3 * gdbint.texinfo (COERCE_FLOAT_TO_DOUBLE): Clarify.
7 * gdb.texinfo (gdbarch_in_function_epilogue_p): Add documentation.
11 * gdb.texinfo (info functions): Document use of backslash to
12 quote regexp chars in function names such as "operator*()".
16 * gdbint.texinfo (SOLIB_ADD): Document additional new
21 * gdb.texinfo: (Command Files) Added documentation for the
22 behavior of gdb with input redirected from a file.
26 * gdb.texinfo (auto-solib-add): Change docs to match
27 implementation change.
28 (auto-solib-limit): Add docs for new variable.
32 * gdbint.texinfo (Target Architecture Definition): Function
33 value_as_pointer renamed to value_as_address.
37 * gdbint.texinfo (Target Architecture Definition): Default
38 POINTER_TO_ADDRESS functions assume unsigned addresses.
39 (INTEGER_TO_ADDRESS): Document. Derive pragmatics section from a
40 posting by Jim Blandy.
44 * Makefile.in (MAKEHTMLFLAGS): Remove -glossary; the most recent
45 version of texi2html (1.64) doesn't support this flag any more.
49 * gdbint.texinfo (Host Definition): Remove description of
52 * gdbint.texinfo (Host Definition): Remove description of R_OK.
54 * gdbint.texinfo (Host Definition): Remove description of
59 * gdbint.texinfo (Target Architecture Definition): Add
60 explanation of TARGET_PRINT_INSN macro.
64 * gdb.texinfo (`add-symbol-file'): Correct synopsis.
65 Explain what it means to load relocatable files.
69 * gdbint.texinfo: Bring the HTML `top' menu into sync with the
74 * gdbint.texinfo: Add a cautionary note about macro use.
78 * gdb.texinfo: Explain omitting the hostname in the
79 `target remote' command.
83 * gdbint.texinfo: Remove extraneous START-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
84 and END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY.
88 * gdb.texinfo (TUI Configuration): Rename tui configuration variables.
92 * gdbint.texinfo (libgdb): Rewrite.
96 * Makefile.in (gdbgui.dvi, gdb-gui, gdbgui.info): Targets deleted.
100 * gdb.texinfo (TUI): New chapter, document the TUI.
101 (Mode Options): Document the -tui option.
105 * gdbint.texinfo (Host Definition): Remove description of
110 * gdb.tex (DJGPP Native): New node, with descriptions of
111 DJGPP-specific commands.
115 * gdbint.texinfo: Three misspellings.
119 * Makefile.in (refcard.dvi): Rewrite to avoid problems with empty
120 `test` expressions on bash. Problem reported by Colin Walters.
124 * gdbint.texinfo (User Interface): Update ui-out documentation to
125 refelect recent UI/MI updates.
129 * gdb.texinfo (Mode Options): Mention the mi0 and mi1
134 * gdbint.texinfo (Target Architecture Definition): GDBARCH is a C
135 structure and not macros.
136 (Host Definition): Document that much of this chapter is obsolete.
137 (Target Architecture Definition): Update list of files that make
138 up a target architecture.
143 * gdbint.texinfo (Target Architecture Definition): Update
144 EXTRACT_STRUCT_VALUE_ADDRESS and EXTRACT_STRUCT_VALUE_ADDRESS_P.
145 The latter has been changed to a true predicate.
149 * annotate.texi: Add @noindent where needed. From Dmitry
151 * gdb.texinfo: Indexing fix. From Dmitry Sivachenko.
155 * gdb.texinfo (Protocol): Fix typo. Extra parenthesis.
159 * gdb.texinfo (Remote Protocol): Document that the ``!'' packet
160 returns ``OK''. Document that the ``R'' packet does not reply.
164 * gdb.texinfo (Protocol): Add doc for new packet "qSymbol:".
168 * gdb.texinfo (Signals): Clarify the default setting of signal
173 * gdbint.texinfo (CLEAR_DEFERRED_STORES): Delete stray @item
174 (FRAME_ARGS_ADDRESS_CORRECT): Ditto.
178 * Makefile.in (GDBvn.texi): Set GDBVN from ../version.in.
182 * gdbint.texinfo (Clean Design and Portable Implementation):
183 Renamed from "Clean Design".
184 (Clean Design and Portable Implementation): Document portable
185 methods of handling file names, and the associated macros.
189 * gdb.texinfo (Tracepoint Actions): Mention the "info scope"
190 command and provide a cross-reference to its description.
191 (Symbols): Note that "info scope" is useful for trace experiments.
195 * gdb.texinfo (Symbols): Document "info scope".
196 (Tracepoints): New chapter.
197 (Contributors): Update for v5.1.
198 <All nodes>: Change "C++" to "C@t{++}".
200 * gdbint.texinfo (User Interface): A new section about ui_out
201 functions, based on text written by Fernando Nasser.
203 * stabs.texinfo: Change Permissions to GFDL. Update Copyright.
207 * gdb.texinfo: Change Permissions to GFDL. Update Copyright.
209 * gdbint.texinfo: Change Permissions to GFDL. Update Copyright.
211 * gdbgui.texinfo: Change Permissions to GFDL. Update Copyright.
212 Replace "GDB" with "@value{GDBN}". Fix markup.
214 * annotate.texi: Change Permissions to GFDL. Update Copyright.
216 * gdb.texinfo (Output Formats): Mention "info symbol" and provide
217 a cross-reference to its description.
218 (Symbols): Document "info symbol".
222 * gdbint.texinfo (Algorithms): New section "Watchpoints" and new
223 subsection "x86 Watchpoints".
224 (Target Architecture Definition): Document the macros
225 I386_USE_GENERIC_WATCHPOINTS and TARGET_HAS_HARDWARE_WATCHPOINTS.
226 (Native Debugging): Document I386_USE_GENERIC_WATCHPOINTS.
230 * gdbint.texinfo (Target Architecture Definition): Update
231 definition of SOFTWARE_SINGLE_STEP_P to include empty parameter
236 * Makefile.in, all-cfg.texi, annotate.texi, gdb.texinfo,
237 gdbint.texinfo, refcard.tex: Update/correct copyright notices.
241 * gdb.texinfo (Signals): Document "ignore", "noignore", and "all".
245 * gdb.texinfo (Environment): Document that `path' does not change
246 the value of PATH in GDB's own environment (it did in the past,
247 but that was changed on March 15, 1994). Reported by Doug Evans
250 * gdbint.texinfo: Fix up @itemize lists so that @item is alone on
251 its line. Fix markup of commands and macros. Add an Index node
256 * gdb.texinfo (Memory region attributes): New manual section.
260 * gdbint.texinfo (POP_FRAME): Document use by return_command.
264 * refcard.tex: Version and copyright fixed. From Phil Edwards
269 * gdbint.texinfo (ECOFF_REG_TO_REGNUM, DWARF_REG_TO_REGNUM,
270 DWARF2_REG_TO_REGNUM): Document.
274 * gdbint.texinfo (Coding): Update current value of
275 --enable-build-warnings. Mention --enable-gdb-build-warnings.
279 * gdb.texinfo (Continuing and Stepping): Fixed markup and typos,
284 * gdb.texinfo: Document new 'set step-mode' command.
288 * gdb.texinfo (Contributors, MIPS Embedded): Minor spelling
293 * gdb.texinfo (Hooks): Document the new post-hook functionality.
298 * gdbint.texinfo (Overall Structure): Spelling fix.
302 * gdbint.texinfo (Target Architecture Definition): Document that
303 REGISTER_CONVERT_TO_VIRTUAL should only be called on a register
304 for which REGISTER_CONVERTIBLE returns a zero value.
