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* building.texi (GDB Graphical Interface): Remove misleading comparison

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to an IDE (Bug#6128).
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2010-05-07 Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
* building.texi (GDB Graphical Interface): Remove misleading comparison
to an IDE (Bug#6128).
2010-05-03 Štěpán Němec <stepnem@gmail.com> (tiny change)
* programs.texi (Man Page):

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@subsection GDB Graphical Interface
The command @code{gdb} starts GDB in a graphical interface, using
Emacs windows for display program state information. In effect, this
makes Emacs into an IDE (interactive development environment). With
it, you do not need to use textual GDB commands; you can control the
debugging session with the mouse. For example, you can click in the
fringe of a source buffer to set a breakpoint there, or on a stack
frame in the stack buffer to select that frame.
Emacs windows for display program state information. With it, you do
not need to use textual GDB commands; you can control the debugging
session with the mouse. For example, you can click in the fringe of a
source buffer to set a breakpoint there, or on a stack frame in the
stack buffer to select that frame.
This mode requires telling GDB that its ``screen size'' is
unlimited, so it sets the height and width accordingly. For correct