3 * gdb.texinfo (Overlays): New chapter, documenting GDB's
4 overlay support. Add to top-level menu.
8 * gdb.texinfo (Command Syntax): Document C-o binding.
12 * gdb.texinfo (Options): Eliminate attempt to explain .gdbinit/gdb.ini
13 use since it is described in the referenced section.
16 * gdb.texinfo (Command Files): Reword to make gdb.ini requirement
17 clearer when using DJGPP.
21 * gdb.texinfo (File Options): Change description of -nx and gdb.ini to
22 specifically refer to MS-DOS.
23 (command files): Mention gdb.ini is only used on MS-DOS.
27 * gdb.texinfo (Invoking GDB): Document --args.
28 (Mode Options): Likewise.
32 * gdbint.texinfo (TARGET_RANGE_PROFITABLE_FOR_HW_WATCHPOINT):
33 Delete documentation; this macro has been removed from the
38 * gdbint.texinfo (COERCE_FLOAT_TO_DOUBLE): Clarify.
42 * gdb.texinfo (gdbarch_in_function_epilogue_p): Add documentation.
46 * gdb.texinfo (info functions): Document use of backslash to
47 quote regexp chars in function names such as "operator*()".
51 * gdbint.texinfo (SOLIB_ADD): Document additional new
56 * gdb.texinfo: (Command Files) Added documentation for the
57 behavior of gdb with input redirected from a file.
61 * gdb.texinfo (auto-solib-add): Change docs to match
62 implementation change.
63 (auto-solib-limit): Add docs for new variable.
67 * gdbint.texinfo (Target Architecture Definition): Function
68 value_as_pointer renamed to value_as_address.
72 * gdbint.texinfo (Target Architecture Definition): Default
73 POINTER_TO_ADDRESS functions assume unsigned addresses.
74 (INTEGER_TO_ADDRESS): Document. Derive pragmatics section from a
75 posting by Jim Blandy.
79 * Makefile.in (MAKEHTMLFLAGS): Remove -glossary; the most recent
80 version of texi2html (1.64) doesn't support this flag any more.
84 * gdbint.texinfo (Host Definition): Remove description of
87 * gdbint.texinfo (Host Definition): Remove description of R_OK.
89 * gdbint.texinfo (Host Definition): Remove description of
94 * gdbint.texinfo (Target Architecture Definition): Add
95 explanation of TARGET_PRINT_INSN macro.
99 * gdb.texinfo (`add-symbol-file'): Correct synopsis.
100 Explain what it means to load relocatable files.
104 * gdbint.texinfo: Bring the HTML `top' menu into sync with the
109 * gdbint.texinfo: Add a cautionary note about macro use.
113 * gdb.texinfo: Explain omitting the hostname in the
114 `target remote' command.
118 * gdbint.texinfo: Remove extraneous START-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
119 and END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY.
123 * gdb.texinfo (TUI Configuration): Rename tui configuration variables.
127 * gdbint.texinfo (libgdb): Rewrite.
131 * Makefile.in (gdbgui.dvi, gdb-gui, gdbgui.info): Targets deleted.
135 * gdb.texinfo (TUI): New chapter, document the TUI.
136 (Mode Options): Document the -tui option.
140 * gdbint.texinfo (Host Definition): Remove description of
145 * gdb.tex (DJGPP Native): New node, with descriptions of
146 DJGPP-specific commands.
150 * gdbint.texinfo: Three misspellings.
154 * Makefile.in (refcard.dvi): Rewrite to avoid problems with empty
155 `test` expressions on bash. Problem reported by Colin Walters.
159 * gdbint.texinfo (User Interface): Update ui-out documentation to
160 refelect recent UI/MI updates.
164 * gdb.texinfo (Mode Options): Mention the mi0 and mi1
169 * gdbint.texinfo (Target Architecture Definition): GDBARCH is a C
170 structure and not macros.
171 (Host Definition): Document that much of this chapter is obsolete.
172 (Target Architecture Definition): Update list of files that make
173 up a target architecture.
178 * gdbint.texinfo (Target Architecture Definition): Update
179 EXTRACT_STRUCT_VALUE_ADDRESS and EXTRACT_STRUCT_VALUE_ADDRESS_P.
180 The latter has been changed to a true predicate.
184 * annotate.texi: Add @noindent where needed. From Dmitry
186 * gdb.texinfo: Indexing fix. From Dmitry Sivachenko.
190 * gdb.texinfo (Protocol): Fix typo. Extra parenthesis.
194 * gdb.texinfo (Remote Protocol): Document that the ``!'' packet
195 returns ``OK''. Document that the ``R'' packet does not reply.
199 * gdb.texinfo (Protocol): Add doc for new packet "qSymbol:".
203 * gdb.texinfo (Signals): Clarify the default setting of signal
208 * gdbint.texinfo (CLEAR_DEFERRED_STORES): Delete stray @item
209 (FRAME_ARGS_ADDRESS_CORRECT): Ditto.
213 * Makefile.in (GDBvn.texi): Set GDBVN from ../version.in.
217 * gdbint.texinfo (Clean Design and Portable Implementation):
218 Renamed from "Clean Design".
219 (Clean Design and Portable Implementation): Document portable
220 methods of handling file names, and the associated macros.
224 * gdb.texinfo (Tracepoint Actions): Mention the "info scope"
225 command and provide a cross-reference to its description.
226 (Symbols): Note that "info scope" is useful for trace experiments.
230 * gdb.texinfo (Symbols): Document "info scope".
231 (Tracepoints): New chapter.
232 (Contributors): Update for v5.1.
233 <All nodes>: Change "C++" to "C@t{++}".
235 * gdbint.texinfo (User Interface): A new section about ui_out
236 functions, based on text written by Fernando Nasser.
238 * stabs.texinfo: Change Permissions to GFDL. Update Copyright.
242 * gdb.texinfo: Change Permissions to GFDL. Update Copyright.
244 * gdbint.texinfo: Change Permissions to GFDL. Update Copyright.
246 * gdbgui.texinfo: Change Permissions to GFDL. Update Copyright.
247 Replace "GDB" with "@value{GDBN}". Fix markup.
249 * annotate.texi: Change Permissions to GFDL. Update Copyright.
251 * gdb.texinfo (Output Formats): Mention "info symbol" and provide
252 a cross-reference to its description.
253 (Symbols): Document "info symbol".
257 * gdbint.texinfo (Algorithms): New section "Watchpoints" and new
258 subsection "x86 Watchpoints".
259 (Target Architecture Definition): Document the macros
260 I386_USE_GENERIC_WATCHPOINTS and TARGET_HAS_HARDWARE_WATCHPOINTS.
261 (Native Debugging): Document I386_USE_GENERIC_WATCHPOINTS.
265 * gdbint.texinfo (Target Architecture Definition): Update
266 definition of SOFTWARE_SINGLE_STEP_P to include empty parameter
271 * Makefile.in, all-cfg.texi, annotate.texi, gdb.texinfo,
272 gdbint.texinfo, refcard.tex: Update/correct copyright notices.
276 * gdb.texinfo (Signals): Document "ignore", "noignore", and "all".
280 * gdb.texinfo (Environment): Document that `path' does not change
281 the value of PATH in GDB's own environment (it did in the past,
282 but that was changed on March 15, 1994). Reported by Doug Evans
285 * gdbint.texinfo: Fix up @itemize lists so that @item is alone on
286 its line. Fix markup of commands and macros. Add an Index node
291 * gdb.texinfo (Memory region attributes): New manual section.