308 * Makefile.in (install-info): Find files to install in either the
309 build or source directories (adapted from Makefile.am).
313 * stabs.texinfo: Fix spelling errors.
314 (String Field): FILE-NUMBER starts from 0, not 1.
318 * refcard.tex: Remove \centerline from the blurb. Patch from
323 * Makefile.in (install-info): Support installation from outside of
324 the source directory. Reported by Mark Harig
329 * gdb.texinfo: Fix typo, $bpnum is set to last breakpoint number.
333 * Makefile.in (pdf, gdbint.pdf, gdb.pdf, stabs.pdf): New targets.
334 Generate using pdftex.
336 (STAGESTUFF, maintainer-clean realclean): Add *.pdf.
337 (gdb.texinfo, gdbint.texinfo, stabs.texinfo): When TeX insert the
338 @contents at the start.
342 * gdb.texinfo: Remove duplicate @syncodeindex. From Brian
348 * gdb.texinfo: Fix ``et al.''.
352 * Makefile.in (refcard.dvi): Remove quotes around REFEDITS in for
357 * configure: Regenerate.
361 * Makefile.in (install-info): Run install-info on installed Info
366 * gdb.texinfo: Add Stan Shebs, et.al. as authors. Mention
371 * gdb.texinfo: Proofreading changes from Brian Youmans.
375 * gdb.texinfo (Command Files): Mention -x, use @enumerate for
376 startup sequence, minor edits.
380 * annotate.texi: Remove "@syncodeindex fn cp", it causes grief in
383 * gdb.texinfo: Add "@syncodeindex fn cp". Convert all entries
384 "@kindex f" into "@kindex f (foo)", otherwise we get index entries
385 like `n' and `s' which look weird. Convert some of the @kindex to
386 @vindex, when they refer to variables, not commands.
390 * gdbint.texinfo (Hints): Do not use @value{GDBN in @nodes.
394 * Makefile.in (GDBMI_DIR): New variable.
395 (SET_TEXINPUTS): Add $(GDBMI_DIR).
396 (SFILES_DOC): Add $(GDBMI_DIR)/gdbmi.texinfo.
397 (gdbmi.texinfo): New target, for texi2roff.
398 (gdb.me, gdb.ms, gdb.mm): Depend on gdbmi.texinfo.
399 (gdb.info, gdb_toc.html): Add "-I ${GDBMI_DIR}".
401 * gdb.texinfo (Top): Add GDB/MI to the main menu and @include
403 (Mode Options): Add xref to GDB/MI docs and remove a FIXME
408 * gdb.texinfo (Files): Update description of add-symbol-file
413 * gdb.texinfo (Porting GDB): Don't use @value in the node name, it
414 prevents the build (and is generally a Bad Idea).
418 * gdb.texinfo (Protocol): Prevent makeinfo from complaining about
420 (Command Files): Index markup changes from Dmitry Sivachenko
425 * Makefile.in (LN_S): Define.
426 (gdb-cfg.texi, gdb.dvi, links2roff, inc-hist.texinfo): Don't
427 invoke "ln -s" unless it is known to work.
429 * configure.in (AC_PROG_LN_S): Add.
433 * gdbint.texinfo (Pointers Are Not Always Addresses): New manual
435 (Target Conditionals): Document ADDRESS_TO_POINTER,
440 * gdbint.texinfo: Replaced GDB with @value{GDBN}, @include
441 gdb-cfg.texi to get the value.
445 * gdbint.texinfo (Target Architecture Definition): Fix
450 * gdbint.texinfo (Using Different Register and Memory Data
451 Representations): New section.
452 (REGISTER_CONVERTIBLE, REGISTER_RAW_SIZE, REGISTER_VIRTUAL_SIZE,
453 REGISTER_VIRTUAL_TYPE, REGISTER_CONVERT_TO_VIRTUAL,
454 REGISTER_CONVERT_TO_RAW): Document.
458 * gdb.texinfo (Protocol): Deprecate the sequence-id. Add cindex
463 * gdb.texinfo (Protocol): Replace ``qfThreadExtraInfo'' with
468 * gdb.texinfo: Clarify which remote debug protocol commands are
469 required and which are optional.
473 * gdb.texinfo: Revert remainder of Fri Mar 24 18:06:34 2000 Andrew
475 back to annotate.texi, rluser.texinfo and inc-hist.texinfo.
476 * annotate.texi: Update.
480 * gdb.texinfo: Update dates, bump to Eighth Edition (note
481 expectation of additional changes before release), update
482 ISBN, add copy of top-level menu for @ifhtml, remove explicit
483 node links, rephrase and/or shorten lines to fix formatting
484 problem in both regular and @smallbook formats.
485 * annotate.texi: Shorten lines in example, use smallexample
486 consistently everywhere.
487 * Makefile.in: Add comment about texinfo 4.0 html generation.
488 (SFILES_INCLUDED): Add annotate.texi.
492 * gdb.texinfo (Debugging Output): Added new section, documenting
493 the "set/show debug" commands.
497 * annotate.texi (Annotations): When GDBN omit @chapter and @node
500 * gdb.texinfo: Check for @ifinfo instead of @ifnottex.
501 (rluser.texinfo, inc-hist.texinfo, annotate.texi): Add local
502 @chapter and @node entries.
504 * gdb.texinfo: Link all top-level nodes.
508 * Makefile.in (install-info): Create $(infodir) before installing
514 * gdbint.texinfo : Added paragraphs about command deprecation.
518 * gdb.texinfo: Add documentation for the apropos command.
522 * gdb.texinfo: Add new queries ThreadInfo and ThreadExtraInfo.
526 * gdb.texinfo: Add white space to prevent overprinting in
531 * gdb.texinfo: Many minor changes from Dmitry Sivachenko
537 * gdb.texinfo (main menu): Add Annotations.
538 (File Options): Add @cindex entries for each command-line option.
539 Document --epoch, --annotate, --async, --interpreter, --write,
540 --statistics, and --version.
542 * annotate.texi: Convert to a chapter. Use @value{GDBN} instead
547 * gdbint.texinfo (FUNCTION_START_OFFSET): Document.
551 * gdbint.texinfo: Document COERCE_FLOAT_TO_DOUBLE --- the new form.
555 * Makefile.in (diststuff): New target.
559 * agentexpr.texi: Fix wording regarding Intel's IA-64
560 architecture. [From Jim Wilson.]
564 * gdb.texinfo (Breakpoints): Mention breakpoint ranges.
565 (Delete Breaks): Mention range arguments.
566 (Disabling): Likewise.
570 * gdb.texinfo: Wrap "ASCII" in @sc{}; clarify a few sentences.
574 * gdbint.texinfo (FRAME_CHAIN_VALID): Add the generic frame-chain
579 * gdb.texinfo: Clarify regular expressions used in rbreak.
583 * gdbint.texinfo (MEMORY_INSERT_BREAKPOINT,
584 MEMORY_REMOVE_BREAKPOINT): Document.
588 * gdb.texinfo (remote): Document how GDB ignores the qOffsets BSS
589 offset re-using the DATA offset instead.
593 * gdbint.texinfo (Target Architecture Definition): Add PARM_BOUNDARY.
598 * gdb.texinfo: Use GDBP and GDBN everywhere, fix a couple other
601 * gdb.texinfo: Various minor wording and formatting improvements,
602 mentions of additional command-line options.
606 * gdb.texinfo: Document additional forms of specifying section
607 names and addresses for the add-symbol-file command.
611 * gdbint.texinfo: Fix typo, add the word "have".
