Use add-symbol-file when loading multiple files with gdb#100
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Reviewed https://sourceware.org/gdb/current/onlinedocs/gdb#Files and agree that it should have been add-symbol-file for more than one application file.
Good to merge.
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Symbols need to be added by using the "add-symbol-file" rather than "symbol-file" which replaces the previous loaded symbols.
This can be quickly seen when debugging combined projects (example: Bootloader + Application).