295 * gdbint.texinfo (POP_FRAME): Document use by return_command.
299 * refcard.tex: Version and copyright fixed. From Phil Edwards
304 * gdbint.texinfo (ECOFF_REG_TO_REGNUM, DWARF_REG_TO_REGNUM,
305 DWARF2_REG_TO_REGNUM): Document.
309 * gdbint.texinfo (Coding): Update current value of
310 --enable-build-warnings. Mention --enable-gdb-build-warnings.
314 * gdb.texinfo (Continuing and Stepping): Fixed markup and typos,
319 * gdb.texinfo: Document new 'set step-mode' command.
323 * gdb.texinfo (Contributors, MIPS Embedded): Minor spelling
328 * gdb.texinfo (Hooks): Document the new post-hook functionality.
333 * gdbint.texinfo (Overall Structure): Spelling fix.
337 * gdbint.texinfo (Target Architecture Definition): Document that
338 REGISTER_CONVERT_TO_VIRTUAL should only be called on a register
339 for which REGISTER_CONVERTIBLE returns a zero value.
343 * Makefile.in (install-info): Find files to install in either the
344 build or source directories (adapted from Makefile.am).
348 * stabs.texinfo: Fix spelling errors.
349 (String Field): FILE-NUMBER starts from 0, not 1.
353 * refcard.tex: Remove \centerline from the blurb. Patch from
358 * Makefile.in (install-info): Support installation from outside of
359 the source directory. Reported by Mark Harig
364 * gdb.texinfo: Fix typo, $bpnum is set to last breakpoint number.
368 * Makefile.in (pdf, gdbint.pdf, gdb.pdf, stabs.pdf): New targets.
369 Generate using pdftex.
371 (STAGESTUFF, maintainer-clean realclean): Add *.pdf.
372 (gdb.texinfo, gdbint.texinfo, stabs.texinfo): When TeX insert the
373 @contents at the start.
377 * gdb.texinfo: Remove duplicate @syncodeindex. From Brian
383 * gdb.texinfo: Fix ``et al.''.
387 * Makefile.in (refcard.dvi): Remove quotes around REFEDITS in for
392 * configure: Regenerate.
396 * Makefile.in (install-info): Run install-info on installed Info
401 * gdb.texinfo: Add Stan Shebs, et.al. as authors. Mention
406 * gdb.texinfo: Proofreading changes from Brian Youmans.
410 * gdb.texinfo (Command Files): Mention -x, use @enumerate for
411 startup sequence, minor edits.
415 * annotate.texi: Remove "@syncodeindex fn cp", it causes grief in
418 * gdb.texinfo: Add "@syncodeindex fn cp". Convert all entries
419 "@kindex f" into "@kindex f (foo)", otherwise we get index entries
420 like `n' and `s' which look weird. Convert some of the @kindex to
421 @vindex, when they refer to variables, not commands.
425 * gdbint.texinfo (Hints): Do not use @value{GDBN in @nodes.
429 * Makefile.in (GDBMI_DIR): New variable.
430 (SET_TEXINPUTS): Add $(GDBMI_DIR).
431 (SFILES_DOC): Add $(GDBMI_DIR)/gdbmi.texinfo.
432 (gdbmi.texinfo): New target, for texi2roff.
433 (gdb.me, gdb.ms, gdb.mm): Depend on gdbmi.texinfo.
434 (gdb.info, gdb_toc.html): Add "-I ${GDBMI_DIR}".
436 * gdb.texinfo (Top): Add GDB/MI to the main menu and @include
438 (Mode Options): Add xref to GDB/MI docs and remove a FIXME
443 * gdb.texinfo (Files): Update description of add-symbol-file
448 * gdb.texinfo (Porting GDB): Don't use @value in the node name, it
449 prevents the build (and is generally a Bad Idea).
453 * gdb.texinfo (Protocol): Prevent makeinfo from complaining about
455 (Command Files): Index markup changes from Dmitry Sivachenko
460 * Makefile.in (LN_S): Define.
461 (gdb-cfg.texi, gdb.dvi, links2roff, inc-hist.texinfo): Don't
462 invoke "ln -s" unless it is known to work.
464 * configure.in (AC_PROG_LN_S): Add.
468 * gdbint.texinfo (Pointers Are Not Always Addresses): New manual
470 (Target Conditionals): Document ADDRESS_TO_POINTER,
475 * gdbint.texinfo: Replaced GDB with @value{GDBN}, @include
476 gdb-cfg.texi to get the value.
480 * gdbint.texinfo (Target Architecture Definition): Fix
485 * gdbint.texinfo (Using Different Register and Memory Data
486 Representations): New section.
487 (REGISTER_CONVERTIBLE, REGISTER_RAW_SIZE, REGISTER_VIRTUAL_SIZE,
488 REGISTER_VIRTUAL_TYPE, REGISTER_CONVERT_TO_VIRTUAL,
489 REGISTER_CONVERT_TO_RAW): Document.
493 * gdb.texinfo (Protocol): Deprecate the sequence-id. Add cindex
498 * gdb.texinfo (Protocol): Replace ``qfThreadExtraInfo'' with
503 * gdb.texinfo: Clarify which remote debug protocol commands are
504 required and which are optional.
508 * gdb.texinfo: Revert remainder of Fri Mar 24 18:06:34 2000 Andrew
510 back to annotate.texi, rluser.texinfo and inc-hist.texinfo.
511 * annotate.texi: Update.
515 * gdb.texinfo: Update dates, bump to Eighth Edition (note
516 expectation of additional changes before release), update
517 ISBN, add copy of top-level menu for @ifhtml, remove explicit
518 node links, rephrase and/or shorten lines to fix formatting
519 problem in both regular and @smallbook formats.
520 * annotate.texi: Shorten lines in example, use smallexample
521 consistently everywhere.
522 * Makefile.in: Add comment about texinfo 4.0 html generation.
523 (SFILES_INCLUDED): Add annotate.texi.
527 * gdb.texinfo (Debugging Output): Added new section, documenting
528 the "set/show debug" commands.
532 * annotate.texi (Annotations): When GDBN omit @chapter and @node
535 * gdb.texinfo: Check for @ifinfo instead of @ifnottex.
536 (rluser.texinfo, inc-hist.texinfo, annotate.texi): Add local
537 @chapter and @node entries.
539 * gdb.texinfo: Link all top-level nodes.
543 * Makefile.in (install-info): Create $(infodir) before installing
549 * gdbint.texinfo : Added paragraphs about command deprecation.
553 * gdb.texinfo: Add documentation for the apropos command.
557 * gdb.texinfo: Add new queries ThreadInfo and ThreadExtraInfo.
561 * gdb.texinfo: Add white space to prevent overprinting in
566 * gdb.texinfo: Many minor changes from Dmitry Sivachenko
572 * gdb.texinfo (main menu): Add Annotations.
573 (File Options): Add @cindex entries for each command-line option.
574 Document --epoch, --annotate, --async, --interpreter, --write,
575 --statistics, and --version.
577 * annotate.texi: Convert to a chapter. Use @value{GDBN} instead
582 * gdbint.texinfo (FUNCTION_START_OFFSET): Document.
586 * gdbint.texinfo: Document COERCE_FLOAT_TO_DOUBLE --- the new form.
590 * Makefile.in (diststuff): New target.