615 * gdbint.texinfo (Target Architecture Definition): Document the
616 SKIP_PERMANENT_BREAKPOINT macro.
620 * gdb.texinfo: Fiks speling errers.
622 * gdb.texinfo: Fix uses of @multitable.
625 * gdb.texinfo: Include details specific to DOS host, clarify
626 some confusing language, fix @ref/@xref/@pxref usages, add
627 comments about using with optimization, add more indexing,
628 fix info about disassembly-flavor.
632 * gdbint.texinfo (IN_SOLIB_DYNSYM_RESOLVE_CODE,
633 SKIP_SOLIB_RESOLVER): Define.
637 * gdb.texinfo (Protocol): Review. Add tables describing ``q'' and
642 * gdb.texinfo: Create a new "Configurations" chapter with
643 platform-specific info, inline remote.texi and move sections of it
644 into the new chapter, move bits about info proc, heuristic search,
645 and register stack into the new chapter.
646 * remote.texi: Remove, now part of gdb.texinfo.
647 * Makefile.in (SFILES_INCLUDED): Remove ref to remote.texi.
651 * gdbint.texinfo (GDB_TARGET_IS_SUN3, GDB_TARGET_IS_SUN386,
652 GDB_TARGET_IS_MACH386): These kludges have gone away.
656 * gdbint.texinfo (Target Architecture Definition): Mention
661 * gdb.texinfo: Remove remaining "HPPA" conditionals, rewrite
662 surrounding text to fit HP-UX bits into general info.
663 (HPPA-cfg.texi): Remove, no longer useful.
665 * gdb.texinfo: Remove explicit links from @node lines, remove
666 HP-added "Detailed Node Listing" from main menu which confuses
670 * gdb.texinfo: Use @value{GDBN} instead of plain GDB, fix grouping
671 in description of `set environment'.
675 * gdbint.texinfo: Update coding standard to allow pure ANSI/ISO C.
679 * gdbint.texinfo (Breakpoint Handling): Add missing words.
683 * gdb.texinfo (Set Watchpoints): Explain some subtleties about
684 watch, awatch, and rwatch. Explain why the latter two cannot be
685 set as software watchpoints. Document that watchpoints for local
686 variables are deleted when the debuggee terminates.
690 * remote.texi (Protocol): Further clarification of the "qRcmd"
691 packet. Allow E.. response packet. "qRcmd" packet is no longer
696 * Makefile.in: Rename inc-hist.texi to inc-hist.texinfo.
697 * gdb.texinfo: Ditto.
701 * gdb.texinfo (KOD): New node.
705 * remote.texi (Rcmd): Fix minor formatting typos.
709 * remote.texi (protocol qRcmd): Allow ``OK'' and ``O...'' response
714 * gdbint.texinfo (PREPARE_TO_PROCEED, ADDR_BITS_REMOVE): Doc
719 * gdbint.texinfo (SAVE_DUMMY_FRAME_TOS): Define.
723 * remote.texi (Communication Protocol): ``v'' is in use. Fix
724 numerous formatting errors. Clarify ``i''. Mark ``i'', ``Z'',
725 ``z'' and ``qRcmd'' as draft instead of reserved. Identify
726 packets that are not supported on all hosts. Expand examples.
731 * Makefile.in: Recognize html, install-html. Add targets
732 to build HTML versions of documentation via texi2html.
736 * gdbint.texinfo (Testsuite): New chapter, information about the
741 * remote.texi (Communication Protocol): Rewrite.
745 * stabs.texinfo: Fix uses of xref.
749 * gdbint.texinfo: Add an anti-printf exhortation, and update the
750 info about patch submission.
755 * gdb.texinfo: Document Chill support.
759 * gdbint.texinfo (SP_REGNUM, FP_REGNUM, PC_REGNUM): Add reference
760 to corresponding TARGET_READ_reg TARGET_WRITE_reg macros.
761 Document that the value should be greater-than or equal-to zero.
762 (NO_STD_REGS): Document. Deprecate.
766 * gdbint.texinfo (TARGET_COMPLEX_BIT, TARGET_DOUBLE_COMPLEX_BIT):
767 Document that these are not used.
771 * gdbint.texinfo (EXTRACT_STRUCT_VALUE_ADDRESS_P): Document.
775 * gdbint.texinfo (FRAME_NUM_ARGS): Update definition. Parameter
780 * gdbint.texinfo (FRAMELESS_FUNCTION_INVOCATION): Update.
784 * gdbint.texinfo (SKIP_PROLOGUE, SKIP_PROLOGUE_FRAMELESS_P):
789 * gdbint.texinfo (USE_GENERIC_DUMMY_FRAMES): Document.
790 (GET_SAVED_REGISTER): Update, not just the a29k uses this.
794 * gdbint.texinfo: Fix typos: $ -> @.
798 * gdbint.texinfo (REGISTER_NAMES, BREAKPOINT, BIG_BREAKPOINT,
799 LITTLE_BREAKPOINT, LITTLE_REMOTE_BREAKPOINT,
800 BIG_REMOTE_BREAKPOINT): Deprecate in favor of REGISTER_NAME and
805 * gdbint.texinfo (CALL_DUMMY_STACK_ADJUST_P,
806 CALL_DUMMY_STACK_ADJUST): Document.
810 * gdbint.texinfo (CALL_DUMMY_P, CALL_DUMMY_WORDS,
811 SIZEOF_CALL_DUMMY_WORDS, CALL_DUMMY): Define.
815 * gdbint.texinfo (MAINTENANCE_CMDS): Remove ref, since it no
820 * gdb.texinfo, remote.texi, all-cfg.texi, HPPA-cfg.texi: Remove
821 nearly all @ifset/@ifclear conditionals; nobody uses them, and
822 they make the manual source incomprehensible.
823 * h8-cfg.texi: Remove, hasn't been used in years.
827 * gdb.texinfo: Update the credits.
831 * gdb.texinfo: Fix mistakes noticed in printout of last
832 draft, add Alpha to discussion of heuristic fence post.
836 * gdb.texinfo, remote.texi: Many changes; update to Seventh
837 Edition, merge some HP changes into mainline, describe some
838 previously undocumented features, describe more of the target
839 commands available, eliminate obsolete section on renamed
841 * all-cfg.texi, HPPA-cfg.texi: Remove some obsolete conditionals.
845 * gdb.texinfo: Make many HPPA conditionals unconditional,
846 including catchpoint description, since now on for all configs.
847 * all-cfg.texi: @clear HPPA, since is mainly for very HP-specific
852 * Makefile.in (GDBvn.texi): Fix match expression to work with
853 current format of VERSION in gdb/Makefile.in.
854 * gdb.texinfo: Fix node ref to match new readline.
858 * gdb.texinfo: Changes made as part of a project to merge in
859 changes made by HP. Documentation makes extensive use of
860 @ifclear HPPA and @ifset HPPA. The HP manual omits doumentation
861 on remote debugging. There are differences in documentation
862 (HP vs. non-HP) on C++ support (aCC vs. gnu gcc++). Also,
863 the HP manual discusses catchpoints, hardware watchpoints, and
864 some HPUX specific limitations for shared library support.
866 There are also a number of @node changes.
870 * gdbint.texinfo (Formatting): Disambiguate a sentence.
875 The following changes were made by Edith Epstein
879 * HPPA-cfg.texi: new file.
881 * all-cfg.texi: set HPPA for HP PA-RISC targets.
883 * refcard.tex: change documentation about catch.
888 * gdbint.texinfo: Expand on GDB's coding standards,
889 specify the use of arg names with prototypes.
893 * gdb.texinfo: Fix tipo.
