Re: [PATCH] Cygwin: Improve FAQ on early breakpoint for ASLR

[Jon Turney <jon.turney@dronecode.org.uk>]

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On 04/11/2022 15:29, Pedro Alves wrote:
> On 2022-11-04 12:53 p.m., Jon Turney wrote:
>> +<para>
>> +  (It may be necessary to use the <command>gdb</command> command <command>set
>> +  disable-randomization on</command> to turn off ASLR for the debugee to
>> +  prevent the base address getting randomized.)
>> +</para>
>>   </answer></qandaentry>
>>   
> 
> Typo: debugee -> debuggee

Thanks for catching that.

Patch attached.

> Note that "on" is the default.

True.  But the API used by gdb to turn off ASLR isn't supported by some 
versions of Windows.

This sentence could be a lot more explicit about all the details here, 
but I'm just trying to be brief.

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From be24c9b69e72648690a477fd2f15b0a9c6374713 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jon Turney <jon.turney@dronecode.org.uk>
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2022 14:16:36 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Cygwin: Fix typo in FAQ

The consonant in 'debug' is doubled in 'debuggee' just as it is in
'debugger'.

Fixes: 8c68a8a4
---
 winsup/doc/faq-programming.xml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/winsup/doc/faq-programming.xml b/winsup/doc/faq-programming.xml
index 36d0a401f..89c309af2 100644
--- a/winsup/doc/faq-programming.xml
+++ b/winsup/doc/faq-programming.xml
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ Guide here: <ulink url="https://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/dll.html"/>.
 
 <para>
   (It may be necessary to use the <command>gdb</command> command <command>set
-  disable-randomization on</command> to turn off ASLR for the debugee to
+  disable-randomization on</command> to turn off ASLR for the debuggee to
   prevent the base address getting randomized.)
 </para>
 </answer></qandaentry>
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