If nothing else helps, type "source /path/to/.gdbinit RET" at the GDB If nothing else helps, type "source /path/to/.gdbinit RET" at the GDB
prompt, to unconditionally load the GDB init file. prompt, to unconditionally load the GDB init file.
Running GDB on macOS sometimes brings an error message like this:
Unable to find Mach task port for process-id NNN: (os/kern) failure (0x5).
To overcome this, search the Internet for the phrase "Unable to find
Mach task port for process-id", and you will find detailed
instructions to follow.
*** Use the Emacs GDB UI front-end *** Use the Emacs GDB UI front-end
We recommend using the GUI front-end for GDB provided by Emacs. With We recommend using the GUI front-end for GDB provided by Emacs. With