594 * agentexpr.texi: Fix wording regarding Intel's IA-64
595 architecture. [From Jim Wilson.]
599 * gdb.texinfo (Breakpoints): Mention breakpoint ranges.
600 (Delete Breaks): Mention range arguments.
601 (Disabling): Likewise.
605 * gdb.texinfo: Wrap "ASCII" in @sc{}; clarify a few sentences.
609 * gdbint.texinfo (FRAME_CHAIN_VALID): Add the generic frame-chain
614 * gdb.texinfo: Clarify regular expressions used in rbreak.
618 * gdbint.texinfo (MEMORY_INSERT_BREAKPOINT,
619 MEMORY_REMOVE_BREAKPOINT): Document.
623 * gdb.texinfo (remote): Document how GDB ignores the qOffsets BSS
624 offset re-using the DATA offset instead.
628 * gdbint.texinfo (Target Architecture Definition): Add PARM_BOUNDARY.
633 * gdb.texinfo: Use GDBP and GDBN everywhere, fix a couple other
636 * gdb.texinfo: Various minor wording and formatting improvements,
637 mentions of additional command-line options.
641 * gdb.texinfo: Document additional forms of specifying section
642 names and addresses for the add-symbol-file command.
646 * gdbint.texinfo: Fix typo, add the word "have".
650 * gdbint.texinfo (Target Architecture Definition): Document the
651 SKIP_PERMANENT_BREAKPOINT macro.
655 * gdb.texinfo: Fiks speling errers.
657 * gdb.texinfo: Fix uses of @multitable.
660 * gdb.texinfo: Include details specific to DOS host, clarify
661 some confusing language, fix @ref/@xref/@pxref usages, add
662 comments about using with optimization, add more indexing,
663 fix info about disassembly-flavor.
667 * gdbint.texinfo (IN_SOLIB_DYNSYM_RESOLVE_CODE,
668 SKIP_SOLIB_RESOLVER): Define.
672 * gdb.texinfo (Protocol): Review. Add tables describing ``q'' and
677 * gdb.texinfo: Create a new "Configurations" chapter with
678 platform-specific info, inline remote.texi and move sections of it
679 into the new chapter, move bits about info proc, heuristic search,
680 and register stack into the new chapter.
681 * remote.texi: Remove, now part of gdb.texinfo.
682 * Makefile.in (SFILES_INCLUDED): Remove ref to remote.texi.
686 * gdbint.texinfo (GDB_TARGET_IS_SUN3, GDB_TARGET_IS_SUN386,
687 GDB_TARGET_IS_MACH386): These kludges have gone away.
691 * gdbint.texinfo (Target Architecture Definition): Mention
696 * gdb.texinfo: Remove remaining "HPPA" conditionals, rewrite
697 surrounding text to fit HP-UX bits into general info.
698 (HPPA-cfg.texi): Remove, no longer useful.
700 * gdb.texinfo: Remove explicit links from @node lines, remove
701 HP-added "Detailed Node Listing" from main menu which confuses
705 * gdb.texinfo: Use @value{GDBN} instead of plain GDB, fix grouping
706 in description of `set environment'.
710 * gdbint.texinfo: Update coding standard to allow pure ANSI/ISO C.
714 * gdbint.texinfo (Breakpoint Handling): Add missing words.
718 * gdb.texinfo (Set Watchpoints): Explain some subtleties about
719 watch, awatch, and rwatch. Explain why the latter two cannot be
720 set as software watchpoints. Document that watchpoints for local
721 variables are deleted when the debuggee terminates.
725 * remote.texi (Protocol): Further clarification of the "qRcmd"
726 packet. Allow E.. response packet. "qRcmd" packet is no longer
731 * Makefile.in: Rename inc-hist.texi to inc-hist.texinfo.
732 * gdb.texinfo: Ditto.
736 * gdb.texinfo (KOD): New node.
740 * remote.texi (Rcmd): Fix minor formatting typos.
744 * remote.texi (protocol qRcmd): Allow ``OK'' and ``O...'' response
749 * gdbint.texinfo (PREPARE_TO_PROCEED, ADDR_BITS_REMOVE): Doc
754 * gdbint.texinfo (SAVE_DUMMY_FRAME_TOS): Define.
758 * remote.texi (Communication Protocol): ``v'' is in use. Fix
759 numerous formatting errors. Clarify ``i''. Mark ``i'', ``Z'',
760 ``z'' and ``qRcmd'' as draft instead of reserved. Identify
761 packets that are not supported on all hosts. Expand examples.
766 * Makefile.in: Recognize html, install-html. Add targets
767 to build HTML versions of documentation via texi2html.
771 * gdbint.texinfo (Testsuite): New chapter, information about the
776 * remote.texi (Communication Protocol): Rewrite.
780 * stabs.texinfo: Fix uses of xref.
784 * gdbint.texinfo: Add an anti-printf exhortation, and update the
785 info about patch submission.
790 * gdb.texinfo: Document Chill support.
794 * gdbint.texinfo (SP_REGNUM, FP_REGNUM, PC_REGNUM): Add reference
795 to corresponding TARGET_READ_reg TARGET_WRITE_reg macros.
796 Document that the value should be greater-than or equal-to zero.
797 (NO_STD_REGS): Document. Deprecate.
801 * gdbint.texinfo (TARGET_COMPLEX_BIT, TARGET_DOUBLE_COMPLEX_BIT):
802 Document that these are not used.
806 * gdbint.texinfo (EXTRACT_STRUCT_VALUE_ADDRESS_P): Document.
810 * gdbint.texinfo (FRAME_NUM_ARGS): Update definition. Parameter
815 * gdbint.texinfo (FRAMELESS_FUNCTION_INVOCATION): Update.
819 * gdbint.texinfo (SKIP_PROLOGUE, SKIP_PROLOGUE_FRAMELESS_P):
824 * gdbint.texinfo (USE_GENERIC_DUMMY_FRAMES): Document.
825 (GET_SAVED_REGISTER): Update, not just the a29k uses this.
829 * gdbint.texinfo: Fix typos: $ -> @.
833 * gdbint.texinfo (REGISTER_NAMES, BREAKPOINT, BIG_BREAKPOINT,
834 LITTLE_BREAKPOINT, LITTLE_REMOTE_BREAKPOINT,
835 BIG_REMOTE_BREAKPOINT): Deprecate in favor of REGISTER_NAME and
840 * gdbint.texinfo (CALL_DUMMY_STACK_ADJUST_P,
841 CALL_DUMMY_STACK_ADJUST): Document.
845 * gdbint.texinfo (CALL_DUMMY_P, CALL_DUMMY_WORDS,
846 SIZEOF_CALL_DUMMY_WORDS, CALL_DUMMY): Define.
850 * gdbint.texinfo (MAINTENANCE_CMDS): Remove ref, since it no
855 * gdb.texinfo, remote.texi, all-cfg.texi, HPPA-cfg.texi: Remove
856 nearly all @ifset/@ifclear conditionals; nobody uses them, and
857 they make the manual source incomprehensible.
858 * h8-cfg.texi: Remove, hasn't been used in years.
862 * gdb.texinfo: Update the credits.
866 * gdb.texinfo: Fix mistakes noticed in printout of last
867 draft, add Alpha to discussion of heuristic fence post.
871 * gdb.texinfo, remote.texi: Many changes; update to Seventh
872 Edition, merge some HP changes into mainline, describe some
873 previously undocumented features, describe more of the target
874 commands available, eliminate obsolete section on renamed
876 * all-cfg.texi, HPPA-cfg.texi: Remove some obsolete conditionals.
