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From: David Daney <ddaney@avtrex.com>
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Subject: Re: Is there a configure time way of overriding the default architecture   (instance)?
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Anmol P. Paralkar wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
>  Is it possible (via specification at configure time)
>  to make GDB "set architecture" to an architecture
>  instance of one's choice without actually having do a:
>  "set architecture <architecture-instance>" /after/ GDB
>  has been invoked?
> 
>  e.g. GDB (6.6.50) configured with target
>  --target=powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu will default to
>  rs6000:6000. Is there a configure time way of
>  specification so that in the built GDB, the
>  architecture would be set to (say) powerpc:e500
>  automatically, when invoked?
> 

I don't know about a configure time option that would do that, but you 
could add the 'set architecture...' to your .gdbinit file so that you 
don't have to manually type it each time you start.

David Daney