1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/etc/DEBUG b/etc/DEBUG
index 3db50029bf0..74a28973280 100644
--- a/etc/DEBUG
+++ b/etc/DEBUG
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ created in the 'src' directory.
 *** Configuring GDB
-To start GDB, you can simply type "gdb RET" at the shell prompt.
+To start GDB to debug Emacs, you can simply type "gdb ./emacs RET" at
+the shell prompt (assuming you do that from the directory of the Emacs
+executable, usually the 'src' sub-directory of the Emacs tree).
 However, we recommend starting GDB from Emacs, see below.
 When you debug Emacs with GDB, you should start GDB in the directory

diff --git a/etc/DEBUG b/etc/DEBUG index 3db50029bf0..74a28973280 100644 --- a/etc/DEBUG +++ b/etc/DEBUG
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ created in the 'src' directory.
42		42
43	*** Configuring GDB	43	*** Configuring GDB
44		44
45	To start GDB, you can simply type "gdb RET" at the shell prompt.	45	To start GDB to debug Emacs, you can simply type "gdb ./emacs RET" at
		46	the shell prompt (assuming you do that from the directory of the Emacs
		47	executable, usually the 'src' sub-directory of the Emacs tree).
46	However, we recommend starting GDB from Emacs, see below.	48	However, we recommend starting GDB from Emacs, see below.
47		49
48	When you debug Emacs with GDB, you should start GDB in the directory	50	When you debug Emacs with GDB, you should start GDB in the directory