880 * gdb.texinfo: Make many HPPA conditionals unconditional,
881 including catchpoint description, since now on for all configs.
882 * all-cfg.texi: @clear HPPA, since is mainly for very HP-specific
887 * Makefile.in (GDBvn.texi): Fix match expression to work with
888 current format of VERSION in gdb/Makefile.in.
889 * gdb.texinfo: Fix node ref to match new readline.
893 * gdb.texinfo: Changes made as part of a project to merge in
894 changes made by HP. Documentation makes extensive use of
895 @ifclear HPPA and @ifset HPPA. The HP manual omits doumentation
896 on remote debugging. There are differences in documentation
897 (HP vs. non-HP) on C++ support (aCC vs. gnu gcc++). Also,
898 the HP manual discusses catchpoints, hardware watchpoints, and
899 some HPUX specific limitations for shared library support.
901 There are also a number of @node changes.
905 * gdbint.texinfo (Formatting): Disambiguate a sentence.
910 The following changes were made by Edith Epstein
914 * HPPA-cfg.texi: new file.
916 * all-cfg.texi: set HPPA for HP PA-RISC targets.
918 * refcard.tex: change documentation about catch.
923 * gdbint.texinfo: Expand on GDB's coding standards,
924 specify the use of arg names with prototypes.
928 * gdb.texinfo: Fix tipo.
932 * gdbint.texinfo: Document TARGET_BYTE_ORDER_DEFAULT and
933 TARGET_BYTE_ORDER_SELECTABLE_P.
937 * gdbint.texinfo (FRAME_FIND_SAVED_REGS): Document.
941 * agentexpr.texi: New file.
943 Wed Dec 9 21:13:57 1998 Andrew Cagney <cagney@chook>
945 * gdbint.texinfo (REGISTER_NAME): Replace REGISTER_NAMES.
949 * remote.texi: Changed wording that implied that the GDB remote
950 protocol caches register values instead of GDB itself.
954 * gdbint.texinfo: Add some info about symbol readers.
955 (CHILL_PRODUCER, etc): Comment out descriptions, not useful.
956 (IN_SOLIB_CALL_TRAMPOLINE): Rename info from IN_SOLIB_TRAMPOLINE.
957 (IN_SOLIB_RETURN_TRAMPOLINE): Describe.
958 (KERNEL_DEBUGGING, MIPSEL): No info about these, remove.
960 Mon Nov 30 11:32:21 1998 Andrew Cagney <cagney@chook>
962 * gdbint.texinfo (FRAME_CHAIN_VALID_ALTERNATE):
966 * gdbint.texinfo (INNER_THAN): Update, now takes parameters.
968 Fri Nov 27 12:39:45 1998 Andrew Cagney <cagney@chook>
970 * gdbint.texinfo (NO_SINGLE_STEP): Replace with
971 SOFTWARE_SINGLE_STEP_P and SOFTWARE_SINGLE_STEP.
975 * gdbint.texinfo: Fix minor typos.
979 * gdbint.texinfo: Complete overhaul. Group descriptions more
980 logically, add more info on generic algorithms, remove much
981 obsolete and/or wrong material.
985 * stabs.texinfo (Method Type Descriptor): Expand and correct.
989 * refcard.tex: Copyright, address updates.
993 * gdb.texinfo (EDITION, DATE): Update and change to use ordinals
994 for the edition instead of confusing GDB-version-like numbers.
998 * gdb.texinfo (hbreak, watch): Fix typo, "date" -> "data".
1002 * LRS: Reformat a bit to keep text under 80 columns.
1006 * gdb.texinfo: Add some credits, mention bug monitor.
1007 * remote.texi: Mention mips monitor targets.
1008 * gdbint.texinfo: Describe SP_REGNUM, STEP_SKIPS_DELAY.
1012 * gdbint.texinfo: Remove obsolete mentions of pinsn.c and opcode.h
1013 files, finish sorting of host vs target vs native macros, describe
1018 * gdbint.texinfo (Host Conditionals): Document change from
1019 using NO_MMALLOC to it's inverse, USE_MMALLOC.
1023 * gdbint.texinfo (Host Conditionals): Document
1024 PRINTF_HAS_LONG_DOUBLE, SCANF_HAS_LONG_DOUBLE, HAVE_LONG_DOUBLE.
1028 * gdbint.texinfo (Host Conditionals): Add CRLF_SOURCE_LINES.
1029 Document LSEEK_NOT_LINEAR.
1033 * stabs.texinfo (Stab Section Basics): Make it clear that only
1034 some versions of the GNU linker remove the leading N_UNDF symbol.
1038 * stabs.texinfo (String Field): Document type number pairs here,
1039 instead of in the Sun specific section.
1040 (Include Files): The GNU linker supports the N_BINCL
1041 optimization. Clarify the N_BINCL value, and what it is used
1043 (Procedures): Document N_FUN with an empty string to mark the end
1045 (Typedefs): Mention that Sun compilers may use N_GSYM for a type.
1046 (Sun Differences): Remove this node, as the information is now
1047 elsewhere in the main document.
1048 (Stab Section Basics): Mention that the GNU linker may optimize
1049 stabs and remove the leading N_UNDF symbol.
1053 * gdb.texinfo, refcard.tex: Restore author credit
1057 * gdbint.texinfo (SIGTRAMP_START, SIGTRAMP_END): Update
1058 documentation to account for START and END macros taking
1064 * gdb.texinfo (Frames): Fix typo.
1068 * gdbint.texinfo (NO_SINGLE_STEP): Document that single_step takes
1069 a target_signal as arg type, not a pid.
1073 * gdb.texinfo: Document `set assembly-language'.
1077 * remote.texi: Update list of stubs in the GDB distribution.
1081 * gdbint.texinfo (NO_MMCHECK): Renamed from NO_MMALLOC_CHECK.
1082 Also document that some systems can use mmalloc but must define
1083 this if their C runtime allocates memory that is later freed.
1084 (MMCHECK_FORCE): Document new macro.
1088 * remote.texi: Add documentation for target Sparclet.
1092 * Makefile.in (srcdir, VPATH, prefix, infodir, INSTALL,
1093 INSTALL_PROGRAM, INSTALL_DATA): Use autoconf set values.
1094 * configure.in: Rewritten for autoconf.
1099 * Makefile.in (DVIPS): New define, set to dvips.
1100 (dvi): Add stabs.dvi.
1102 (all-doc): Depend on info, dvi, and ps targets.
1103 (STAGESTUFF): Add *.ps and *.dvi files.
1104 (clean-info, clean-dvi): Remove.
1105 (mostlyclean): Does not depend upon clean-info or clean-dvi,
1106 rules completely rewritten.
1107 (maintainer-clean): Remove clean-info and clean-dvi
1108 dependencies and put their actions in the rules.
1109 (gdb.ps): New target
1110 (gdb.dvi, gdbgui.dvi, gdbint.dvi, stabs.dvi): Remove
1111 intermediate TeX files, whether they have 2 or 3 character
1113 (gdbint.ps): Add target and rules.
1114 (gdb-internals): Delete unused target.
1115 (Makefile): Depends upon config.status also.
1119 * gdbint.texinfo (CC_HAS_LONG_LONG): Clarify when/how this is
1125 * gdb.texinfo (Expressions): Fix erroneous array constant example.
