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GDB Annotations
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   This chapter describes annotations in GDB.  Annotations are designed
to interface GDB to graphical user interfaces or other similar programs
which want to interact with GDB at a relatively high level.

Annotations Overview

What annotations are; the general syntax.

Server Prefix

Issuing a command without affecting user state.

Value Annotations

Values are marked as such.

Frame Annotations

Stack frames are annotated.

Displays

GDB can be told to display something periodically.

Prompting

Annotations marking GDB's need for input.

Errors

Annotations for error messages.

Breakpoint Info

Information on breakpoints.

Invalidation

Some annotations describe things now invalid.

Annotations for Running

Whether the program is running, how it stopped, etc.

Source Annotations

Annotations describing source code.

TODO

Annotations which might be added in the future.