897 * gdbint.texinfo: Document TARGET_BYTE_ORDER_DEFAULT and
898 TARGET_BYTE_ORDER_SELECTABLE_P.
902 * gdbint.texinfo (FRAME_FIND_SAVED_REGS): Document.
906 * agentexpr.texi: New file.
908 Wed Dec 9 21:13:57 1998 Andrew Cagney <cagney@chook>
910 * gdbint.texinfo (REGISTER_NAME): Replace REGISTER_NAMES.
914 * remote.texi: Changed wording that implied that the GDB remote
915 protocol caches register values instead of GDB itself.
919 * gdbint.texinfo: Add some info about symbol readers.
920 (CHILL_PRODUCER, etc): Comment out descriptions, not useful.
921 (IN_SOLIB_CALL_TRAMPOLINE): Rename info from IN_SOLIB_TRAMPOLINE.
922 (IN_SOLIB_RETURN_TRAMPOLINE): Describe.
923 (KERNEL_DEBUGGING, MIPSEL): No info about these, remove.
925 Mon Nov 30 11:32:21 1998 Andrew Cagney <cagney@chook>
927 * gdbint.texinfo (FRAME_CHAIN_VALID_ALTERNATE):
931 * gdbint.texinfo (INNER_THAN): Update, now takes parameters.
933 Fri Nov 27 12:39:45 1998 Andrew Cagney <cagney@chook>
935 * gdbint.texinfo (NO_SINGLE_STEP): Replace with
936 SOFTWARE_SINGLE_STEP_P and SOFTWARE_SINGLE_STEP.
940 * gdbint.texinfo: Fix minor typos.
944 * gdbint.texinfo: Complete overhaul. Group descriptions more
945 logically, add more info on generic algorithms, remove much
946 obsolete and/or wrong material.
950 * stabs.texinfo (Method Type Descriptor): Expand and correct.
954 * refcard.tex: Copyright, address updates.
958 * gdb.texinfo (EDITION, DATE): Update and change to use ordinals
959 for the edition instead of confusing GDB-version-like numbers.
963 * gdb.texinfo (hbreak, watch): Fix typo, "date" -> "data".
967 * LRS: Reformat a bit to keep text under 80 columns.
971 * gdb.texinfo: Add some credits, mention bug monitor.
972 * remote.texi: Mention mips monitor targets.
973 * gdbint.texinfo: Describe SP_REGNUM, STEP_SKIPS_DELAY.
977 * gdbint.texinfo: Remove obsolete mentions of pinsn.c and opcode.h
978 files, finish sorting of host vs target vs native macros, describe
983 * gdbint.texinfo (Host Conditionals): Document change from
984 using NO_MMALLOC to it's inverse, USE_MMALLOC.
988 * gdbint.texinfo (Host Conditionals): Document
989 PRINTF_HAS_LONG_DOUBLE, SCANF_HAS_LONG_DOUBLE, HAVE_LONG_DOUBLE.
993 * gdbint.texinfo (Host Conditionals): Add CRLF_SOURCE_LINES.
994 Document LSEEK_NOT_LINEAR.
998 * stabs.texinfo (Stab Section Basics): Make it clear that only
999 some versions of the GNU linker remove the leading N_UNDF symbol.
1003 * stabs.texinfo (String Field): Document type number pairs here,
1004 instead of in the Sun specific section.
1005 (Include Files): The GNU linker supports the N_BINCL
1006 optimization. Clarify the N_BINCL value, and what it is used
1008 (Procedures): Document N_FUN with an empty string to mark the end
1010 (Typedefs): Mention that Sun compilers may use N_GSYM for a type.
1011 (Sun Differences): Remove this node, as the information is now
1012 elsewhere in the main document.
1013 (Stab Section Basics): Mention that the GNU linker may optimize
1014 stabs and remove the leading N_UNDF symbol.
1018 * gdb.texinfo, refcard.tex: Restore author credit
1022 * gdbint.texinfo (SIGTRAMP_START, SIGTRAMP_END): Update
1023 documentation to account for START and END macros taking
1029 * gdb.texinfo (Frames): Fix typo.
1033 * gdbint.texinfo (NO_SINGLE_STEP): Document that single_step takes
1034 a target_signal as arg type, not a pid.
1038 * gdb.texinfo: Document `set assembly-language'.
1042 * remote.texi: Update list of stubs in the GDB distribution.
1046 * gdbint.texinfo (NO_MMCHECK): Renamed from NO_MMALLOC_CHECK.
1047 Also document that some systems can use mmalloc but must define
1048 this if their C runtime allocates memory that is later freed.
1049 (MMCHECK_FORCE): Document new macro.
1053 * remote.texi: Add documentation for target Sparclet.
1057 * Makefile.in (srcdir, VPATH, prefix, infodir, INSTALL,
1058 INSTALL_PROGRAM, INSTALL_DATA): Use autoconf set values.
1059 * configure.in: Rewritten for autoconf.
1064 * Makefile.in (DVIPS): New define, set to dvips.
1065 (dvi): Add stabs.dvi.
1067 (all-doc): Depend on info, dvi, and ps targets.
1068 (STAGESTUFF): Add *.ps and *.dvi files.
1069 (clean-info, clean-dvi): Remove.
1070 (mostlyclean): Does not depend upon clean-info or clean-dvi,
1071 rules completely rewritten.
1072 (maintainer-clean): Remove clean-info and clean-dvi
1073 dependencies and put their actions in the rules.
1074 (gdb.ps): New target
1075 (gdb.dvi, gdbgui.dvi, gdbint.dvi, stabs.dvi): Remove
1076 intermediate TeX files, whether they have 2 or 3 character
1078 (gdbint.ps): Add target and rules.
1079 (gdb-internals): Delete unused target.
1080 (Makefile): Depends upon config.status also.
1084 * gdbint.texinfo (CC_HAS_LONG_LONG): Clarify when/how this is
1090 * gdb.texinfo (Expressions): Fix erroneous array constant example.
1094 * gdb.texinfo: Add missing "@bullet" to some "@itemize" commands.
1098 * gdb.texinfo (Print settings): Document
1099 `set/show print static-members' commands.
1103 * gdbint.texinfo (Native): Document name change, coredep.c to
1108 * stabs.texinfo (Include Files): Document the values the SunOS4
1109 linker creates for N_BINCL/N_EINCL/N_EXCL stabs.
1113 * gdbint.texinfo (Releases): Change gdb.tar.Z to gdb.tar.gz.
1118 * gdbint.texinfo (Releases): Make "gdb.tar.gz" rather than
1123 * Makefile.in (maintainer-clean): New target, synonym for
1128 * Update all FSF addresses except those in COPYING* files.
1133 * gdb.texinfo (convenience variables): Document $_exitcode.
1134 (quit): Document optional expression to use as exit code.
1138 * gdb.texinfo, remote.texi: Brought up to date with various
1143 * gdb.texinfo: Update dates and versions, fix comments about
1144 hardware watchpoints in future releases and about the
1145 sharedlibrary command.
1149 * stabs.texinfo: Remove node `XCOFF differences'. Describe value of
1150 C_FUN stab. Other cleanups.
1154 * remote.texi (Bootstrapping): Clarify that flush_i_cache is only
1159 * annotate.texi: Clarify which addresses have differing formats
1160 depending on the language and which do not.
1164 * remote.texi (NetWare): Changed example to use BOARD= instead of
1165 NODE= argument to reflect correspoding change to gdbserve.nlm.
1169 * stabs.texinfo (Negative Type Numbers): Mention the fact that
1170 GDB, as well as AIX dbx, supports the size type attribute.
1174 * stabs.texinfo (Negative Type Numbers): Document types -31 to -34.
1178 * gdb.texinfo (Define): Document $arg0... arguments to commands,
1179 and new 'if' and 'while' commands.
1183 * gdb.texinfo (Artificial arrays): Note use of coerce-to-array-type.
1187 * all-cfg.texi: New flag, GDBSERVE, for NetWare's gdbserve.nlm.
1188 * remote.texi (NetWare): New node, how to use gdbserve.nlm on
1189 NetWare targets. Mostly stolen from the Server node.
1193 * gdb.texinfo (Setting): Talk about the language of a source file
1194 versus the working language. The old documentation did not match
1199 * stabs.texinfo (Source Files): Document N_SO used to mark the end
1204 * gdb.texinfo (Processes): New node.
1208 * remote.texi: Update documentation of set/show mipsfpu.
1212 * gdbgui.texinfo: New file, manual for GUI (gdbtk) users.
1213 * Makefile.in (gdbgui.dvi, gdbgui.info): New actions.
1217 * gdbint.texinfo: Removed mentions of some incorrectly placed and
1218 obsolete conditionals, described some others.
1222 * gdbint.texinfo: Remove references to BROKEN_LARGE_ALLOCA and
1223 SET_STACK_LIMIT_HUGE; they were removed from GDB 14 May 1994.
1227 * gdbint.texinfo: Put regex conditionals in their own table.
1231 * gdbint.texinfo: Removed mentions of many obsolete conditionals,
1232 described or fixed the descriptions of many others.
1236 * gdb.texinfo: Add some more credits.
1237 * gdbint.texinfo: Capitalize GDB consistently, describe some
1238 macros and remove some.
1242 * gdbint.texinfo: Removed mentions of many incorrectly placed and
1243 obsolete conditionals, described some others.
1247 * gdb.texinfo (help targets): Changed to `help target', which
1248 is the correct gdb command.
1252 * annotate.texi (TODO): New node, for keeping track of annotations
1253 suggested but not yet implemented.
1257 * stabs.texinfo (Statics): Value of xcoff C_BSTAT points to
1258 another symbol, it is not the address itself.
1262 * stabs.texinfo (Stab Section Basics): Add comment about alignment
1263 of stabs-in-coff sections.
1267 * annotate.texi: Change edition to 0.5 and date to May 1994.
1269 (Frames): New node, for frame annotation.
1270 (Displays): New node, for display annotation.
1272 * remote.texi (MIPS Remote): Say that set timeout doesn't apply
1273 when waiting for your program to stop.
1277 * annotate.texi (Breakpoint Info): Document annotation of header
1278 fields and record annotation.
1282 * annotate.texi: New file, to document annotations.
1286 * Makefile.in (clean): Don't remove GDBvn.texi (apparently on Jan
1287 16 I meant to make this change but did not). Do remove gdb-cfg.texi.
1291 * stabs.texinfo (Stab Section Basics): Say what is in .stab
1292 section, and say n_strx field is compilation unit relative.
1293 * stabs.texinfo: Don't use @code for a.out when it is the name of
1294 an object file format.
1298 * gdb.texinfo: Refer to file names, not path names, per rms
1300 (Arguments): Fix typo.
1304 * stabs.texinfo (Global Variables): Talk about stabs in files
1305 where variables are referenced, but not defined.
1309 * stabs.texinfo: Move stuff on @ and # type descriptors from node
1310 Cplusplus to new nodes Member Type Descriptor and Method Type
1311 Descriptor. Re-write stuff for #.
1315 * gdb.texinfo (Print Settings): Don't document "set print
1316 fast-symbolic-addr off". The bug which it worked around was fixed
1317 on 25 Feb 94 in coffread.c, so I'm nuking the command.
1319 * stabs.texinfo (Alternate Entry Points): New node, rewritten from
1322 * stabs.texinfo (Type Descriptors): Add 'Y' type descriptor.
1326 * gdbint.texinfo (Host Conditionals, Target Conditionals): Remove
1327 references to ieee-float.c.
1331 * gdb.texinfo (Set Breaks): Update documentation for tbreak to
1332 match what the code actually does.
1336 * stabs.texinfo (Symbol Descriptors): Add OS9000 symbol descriptor s.
1340 * stabs.texinfo (Type Descriptors): Add OS9000 type descriptors c,
1345 * stabs.texinfo: Document N_RBRAC as function relative for COFF as
1346 well as for ELF and SOM. Unify the descriptions of ELF and SOM
1347 as "stabs in sections" rather than just saying "ELF and SOM".
1348 Also make that stuff apply to COFF.
1352 * gdb.texinfo (Formatting Documentation): Change GhostScript to
1357 * gdb.texinfo (Continuing and Stepping): When talking about "step"
1358 versus functions without line numbers, also mention stepping into
1359 them as well as "step" when you are in them. Tell the user how to
1360 deal with the situation. Add comment about "debugging information".
1364 * stabs.texinfo (Enumerations): Document restriction on where
1365 enumeration types can appear and still win with GDB.
1369 * stabs.texinfo (Negative Type Numbers): Document format for type
1374 * gdb.texinfo (Selection, Frame Info): Update information about
1375 arbitrary frame specficiations.
1379 * gdb.texinfo, remote.texi: general editing pass prior to Net release
1383 * stabs.texinfo (String Field): Discuss continuing stabs with ?.
1387 * stabs.texinfo (Non-Stab Symbol Types): Mention N_SET* | N_EXT.
1391 * stabs.texinfo: Re-do stuff about C_BSTAT and move from XCOFF
1392 Differences node to Statics node.
1393 (Statics): Discuss XCOFF use of V symbol descriptor.
1395 * Makefile.in: Remove refcard.dvi and GDBvn.texi in realclean,
1400 * gdb.texinfo (Print Settings): Document `set print
1401 fast-symbolic-addr' and improve the doc for some other
1406 * stabs.texinfo (String Field): Talk about defining several type
1408 Fix lint regarding changing node ELF Transformations to
1409 ELF and SOM Transformations.
1413 * stabs.texinfo: Insert Peter Kessler's name as inventor (I think).
1417 * stabs.texinfo (Cross-References): `::' is for nested types only
1419 (Structures): Document static members.
1423 * stabs.texinfo: Document S type attribute.
1427 * stabs.texinfo: Add notes about stabs-in-som where appropriate.
1431 * gdbint.texinfo: Fix a few typos.
1435 * gdb.texinfo, remote.texi: formatting improvements
1437 * gdb.texinfo (New Features): mention threads.
1438 (Summary, C): fix xrefs in newly contributed text.
1439 (Threads): index entries, clarifications, example
1440 (passim): minor typos fixed, phrasing improvements
1442 * remote.texi (Bootstrapping): rephrase text on ^C and add index
1443 entries; (Server): explain use of gdbserver w/real-time systems,
1444 add example of conflicting TCP port; (MIPS Remote) break up
1445 running text into table, highlighting commands, and add example.
1449 * refcard.tex: avoid bad linebreaks even when REFEDITS=psrc.sed
1453 * stabs.texinfo (Nested Symbols): New node.
1454 (String Field, Symbol Descriptors, Cross-References): Refer to it.
1458 * stabs.texinfo (Stabs in ELF): Clarify how Bbss.bss work with respect
1459 to picking which Bbss.bss symbol to use, and (because there seems to
1460 be no good way of doing it) re-write some of the text to make it
1461 sound like Bbss.bss isn't such a great idea after all (as currently
1464 * gdb.texinfo (C): In addition to saying people have to use g++ for
1465 good results, say they have to use stabs. Specifically say cfront
1467 (Summary): Merge in information on Modula-2, Pascal, and Chill from
1468 the gdb README. Add xrefs to places where the support for the various
1469 languages is described in detail.
1473 * stabs.texinfo: Clean up stuff about visibility and virtual
1476 * stabs.texinfo (N_M2C): Cite Sun doc.
1480 * gdb.texinfo: updates re threads.
1481 * remote.texinfo: avoid index entries starting with digits.
1485 * stabs.texinfo (Enumerations): Talk about large, negative and
1486 octal values. Clean up cross reference to type attributes.
1487 (String Field): Say that GDB 4.11 supports size attribute.
1491 * remote.texi (VxWorks Remote): Clarify that rebuilding VxWorks kernel
1492 is a mandatory step. Make the stuff about that more concise.
1496 * stabs.texinfo (Class Names): New node.
1498 * gdb.texinfo (Command Files): Explain order of init file reading.
1500 * remote.texi (Bootstrapping): Talk about getting the serial driver
1501 to deal with ^C sent by gdb to stop the remote system.
1505 * libgdb.texinfo (I/O): incorporated better phrasing from rich.
1507 * libgdb.texinfo (Defining Commands): made the DOC arg
1508 to gdb_define_app_command a char * instead of char **
1509 per a suggestion from kingdon.
1511 * libgdb.texinfo: total rewrite from a different starting
1516 * stabs.texinfo (Local Variable Parameters): Re-write paragraph on
1517 floats passed as doubles (to improve clarity).
1521 * gdb.texinfo (Source Path): index entries for $cwd, $pdir
1523 * a4rc.sed: update to work with Andreas Vogel papersize params
1525 * refcard.tex: use Andreas Vogel simplifications of papersize
1526 params; remove useless version info; update copyright date.
1530 * gdb.texinfo (Symbols): Add class NAME to doc for ptype.
1534 * gdb.texinfo (Files): Say what address the load command loads it at.
1536 * stabs.texinfo (Common Blocks): Minor cleanups.
1538 * stabs.texinfo: Update ld stabs in elf relocation to reflect the fact
1539 that Sun has backed away from the linker kludge and thus the relevant
1540 issue is changes to the SunPRO tools, not the Solaris linker.
1542 * stabs.texinfo (Traditional Integer Types): Clean up description
1543 of octal bounds a little bit. Document extra leading zeroes.
1547 * gdb.texinfo (Signaling): Update for symbolic symbol names
1548 and add a section explaining the difference between the GDB
1549 signal command and the shell kill utility.
1553 * libgdb.texinfo: added `@' to braces that were unescaped.
1557 * libgdb.texinfo: new file. Spec for the gdb library.
1561 * stabs.texinfo (Include Files): Fix typo (start -> end).
1565 * gdb.texinfo, remote.texi: assorted small improvements, mostly
1566 from Melissa at FSF's editing pass.
1570 * gdb.texinfo: Remove stuff about ar and 14 character filenames.
1571 I believe this was fixed by the 13 Sep 89 change to print_frame_info.
1572 Also, modern versions of ar like BSD 4.4 or SVR4 don't have this bug.
1576 * remote.texi (Bootstrapping): Discuss 386 call gates.
1580 * stabs.texinfo (Based Variables): New node.
1584 * stabs.texinfo (Negative Type Numbers): Re-write discussions of
1585 names, sizes, and formats to suggest how not to lose.
1589 * stabs.texinfo (Methods): Fix typo.
1593 * gdb.texinfo: Fix a few typos.
1597 * gdb.texinfo: Clarify how well it works with Fortran.
1599 * stabs.texinfo (Stabs In ELF, Statics, ELF Transformations):
1600 More on relocating stabs in ELF files.
1604 * stabs.texinfo (Stabs In ELF): Talk about N_FUN value.
1608 * stabs.texinfo (Local Variable Parameters): Talk about nameless
1613 * gdb.texinfo: @up/@down -> @raisesections/@lowersections
1617 * stabs.texinfo: Make info author notice match the TeX author notice.
1621 * stabs.texinfo: Initial-caps all words in node names and
1622 non-trivial words in section names.
1626 * stabs.texinfo: Many minor cleanups.
1628 * stabs.texinfo: Remove @deffn except from Expanded Reference node.
1632 * stabs.texinfo: Remove full description of big example.
1633 It's not really helpful; just use pieces of it where appropriate.
1634 Add more Texinfo formatting directives (@samp, etc.).
1635 Use @deffn to define stab types.
1636 Eliminate some wordiness. Break up some nodes.
1637 Add an (alphabetized) index of symbol types.
1638 Use consistent capitalization style in node and section names.
1642 * gdb.texinfo: Change typo "Two two" to "The two".
1646 * stabs.texinfo (XCOFF-differences): Remove references to
1647 non-existent types N_DECL and N_RPSYM.
1649 * stabs.texinfo (String Field): Say that type attributes bug is
1650 fixed in GDB 4.10, since it is.
1652 * stabs.texinfo: Clean up djm cleanups, and more cleanups of my own.
1656 * stabs.texinfo: Formatting cleanups.
1660 * stabs.texinfo: When explaining the n_type of a stab, standardize
1661 how we do it ('#' as a comment indicator, "36 is N_FUN" as text,
1663 (Global Variables): Clean up.
1667 * stabs.texinfo (Stack Variables): Re-write.
1671 * stabs.texinfo (Stabs-in-elf): Talk about getting the start
1672 addresses of a source file. Also revise formatting.
1673 Change "object module" or "object file" to "source file".
1674 Various: Miscellaneous cleanups.
1678 * stabs.texinfo: Point to mangling info in gcc's gpcompare.texi.
1682 * gdbint.texinfo: Removed many nonsensical machine-collected
1683 host and target conditionals, described some of the remainder.
1687 * gdbint.texinfo (Getting Started): Use @itemize, not @table.
1689 * gdbint.texinfo (Top): Add name to @top line, and re-write the
1690 paragraph which follows.
1692 * gdbint.texinfo (Host): Use @code not @samp for Makefile
1693 variables. Looks better and avoids overful hbox.
1697 * stabs.texinfo (Procedures): Improve stuff on nested functions.
1701 * remote.texi: (MIPS Remote) clearer doc for set/show timeout,
1706 * gdbint.texinfo: Update statement about `some ancient Unix
1707 systems, like Ultrix 4.0' to Ultrix 4.2.
1709 Wed Jul 28 15:26:53 1993 Roland H. Pesch (pesch@el_bosque.cygnus.com)
1711 * h8-cfg.texi, all-cfg.texi: new flag GDBSERVER
1713 * Makefile.in: depend on remote.texi rather than gdbinv-s.texi
1715 * remote.texi: (Server) New node on gdbserver. (Remote Serial,
1716 ST2000 Remote, MIPS Remote): mention `host:port' syntax for TCP.
1718 * remote.texi: new name for former gdbinv-s.texi
1720 * gdb.texinfo: use remote.texi rather than gdbinv-s.texi
1724 * gdbinv-s.texi: Documented timeout and retransmit-timeout
1725 variables for MIPS remote debugging protocol.
1729 * stabs.texinfo (Negative Type Numbers): FORTRAN LOGICAL fix.
1733 * Makefile.in (refcard.dvi): Use srcdir where necessary.
1737 * gdb.texinfo: repair conditional bugs in text markup
1741 * gdb.texinfo, all-cfg.texi, h8-cfg.texi: introduce MOD2 switch
1742 to select Modula-2 material.
1746 * stabs.texinfo: Cleanups regarding statics.
1748 * gdbinv-s.texi (Bootstrapping): Document exceptionHandler.
