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15 Porting gdb

Most of the work in making gdb compile on a new machine is in specifying the configuration of the machine. This is done in a dizzying variety of header files and configuration scripts, which we hope to make more sensible soon. Let's say your new host is called an xyz (e.g., `sun4'), and its full three-part configuration name is arch-xvend-xos (e.g., `sparc-sun-sunos4'). In particular: