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The default behavior is to read the +description from the target. <small>GDB</small> retrieves it via the remote +protocol using ‘<samp>qXfer</samp>’ requests (see <a href="General-Query-Packets.html#General-Query-Packets">qXfer</a>). The <var>annex</var> in the ‘<samp>qXfer</samp>’ packet will be +‘<samp>target.xml</samp>’. The contents of the ‘<samp>target.xml</samp>’ annex are an +XML document, of the form described in <a href="Target-Description-Format.html#Target-Description-Format">Target Description Format</a>. +</p> +<p>Alternatively, you can specify a file to read for the target description. +If a file is set, the target will not be queried. The commands to +specify a file are: +</p> +<dl compact="compact"> +<dd><a name="index-set-tdesc-filename"></a> +</dd> +<dt><code>set tdesc filename <var>path</var></code></dt> +<dd><p>Read the target description from <var>path</var>. +</p> +<a name="index-unset-tdesc-filename"></a> +</dd> +<dt><code>unset tdesc filename</code></dt> +<dd><p>Do not read the XML target description from a file. <small>GDB</small> +will use the description supplied by the current target. +</p> +<a name="index-show-tdesc-filename"></a> +</dd> +<dt><code>show tdesc filename</code></dt> +<dd><p>Show the filename to read for a target description, if any. +</p></dd> +</dl> + + + + + +</body> +</html> |