1749 (Debug Session): Mention exceptionHandler. Add xref to Bootstrapping.
1753 * stabs.texinfo: N_MAIN is sometimes used for C.
1757 * gdbint.texinfo (Host, Target Conditionals): Remove TM_FILE_OVERRIDE.
1761 * gdbint.texinfo (Target Conditionals): Remove NO_TYPEDEFS,
1762 removed from the code by Kingdon.
1766 * gdb.texinfo (Break Commands): Remove stuff about flushing terminal
1767 input when evaluating breakpoint conditions; the bug has been fixed.
1769 * gdb.texinfo (Continuing and Stepping): Argument to "continue"
1770 sets the ignore count to N-1, not to N.
1774 * refcard.tex (\hoffset): correct longstanding error to match
1775 intended offset; avoids cutting off edge on some printers
1779 * stabs.texinfo (Parameters): Say that order of stabs is significant.
1783 * stabs.texinfo (Common Blocks): Say what Sun FORTRAN does.
1787 * Makefile.in: (REFEDITS) new var to control whether PS or CM
1788 fonts and whether US or A4 paper for GDB refcard; (refcard.dvi)
1789 collect sed edits if any, apply to refcard before formatting;
1790 (refcard.ps) stop implying PS fonts if PS output requested;
1791 (lrefcard.ps) delete extra target for variant PS fonts
1793 * refcard.tex: parametrize papersize dependent info, collect
1794 in easily replaced spot
1796 * a4rc.sed: new file, edits to refcard for A4 paper
1800 * stabs.texinfo (Negative Type Numbers): Type -16 is 4 bytes.
1804 * stabs.texinfo (Negative Type Numbers): Minor character cleanups.
1808 * stabs.texinfo: Express disapproval of 'D' symbol descriptor
1809 politely rather than rudely.
1813 * stabs.texinfo: Document common blocks.
1817 * stabs.texinfo: Add some basic info about stabs-in-elf.
1821 * stabs.texinfo (Top): Minor cleanup.
1823 Mon Jun 14 16:16:51 1993 david d `zoo' zuhn (zoo at rtl.cygnus.com)
1825 * Makefile.in (install-info): remove parentdir support
1829 * gdb.texinfo (Copying): delete this node and references to it;
1830 RMS says this manual need not carry GPL. (passim): Improvements
1831 from last round at FSF, largely due to Ian Taylor review, and
1832 minor formatting improvements.
1834 * gdbinv-s.texi (passim): Improvements from last round at FSF,
1835 largely due to Ian Taylor review. (Debug Session): minor edits to
1840 * Makefile.in (realclean): Remove info and dvi files too.
1844 * {all,h8}-config.texi: Rename to *-cfg.texi for 14 char filenames.
1845 * Makefile.in: Change accordingly. gdb-config.texi -> gdb-cfg.texi.
1846 * gdb.texinfo: Change accordingly.
1848 * stabs.texinfo: Clean up N_{L,R}BRAC. Discuss what addresses of
1849 N_{L,R}BRAC,N_SLINE are relative to.
1853 * Makefile.in (GDBvn.texi): Update atomically.
1857 * gdbinv-s.texi (Debug Session): Document exceptionHook.
1861 * gdb.texinfo (Print Settings): Move all stuff relating to symbolic
1862 addresses together. Also motivate the set print symbol-filename
1863 command and suggest other solutions.
1867 * gdb.texinfo (set print elements): Note that the number of
1868 elements is set to unlimited by "set print elements 0".
1872 * stabs.texinfo (Builtin Type Descriptors): Try to clarify what
1874 (Stab Types): Include Solaris stab types.
1875 (Procedures): Document Solaris extensions.
1879 * gdb.texinfo: Add `set print symbol-filename' doc.
1883 * stabs.texinfo (Arrays): Talk about type definition vs. type
1886 * stabs.texinfo (Builtin Type Descriptors): Talk about omitting
1887 the trailing semicolon.
1891 * stabs.texinfo (Line Numbers, Source Files): Re-write these two nodes
1892 and merge in other parts of the document addressing these subjects.
1893 gdbint.texinfo (XCOFF): Remove info which is now in stabs.texinfo.
1895 * stabs.texinfo (Subranges, Arrays): Try to explain about the semicolon
1896 at the end of a range type.
1898 * stabs.texinfo (Subranges): "A offset" and "T offset" are not
1903 * stabs.texinfo (Stabs Format): Misc fixes.
1907 * stabs.texinfo (Constants): Allow an `e' constant to be non-enum.
1908 (Traditional builtin types): Document convex convention for long long.
1909 (Negative builtin types): Discuss type names, and misc fixes.
1913 * stabs.texinfo (Builtin Type Descriptors): Document the floating
1914 point types used with @samp{R} type descriptor.
1915 (Symbol Descriptors): Describe how to handle conflict between
1916 different meanings of @samp{P} symbol descriptor.
1920 * stabs.texinfo: Remove node Quick Reference and put its children
1921 directly under the main menu.
1923 * stabs.texinfo: Many more changes to bring it into line with
1924 AIX documentation and reality. I think it now has all the
1925 information from the AIX documentation, except that I burned
1926 out when I got to variant records (Pascal and Modula-2) and
1927 all the COBOL types. Oh well, we can add them later when we're
1928 worrying more about those languages.
1930 * stabs.texinfo (Automatic variables): Talk about what it means
1931 to omit the symbol descriptor.
1935 * stabs.texinfo (Parameters): Add "(sometimes)" when describing
1936 gcc2 behavior with promoted args.
1940 * gdb.texinfo: include readline appendices in info version of manual
1944 * gdbinv-s.texi (Remote Serial): describe new ^C behavior in
1947 * gdb.texinfo (Machine Code): more index entries for disassemble
1951 * Clarify the intended use of the gdb-testers and gdb-patches
1952 mailing lists, and shrink gzip comment.
1956 * gdb.texinfo (Shell Commands): do not mention SHELL env var in
1957 DOSHOST configuration of manual.
1959 * gdb.texinfo (MIPS Stack): new node.
1961 * all-config.texi (MIPS) new switch.
1963 * gdbinv-s.texi (Nindy Options) Remove two instances of future
1964 tense; (MIPS Remote) new node.
1966 * gdb.texinfo (passim) rephrases to work around makeinfo @value
1967 bug; (Environment) less passive, other small cleanups in text about
1968 .cshrc/.bashrc; (Invoking GDB) new MIPS Remote menu entry;
1969 (Remote) new MIPS Remote menu entry.
1973 * stabs.texinfo: Many changes to include information from the
1976 * gdb.texinfo (Environment): Mention pitfall with .cshrc.
1980 * gdbint.texinfo (new node Debugging GDB, elsewhere):
1981 Move a bunch of information from ../README.
1982 (Getting Started): New node.
1986 * gdbinv-s.texi, gdb.texinfo: include Hitachi SH target
1988 * gdb.texinfo: advance manual revision dates to present
1990 * gdbinv-s.texi, gdb.texinfo, all-config.texi, h8-config.texi:
1991 stop using silly Roman numerals in @set variable names
1995 * stabs.texinfo (Parameters): Keep trying to get this right.
1999 * stabs.texinfo (Parameters): More on "local parameters".
2003 * stabs.texinfo (Parameters): Re-do "local parameters" section.
2007 * stabs.texinfo (Symbol descriptors): Re-do using @table and @xref.
2008 (Parameters): Rewrite.
2009 (xcoff-differences, Sun-differences): Minor changes.
2013 * stabs.texinfo: Minor cleanup.
2017 * gdbint.texinfo: Minor xcoff stuff.
