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[binutils.git] / gdb / doc / gdb.texinfo

diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index 5a5f542eb08fec8fcbeb215eeed6354396f32458..10640f98f53e0babacb851e44fe9c9f04fd53711 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -7819,8 +7819,10 @@ the program being debugged terminates.
 
 @item $_siginfo
 @vindex $_siginfo@r{, convenience variable}
-The variable @code{$_siginfo} is bound to extra signal information
-inspection (@pxref{extra signal information}).
+The variable @code{$_siginfo} contains extra signal information
+(@pxref{extra signal information}).  Note that @code{$_siginfo}
+could be empty, if the application has not yet received any signals.
+For example, it will be empty before you execute the @code{run} command.
 @end table
 
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