1129 * gdb.texinfo: Add missing "@bullet" to some "@itemize" commands.
1133 * gdb.texinfo (Print settings): Document
1134 `set/show print static-members' commands.
1138 * gdbint.texinfo (Native): Document name change, coredep.c to
1143 * stabs.texinfo (Include Files): Document the values the SunOS4
1144 linker creates for N_BINCL/N_EINCL/N_EXCL stabs.
1148 * gdbint.texinfo (Releases): Change gdb.tar.Z to gdb.tar.gz.
1153 * gdbint.texinfo (Releases): Make "gdb.tar.gz" rather than
1158 * Makefile.in (maintainer-clean): New target, synonym for
1163 * Update all FSF addresses except those in COPYING* files.
1168 * gdb.texinfo (convenience variables): Document $_exitcode.
1169 (quit): Document optional expression to use as exit code.
1173 * gdb.texinfo, remote.texi: Brought up to date with various
1178 * gdb.texinfo: Update dates and versions, fix comments about
1179 hardware watchpoints in future releases and about the
1180 sharedlibrary command.
1184 * stabs.texinfo: Remove node `XCOFF differences'. Describe value of
1185 C_FUN stab. Other cleanups.
1189 * remote.texi (Bootstrapping): Clarify that flush_i_cache is only
1194 * annotate.texi: Clarify which addresses have differing formats
1195 depending on the language and which do not.
1199 * remote.texi (NetWare): Changed example to use BOARD= instead of
1200 NODE= argument to reflect correspoding change to gdbserve.nlm.
1204 * stabs.texinfo (Negative Type Numbers): Mention the fact that
1205 GDB, as well as AIX dbx, supports the size type attribute.
1209 * stabs.texinfo (Negative Type Numbers): Document types -31 to -34.
1213 * gdb.texinfo (Define): Document $arg0... arguments to commands,
1214 and new 'if' and 'while' commands.
1218 * gdb.texinfo (Artificial arrays): Note use of coerce-to-array-type.
1222 * all-cfg.texi: New flag, GDBSERVE, for NetWare's gdbserve.nlm.
1223 * remote.texi (NetWare): New node, how to use gdbserve.nlm on
1224 NetWare targets. Mostly stolen from the Server node.
1228 * gdb.texinfo (Setting): Talk about the language of a source file
1229 versus the working language. The old documentation did not match
1234 * stabs.texinfo (Source Files): Document N_SO used to mark the end
1239 * gdb.texinfo (Processes): New node.
1243 * remote.texi: Update documentation of set/show mipsfpu.
1247 * gdbgui.texinfo: New file, manual for GUI (gdbtk) users.
1248 * Makefile.in (gdbgui.dvi, gdbgui.info): New actions.
1252 * gdbint.texinfo: Removed mentions of some incorrectly placed and
1253 obsolete conditionals, described some others.
1257 * gdbint.texinfo: Remove references to BROKEN_LARGE_ALLOCA and
1258 SET_STACK_LIMIT_HUGE; they were removed from GDB 14 May 1994.
1262 * gdbint.texinfo: Put regex conditionals in their own table.
1266 * gdbint.texinfo: Removed mentions of many obsolete conditionals,
1267 described or fixed the descriptions of many others.
1271 * gdb.texinfo: Add some more credits.
1272 * gdbint.texinfo: Capitalize GDB consistently, describe some
1273 macros and remove some.
1277 * gdbint.texinfo: Removed mentions of many incorrectly placed and
1278 obsolete conditionals, described some others.
1282 * gdb.texinfo (help targets): Changed to `help target', which
1283 is the correct gdb command.
1287 * annotate.texi (TODO): New node, for keeping track of annotations
1288 suggested but not yet implemented.
1292 * stabs.texinfo (Statics): Value of xcoff C_BSTAT points to
1293 another symbol, it is not the address itself.
1297 * stabs.texinfo (Stab Section Basics): Add comment about alignment
1298 of stabs-in-coff sections.
1302 * annotate.texi: Change edition to 0.5 and date to May 1994.
1304 (Frames): New node, for frame annotation.
1305 (Displays): New node, for display annotation.
1307 * remote.texi (MIPS Remote): Say that set timeout doesn't apply
1308 when waiting for your program to stop.
1312 * annotate.texi (Breakpoint Info): Document annotation of header
1313 fields and record annotation.
1317 * annotate.texi: New file, to document annotations.
1321 * Makefile.in (clean): Don't remove GDBvn.texi (apparently on Jan
1322 16 I meant to make this change but did not). Do remove gdb-cfg.texi.
1326 * stabs.texinfo (Stab Section Basics): Say what is in .stab
1327 section, and say n_strx field is compilation unit relative.
1328 * stabs.texinfo: Don't use @code for a.out when it is the name of
1329 an object file format.
1333 * gdb.texinfo: Refer to file names, not path names, per rms
1335 (Arguments): Fix typo.
1339 * stabs.texinfo (Global Variables): Talk about stabs in files
1340 where variables are referenced, but not defined.
1344 * stabs.texinfo: Move stuff on @ and # type descriptors from node
1345 Cplusplus to new nodes Member Type Descriptor and Method Type
1346 Descriptor. Re-write stuff for #.
1350 * gdb.texinfo (Print Settings): Don't document "set print
1351 fast-symbolic-addr off". The bug which it worked around was fixed
1352 on 25 Feb 94 in coffread.c, so I'm nuking the command.
1354 * stabs.texinfo (Alternate Entry Points): New node, rewritten from
1357 * stabs.texinfo (Type Descriptors): Add 'Y' type descriptor.
1361 * gdbint.texinfo (Host Conditionals, Target Conditionals): Remove
1362 references to ieee-float.c.
1366 * gdb.texinfo (Set Breaks): Update documentation for tbreak to
1367 match what the code actually does.
1371 * stabs.texinfo (Symbol Descriptors): Add OS9000 symbol descriptor s.
1375 * stabs.texinfo (Type Descriptors): Add OS9000 type descriptors c,
1380 * stabs.texinfo: Document N_RBRAC as function relative for COFF as
1381 well as for ELF and SOM. Unify the descriptions of ELF and SOM
1382 as "stabs in sections" rather than just saying "ELF and SOM".
1383 Also make that stuff apply to COFF.
1387 * gdb.texinfo (Formatting Documentation): Change GhostScript to
1392 * gdb.texinfo (Continuing and Stepping): When talking about "step"
1393 versus functions without line numbers, also mention stepping into
1394 them as well as "step" when you are in them. Tell the user how to
1395 deal with the situation. Add comment about "debugging information".
1399 * stabs.texinfo (Enumerations): Document restriction on where
1400 enumeration types can appear and still win with GDB.
1404 * stabs.texinfo (Negative Type Numbers): Document format for type
1409 * gdb.texinfo (Selection, Frame Info): Update information about
1410 arbitrary frame specficiations.
1414 * gdb.texinfo, remote.texi: general editing pass prior to Net release
1418 * stabs.texinfo (String Field): Discuss continuing stabs with ?.
1422 * stabs.texinfo (Non-Stab Symbol Types): Mention N_SET* | N_EXT.
1426 * stabs.texinfo: Re-do stuff about C_BSTAT and move from XCOFF
1427 Differences node to Statics node.
1428 (Statics): Discuss XCOFF use of V symbol descriptor.