2021 * gdbint.texinfo: Update for new config directory structure.
2022 Add info about internal type data structures.
2026 * Makefile.in (SFILES_INCLUDED): gdb-config.texi is no longer in
2028 (gdb-config.texi): Depend on file in $(srcdir).
2032 * stabs.texinfo: Fixes about N_SO.
2036 * gdb.texinfo: include list of nonstandard init file names
2038 * *-config.texi: new switch GENERIC for text that applies *only*
2039 to (usual) multiple-target version of manual
2041 * gdb.texinfo, gdbinv-s.texi: Update conditional markup to correct
2044 * gdb.texinfo: depend on latest fixed makeinfo, use conditionals
2045 in menus (rather than conditionally selected multiple alternative
2048 * Makefile.in: define and use DOC_CONFIG var to select
2049 configuration for GDB user manual.
2051 * gdb-config.texi: delete from repository, generate from Makefile.
2053 * all-config.texi: normal `generic' configuration file, formerly
2054 stored as gdb-config.texi
2056 Wed Mar 24 14:03:19 1993 david d `zoo' zuhn (zoo at poseidon.cygnus.com)
2058 * Makefile.in: add dvi target to build all .dvi files
2062 * gdb.texinfo, gdvinv-s.texinfo: formatting improvements.
2066 * gdbint.texinfo: Doc NO_MMALLOC and NO_MMALLOC_CHECK as
2068 * stabs.texinfo: More array fixes inspired by Jim's.
2072 * stabs.texinfo: Fixes re arrays and continuations.
2074 * gdbint.texinfo: Add XCOFF node.
2078 * gdb.texinfo: Add `set print max-symbolic-offset' doc.
2082 * stabs.texinfo: Fix for array types to mention lower bounds.
2086 * gdbint.texinfo: Update PTRACE_ARG3_TYPE doc, pull PT_*.
2090 * gdbint.texinfo: Remove SET_STACK_LIMIT_HUGE from target defines.
2094 * gdbint.texinfo: Fix thinko (NM_FILE => NAT_FILE). Found
2099 * gdbint.texinfo: Eliminate IBM6000_HOST, document IBM6000_TARGET.
2103 * gdb.texinfo, gdbinv-s.texi: misc updates
2107 * gdbint.texinfo: Brief documentation for longjmp support,
2108 from an email msg by Stu.
2112 * stabs.texinfo: Fix description of floating point "range"
2113 types (which really define basic types). Reported by Jim Meehan,
2116 * gdbint.texinfo: Remove COFF_NO_LONG_FILE_NAMES define, now gone.
2120 * gdbint.texinfo: Slightly expand section on supporting a new
2125 * Makefile.in (refcard.ps, lrefcard.ps): Remove psref.tex
2130 * gdb.texinfo, gdbinv-s.texi: miscellaneous stylistic cleanups
2134 * gdbinv-s.texi: z8000 simulator target name is just "sim"
2136 * gdbinv-s.texi: Mention that Z8000 simulator can simulate Z8001
2141 * gdbint.texinfo: Add sections on clean design and on how to send
2146 * gdbint.texinfo: Add how to declare the result of make_cleanup.
2150 * gdb.texinfo: Fix typo, reported by Karl Berry.
2154 * gdb.texinfo: Add opcodes dir to GDB distribution description.
2156 Sat Oct 10 18:04:58 1992 david d `zoo' zuhn (zoo at cirdan.cygnus.com)
2158 * gdbint.texinfo: fixed a stray email address (needs @@),
2159 added @table @code to node "Native Conditionals"
2163 * gdbint.texinfo: Describe coding style of GDB.
2167 * stabs.texinfo: Minor wording changes.
2171 * gdbint.texinfo: Improve release doc slightly.
2175 * gdbint.texinfo: Improve doc of GDB config macros.
2179 * stabs.texinfo: Remove Bothner's changes for C++ nested types.
2180 These will be reinserted when examined.
2184 * gdbint.texinfo: Make a start at documenting all the #if macros
2185 in GDB. At least list them all, and start separating them into
2186 host-specific and target-specific.
2190 * gdbinv-s.m4.in: refrain from using @cartouche for just a few
2191 examples (not consistent w others).
2192 gdb.texinfo: issue disclaimer paragraph on cmdline options only
2193 for generic vn of doc
2197 * Makefile.in: always create installation directories.
2201 * gdb.texinfo: in h8 config, do not describe searching commands.
2205 * gdb.texinfo, none.m4, h8.m4, gdbinv-s.m4.in: improve H8/300
2206 conditionals; introduce a few generic switches that may be
2207 useful for other cross-dev or dos-hosted configs.
2209 * gdb.texinfo: fix typo in "info reg" description
2213 * stabs.texinfo: Minor updates from running TeX over it.
2214 * Makefile.in (stabs.dvi, stabs.ps): Add.
2218 * stabs.texinfo: Stabs documentation, written by Julia Menapace.
2219 First pass at converting it to texinfo.
2223 * gdb.texinfo, refcard.tex: Document mult args on `info reg'.
2224 * Makefile.in (refcard.ps, lrefcard.ps): Add missing $(srdir).
2228 * gdbint.texinfo: Add section on partial symbol tables.
2230 Sat Jun 20 16:31:10 1992 John Gilmore (gnu at cygnus.com)
2232 * gdb.texinfo: document `set remotedebug' and `set
2233 rstack_high_address'.
2237 * gdb.texinfo: slight expansion of new text on reading info files
2238 * gdbinv-s.m4.in: correct and expand info on cross-debugging
2241 Tue May 12 12:22:47 1992 John Gilmore (gnu at cygnus.com)
2243 * gdb.texinfo: `info user' => `show user'. Noticed by David Taylor.
2245 Mon May 11 19:06:27 1992 John Gilmore (gnu at cygnus.com)
2247 * gdb.texinfo: Say how to read the `info' files.
2251 * Makefile.in: gm4 -> m4.
2253 Fri Apr 10 17:50:43 1992 John Gilmore (gnu at rtl.cygnus.com)
2255 * gdb.texinfo: Update for GDB-4.5. Move `Formatting
2256 Documentation' ahead of `Installing GDB' to match README.
2257 Update shared library doc, -readnow and -mapped, and directory
2258 structure (add glob and mmalloc). Update configure doc.
2262 * Makefile.in: remove $(srcdir) from gdb.info rule.
2266 * Makefile.in: commented out gdb-all.texinfo rule. This is
2271 * Makefile.in, configure.in: removed traces of namesubdir,
2272 -subdirs, $(subdir), $(unsubdir), some rcs triggers. Forced
2273 copyrights to '92, changed some from Cygnus to FSF.
2275 Fri Dec 13 09:47:31 1991 John Gilmore (gnu at cygnus.com)
2277 * gdb.texinfo: Improve how we ask for bug reports.
2279 Tue Dec 10 04:07:21 1991 K. Richard Pixley (rich at rtl.cygnus.com)
2281 * Makefile.in: infodir belongs in datadir.
2283 Fri Dec 6 23:57:34 1991 K. Richard Pixley (rich at rtl.cygnus.com)
2285 * Makefile.in: remove spaces following hyphens, bsd make can't
2286 cope. install using INSTALL_DATA. added clean-info. added
2287 standards.text support.
2289 Thu Dec 5 22:46:12 1991 K. Richard Pixley (rich at rtl.cygnus.com)
2291 * Makefile.in: idestdir and ddestdir go away. Added copyrights
2292 and shift gpl to v2. Added ChangeLog if it didn't exist. docdir
2293 and mandir now keyed off datadir by default.
2300 version-control: never