1430 * Makefile.in: Remove refcard.dvi and GDBvn.texi in realclean,
1435 * gdb.texinfo (Print Settings): Document `set print
1436 fast-symbolic-addr' and improve the doc for some other
1441 * stabs.texinfo (String Field): Talk about defining several type
1443 Fix lint regarding changing node ELF Transformations to
1444 ELF and SOM Transformations.
1448 * stabs.texinfo: Insert Peter Kessler's name as inventor (I think).
1452 * stabs.texinfo (Cross-References): `::' is for nested types only
1454 (Structures): Document static members.
1458 * stabs.texinfo: Document S type attribute.
1462 * stabs.texinfo: Add notes about stabs-in-som where appropriate.
1466 * gdbint.texinfo: Fix a few typos.
1470 * gdb.texinfo, remote.texi: formatting improvements
1472 * gdb.texinfo (New Features): mention threads.
1473 (Summary, C): fix xrefs in newly contributed text.
1474 (Threads): index entries, clarifications, example
1475 (passim): minor typos fixed, phrasing improvements
1477 * remote.texi (Bootstrapping): rephrase text on ^C and add index
1478 entries; (Server): explain use of gdbserver w/real-time systems,
1479 add example of conflicting TCP port; (MIPS Remote) break up
1480 running text into table, highlighting commands, and add example.
1484 * refcard.tex: avoid bad linebreaks even when REFEDITS=psrc.sed
1488 * stabs.texinfo (Nested Symbols): New node.
1489 (String Field, Symbol Descriptors, Cross-References): Refer to it.
1493 * stabs.texinfo (Stabs in ELF): Clarify how Bbss.bss work with respect
1494 to picking which Bbss.bss symbol to use, and (because there seems to
1495 be no good way of doing it) re-write some of the text to make it
1496 sound like Bbss.bss isn't such a great idea after all (as currently
1499 * gdb.texinfo (C): In addition to saying people have to use g++ for
1500 good results, say they have to use stabs. Specifically say cfront
1502 (Summary): Merge in information on Modula-2, Pascal, and Chill from
1503 the gdb README. Add xrefs to places where the support for the various
1504 languages is described in detail.
1508 * stabs.texinfo: Clean up stuff about visibility and virtual
1511 * stabs.texinfo (N_M2C): Cite Sun doc.
1515 * gdb.texinfo: updates re threads.
1516 * remote.texinfo: avoid index entries starting with digits.
1520 * stabs.texinfo (Enumerations): Talk about large, negative and
1521 octal values. Clean up cross reference to type attributes.
1522 (String Field): Say that GDB 4.11 supports size attribute.
1526 * remote.texi (VxWorks Remote): Clarify that rebuilding VxWorks kernel
1527 is a mandatory step. Make the stuff about that more concise.
1531 * stabs.texinfo (Class Names): New node.
1533 * gdb.texinfo (Command Files): Explain order of init file reading.
1535 * remote.texi (Bootstrapping): Talk about getting the serial driver
1536 to deal with ^C sent by gdb to stop the remote system.
1540 * libgdb.texinfo (I/O): incorporated better phrasing from rich.
1542 * libgdb.texinfo (Defining Commands): made the DOC arg
1543 to gdb_define_app_command a char * instead of char **
1544 per a suggestion from kingdon.
1546 * libgdb.texinfo: total rewrite from a different starting
1551 * stabs.texinfo (Local Variable Parameters): Re-write paragraph on
1552 floats passed as doubles (to improve clarity).
1556 * gdb.texinfo (Source Path): index entries for $cwd, $pdir
1558 * a4rc.sed: update to work with Andreas Vogel papersize params
1560 * refcard.tex: use Andreas Vogel simplifications of papersize
1561 params; remove useless version info; update copyright date.
1565 * gdb.texinfo (Symbols): Add class NAME to doc for ptype.
1569 * gdb.texinfo (Files): Say what address the load command loads it at.
1571 * stabs.texinfo (Common Blocks): Minor cleanups.
1573 * stabs.texinfo: Update ld stabs in elf relocation to reflect the fact
1574 that Sun has backed away from the linker kludge and thus the relevant
1575 issue is changes to the SunPRO tools, not the Solaris linker.
1577 * stabs.texinfo (Traditional Integer Types): Clean up description
1578 of octal bounds a little bit. Document extra leading zeroes.
1582 * gdb.texinfo (Signaling): Update for symbolic symbol names
1583 and add a section explaining the difference between the GDB
1584 signal command and the shell kill utility.
1588 * libgdb.texinfo: added `@' to braces that were unescaped.
1592 * libgdb.texinfo: new file. Spec for the gdb library.
1596 * stabs.texinfo (Include Files): Fix typo (start -> end).
1600 * gdb.texinfo, remote.texi: assorted small improvements, mostly
1601 from Melissa at FSF's editing pass.
1605 * gdb.texinfo: Remove stuff about ar and 14 character filenames.
1606 I believe this was fixed by the 13 Sep 89 change to print_frame_info.
1607 Also, modern versions of ar like BSD 4.4 or SVR4 don't have this bug.
1611 * remote.texi (Bootstrapping): Discuss 386 call gates.
1615 * stabs.texinfo (Based Variables): New node.
1619 * stabs.texinfo (Negative Type Numbers): Re-write discussions of
1620 names, sizes, and formats to suggest how not to lose.
1624 * stabs.texinfo (Methods): Fix typo.
1628 * gdb.texinfo: Fix a few typos.
1632 * gdb.texinfo: Clarify how well it works with Fortran.
1634 * stabs.texinfo (Stabs In ELF, Statics, ELF Transformations):
1635 More on relocating stabs in ELF files.
1639 * stabs.texinfo (Stabs In ELF): Talk about N_FUN value.
1643 * stabs.texinfo (Local Variable Parameters): Talk about nameless
1648 * gdb.texinfo: @up/@down -> @raisesections/@lowersections
1652 * stabs.texinfo: Make info author notice match the TeX author notice.
1656 * stabs.texinfo: Initial-caps all words in node names and
1657 non-trivial words in section names.
1661 * stabs.texinfo: Many minor cleanups.
1663 * stabs.texinfo: Remove @deffn except from Expanded Reference node.
1667 * stabs.texinfo: Remove full description of big example.
1668 It's not really helpful; just use pieces of it where appropriate.
1669 Add more Texinfo formatting directives (@samp, etc.).
1670 Use @deffn to define stab types.
1671 Eliminate some wordiness. Break up some nodes.
1672 Add an (alphabetized) index of symbol types.
1673 Use consistent capitalization style in node and section names.
1677 * gdb.texinfo: Change typo "Two two" to "The two".
1681 * stabs.texinfo (XCOFF-differences): Remove references to
1682 non-existent types N_DECL and N_RPSYM.
1684 * stabs.texinfo (String Field): Say that type attributes bug is
1685 fixed in GDB 4.10, since it is.
1687 * stabs.texinfo: Clean up djm cleanups, and more cleanups of my own.
1691 * stabs.texinfo: Formatting cleanups.
1695 * stabs.texinfo: When explaining the n_type of a stab, standardize
1696 how we do it ('#' as a comment indicator, "36 is N_FUN" as text,
1698 (Global Variables): Clean up.
1702 * stabs.texinfo (Stack Variables): Re-write.
1706 * stabs.texinfo (Stabs-in-elf): Talk about getting the start
1707 addresses of a source file. Also revise formatting.
1708 Change "object module" or "object file" to "source file".
1709 Various: Miscellaneous cleanups.
1713 * stabs.texinfo: Point to mangling info in gcc's gpcompare.texi.
1717 * gdbint.texinfo: Removed many nonsensical machine-collected
1718 host and target conditionals, described some of the remainder.
1722 * gdbint.texinfo (Getting Started): Use @itemize, not @table.
1724 * gdbint.texinfo (Top): Add name to @top line, and re-write the
1725 paragraph which follows.
1727 * gdbint.texinfo (Host): Use @code not @samp for Makefile
1728 variables. Looks better and avoids overful hbox.
1732 * stabs.texinfo (Procedures): Improve stuff on nested functions.
1736 * remote.texi: (MIPS Remote) clearer doc for set/show timeout,
1741 * gdbint.texinfo: Update statement about `some ancient Unix
1742 systems, like Ultrix 4.0' to Ultrix 4.2.
1744 Wed Jul 28 15:26:53 1993 Roland H. Pesch (pesch@el_bosque.cygnus.com)
1746 * h8-cfg.texi, all-cfg.texi: new flag GDBSERVER
1748 * Makefile.in: depend on remote.texi rather than gdbinv-s.texi
1750 * remote.texi: (Server) New node on gdbserver. (Remote Serial,
1751 ST2000 Remote, MIPS Remote): mention `host:port' syntax for TCP.
1753 * remote.texi: new name for former gdbinv-s.texi
1755 * gdb.texinfo: use remote.texi rather than gdbinv-s.texi
1759 * gdbinv-s.texi: Documented timeout and retransmit-timeout
1760 variables for MIPS remote debugging protocol.
1764 * stabs.texinfo (Negative Type Numbers): FORTRAN LOGICAL fix.
1768 * Makefile.in (refcard.dvi): Use srcdir where necessary.
1772 * gdb.texinfo: repair conditional bugs in text markup
1776 * gdb.texinfo, all-cfg.texi, h8-cfg.texi: introduce MOD2 switch
1777 to select Modula-2 material.
1781 * stabs.texinfo: Cleanups regarding statics.
1783 * gdbinv-s.texi (Bootstrapping): Document exceptionHandler.
1784 (Debug Session): Mention exceptionHandler. Add xref to Bootstrapping.
1788 * stabs.texinfo: N_MAIN is sometimes used for C.
1792 * gdbint.texinfo (Host, Target Conditionals): Remove TM_FILE_OVERRIDE.
1796 * gdbint.texinfo (Target Conditionals): Remove NO_TYPEDEFS,
1797 removed from the code by Kingdon.
1801 * gdb.texinfo (Break Commands): Remove stuff about flushing terminal
1802 input when evaluating breakpoint conditions; the bug has been fixed.
1804 * gdb.texinfo (Continuing and Stepping): Argument to "continue"
1805 sets the ignore count to N-1, not to N.
1809 * refcard.tex (\hoffset): correct longstanding error to match
1810 intended offset; avoids cutting off edge on some printers
1814 * stabs.texinfo (Parameters): Say that order of stabs is significant.
1818 * stabs.texinfo (Common Blocks): Say what Sun FORTRAN does.
1822 * Makefile.in: (REFEDITS) new var to control whether PS or CM
1823 fonts and whether US or A4 paper for GDB refcard; (refcard.dvi)
1824 collect sed edits if any, apply to refcard before formatting;
1825 (refcard.ps) stop implying PS fonts if PS output requested;
1826 (lrefcard.ps) delete extra target for variant PS fonts
1828 * refcard.tex: parametrize papersize dependent info, collect
1829 in easily replaced spot
1831 * a4rc.sed: new file, edits to refcard for A4 paper
1835 * stabs.texinfo (Negative Type Numbers): Type -16 is 4 bytes.
1839 * stabs.texinfo (Negative Type Numbers): Minor character cleanups.
1843 * stabs.texinfo: Express disapproval of 'D' symbol descriptor
1844 politely rather than rudely.
1848 * stabs.texinfo: Document common blocks.
1852 * stabs.texinfo: Add some basic info about stabs-in-elf.
1856 * stabs.texinfo (Top): Minor cleanup.
1858 Mon Jun 14 16:16:51 1993 david d `zoo' zuhn (zoo at rtl.cygnus.com)
1860 * Makefile.in (install-info): remove parentdir support
1864 * gdb.texinfo (Copying): delete this node and references to it;
1865 RMS says this manual need not carry GPL. (passim): Improvements
1866 from last round at FSF, largely due to Ian Taylor review, and
1867 minor formatting improvements.
1869 * gdbinv-s.texi (passim): Improvements from last round at FSF,
1870 largely due to Ian Taylor review. (Debug Session): minor edits to
1875 * Makefile.in (realclean): Remove info and dvi files too.
1879 * {all,h8}-config.texi: Rename to *-cfg.texi for 14 char filenames.
1880 * Makefile.in: Change accordingly. gdb-config.texi -> gdb-cfg.texi.
1881 * gdb.texinfo: Change accordingly.
1883 * stabs.texinfo: Clean up N_{L,R}BRAC. Discuss what addresses of
1884 N_{L,R}BRAC,N_SLINE are relative to.
1888 * Makefile.in (GDBvn.texi): Update atomically.
1892 * gdbinv-s.texi (Debug Session): Document exceptionHook.
1896 * gdb.texinfo (Print Settings): Move all stuff relating to symbolic
1897 addresses together. Also motivate the set print symbol-filename
1898 command and suggest other solutions.
1902 * gdb.texinfo (set print elements): Note that the number of
1903 elements is set to unlimited by "set print elements 0".
1907 * stabs.texinfo (Builtin Type Descriptors): Try to clarify what
1909 (Stab Types): Include Solaris stab types.
1910 (Procedures): Document Solaris extensions.
1914 * gdb.texinfo: Add `set print symbol-filename' doc.
1918 * stabs.texinfo (Arrays): Talk about type definition vs. type
1921 * stabs.texinfo (Builtin Type Descriptors): Talk about omitting
1922 the trailing semicolon.
1926 * stabs.texinfo (Line Numbers, Source Files): Re-write these two nodes
1927 and merge in other parts of the document addressing these subjects.
1928 gdbint.texinfo (XCOFF): Remove info which is now in stabs.texinfo.
1930 * stabs.texinfo (Subranges, Arrays): Try to explain about the semicolon
1931 at the end of a range type.
1933 * stabs.texinfo (Subranges): "A offset" and "T offset" are not
1938 * stabs.texinfo (Stabs Format): Misc fixes.
1942 * stabs.texinfo (Constants): Allow an `e' constant to be non-enum.
1943 (Traditional builtin types): Document convex convention for long long.
1944 (Negative builtin types): Discuss type names, and misc fixes.
1948 * stabs.texinfo (Builtin Type Descriptors): Document the floating
1949 point types used with @samp{R} type descriptor.
1950 (Symbol Descriptors): Describe how to handle conflict between
1951 different meanings of @samp{P} symbol descriptor.
1955 * stabs.texinfo: Remove node Quick Reference and put its children
1956 directly under the main menu.
1958 * stabs.texinfo: Many more changes to bring it into line with
1959 AIX documentation and reality. I think it now has all the
1960 information from the AIX documentation, except that I burned
1961 out when I got to variant records (Pascal and Modula-2) and
1962 all the COBOL types. Oh well, we can add them later when we're
1963 worrying more about those languages.
1965 * stabs.texinfo (Automatic variables): Talk about what it means
1966 to omit the symbol descriptor.
1970 * stabs.texinfo (Parameters): Add "(sometimes)" when describing
1971 gcc2 behavior with promoted args.
1975 * gdb.texinfo: include readline appendices in info version of manual
1979 * gdbinv-s.texi (Remote Serial): describe new ^C behavior in
1982 * gdb.texinfo (Machine Code): more index entries for disassemble
1986 * Clarify the intended use of the gdb-testers and gdb-patches
1987 mailing lists, and shrink gzip comment.
1991 * gdb.texinfo (Shell Commands): do not mention SHELL env var in
1992 DOSHOST configuration of manual.
1994 * gdb.texinfo (MIPS Stack): new node.
1996 * all-config.texi (MIPS) new switch.
1998 * gdbinv-s.texi (Nindy Options) Remove two instances of future
1999 tense; (MIPS Remote) new node.
2001 * gdb.texinfo (passim) rephrases to work around makeinfo @value
2002 bug; (Environment) less passive, other small cleanups in text about
2003 .cshrc/.bashrc; (Invoking GDB) new MIPS Remote menu entry;
2004 (Remote) new MIPS Remote menu entry.
2008 * stabs.texinfo: Many changes to include information from the
2011 * gdb.texinfo (Environment): Mention pitfall with .cshrc.
2015 * gdbint.texinfo (new node Debugging GDB, elsewhere):
2016 Move a bunch of information from ../README.
2017 (Getting Started): New node.
2021 * gdbinv-s.texi, gdb.texinfo: include Hitachi SH target
2023 * gdb.texinfo: advance manual revision dates to present
2025 * gdbinv-s.texi, gdb.texinfo, all-config.texi, h8-config.texi:
2026 stop using silly Roman numerals in @set variable names
2030 * stabs.texinfo (Parameters): Keep trying to get this right.
2034 * stabs.texinfo (Parameters): More on "local parameters".
2038 * stabs.texinfo (Parameters): Re-do "local parameters" section.
2042 * stabs.texinfo (Symbol descriptors): Re-do using @table and @xref.
2043 (Parameters): Rewrite.
2044 (xcoff-differences, Sun-differences): Minor changes.
2048 * stabs.texinfo: Minor cleanup.
2052 * gdbint.texinfo: Minor xcoff stuff.
2056 * gdbint.texinfo: Update for new config directory structure.
2057 Add info about internal type data structures.
2061 * Makefile.in (SFILES_INCLUDED): gdb-config.texi is no longer in
2063 (gdb-config.texi): Depend on file in $(srcdir).
2067 * stabs.texinfo: Fixes about N_SO.
2071 * gdb.texinfo: include list of nonstandard init file names
2073 * *-config.texi: new switch GENERIC for text that applies *only*
2074 to (usual) multiple-target version of manual
2076 * gdb.texinfo, gdbinv-s.texi: Update conditional markup to correct
2079 * gdb.texinfo: depend on latest fixed makeinfo, use conditionals
2080 in menus (rather than conditionally selected multiple alternative
2083 * Makefile.in: define and use DOC_CONFIG var to select
2084 configuration for GDB user manual.
2086 * gdb-config.texi: delete from repository, generate from Makefile.
2088 * all-config.texi: normal `generic' configuration file, formerly
2089 stored as gdb-config.texi
2091 Wed Mar 24 14:03:19 1993 david d `zoo' zuhn (zoo at poseidon.cygnus.com)
2093 * Makefile.in: add dvi target to build all .dvi files
2097 * gdb.texinfo, gdvinv-s.texinfo: formatting improvements.
2101 * gdbint.texinfo: Doc NO_MMALLOC and NO_MMALLOC_CHECK as
2103 * stabs.texinfo: More array fixes inspired by Jim's.
2107 * stabs.texinfo: Fixes re arrays and continuations.
2109 * gdbint.texinfo: Add XCOFF node.
2113 * gdb.texinfo: Add `set print max-symbolic-offset' doc.
2117 * stabs.texinfo: Fix for array types to mention lower bounds.
2121 * gdbint.texinfo: Update PTRACE_ARG3_TYPE doc, pull PT_*.
2125 * gdbint.texinfo: Remove SET_STACK_LIMIT_HUGE from target defines.
2129 * gdbint.texinfo: Fix thinko (NM_FILE => NAT_FILE). Found
2134 * gdbint.texinfo: Eliminate IBM6000_HOST, document IBM6000_TARGET.
2138 * gdb.texinfo, gdbinv-s.texi: misc updates
2142 * gdbint.texinfo: Brief documentation for longjmp support,
2143 from an email msg by Stu.
2147 * stabs.texinfo: Fix description of floating point "range"
2148 types (which really define basic types). Reported by Jim Meehan,
2151 * gdbint.texinfo: Remove COFF_NO_LONG_FILE_NAMES define, now gone.
2155 * gdbint.texinfo: Slightly expand section on supporting a new
2160 * Makefile.in (refcard.ps, lrefcard.ps): Remove psref.tex
2165 * gdb.texinfo, gdbinv-s.texi: miscellaneous stylistic cleanups
2169 * gdbinv-s.texi: z8000 simulator target name is just "sim"
2171 * gdbinv-s.texi: Mention that Z8000 simulator can simulate Z8001
2176 * gdbint.texinfo: Add sections on clean design and on how to send
2181 * gdbint.texinfo: Add how to declare the result of make_cleanup.
2185 * gdb.texinfo: Fix typo, reported by Karl Berry.
2189 * gdb.texinfo: Add opcodes dir to GDB distribution description.
2191 Sat Oct 10 18:04:58 1992 david d `zoo' zuhn (zoo at cirdan.cygnus.com)
2193 * gdbint.texinfo: fixed a stray email address (needs @@),
2194 added @table @code to node "Native Conditionals"
2198 * gdbint.texinfo: Describe coding style of GDB.
2202 * stabs.texinfo: Minor wording changes.
2206 * gdbint.texinfo: Improve release doc slightly.
2210 * gdbint.texinfo: Improve doc of GDB config macros.
2214 * stabs.texinfo: Remove Bothner's changes for C++ nested types.
2215 These will be reinserted when examined.
2219 * gdbint.texinfo: Make a start at documenting all the #if macros
2220 in GDB. At least list them all, and start separating them into
2221 host-specific and target-specific.
2225 * gdbinv-s.m4.in: refrain from using @cartouche for just a few
2226 examples (not consistent w others).
2227 gdb.texinfo: issue disclaimer paragraph on cmdline options only
2228 for generic vn of doc
2232 * Makefile.in: always create installation directories.
2236 * gdb.texinfo: in h8 config, do not describe searching commands.
2240 * gdb.texinfo, none.m4, h8.m4, gdbinv-s.m4.in: improve H8/300
2241 conditionals; introduce a few generic switches that may be
2242 useful for other cross-dev or dos-hosted configs.
2244 * gdb.texinfo: fix typo in "info reg" description
2248 * stabs.texinfo: Minor updates from running TeX over it.
2249 * Makefile.in (stabs.dvi, stabs.ps): Add.
2253 * stabs.texinfo: Stabs documentation, written by Julia Menapace.
2254 First pass at converting it to texinfo.
2258 * gdb.texinfo, refcard.tex: Document mult args on `info reg'.
2259 * Makefile.in (refcard.ps, lrefcard.ps): Add missing $(srdir).
2263 * gdbint.texinfo: Add section on partial symbol tables.
2265 Sat Jun 20 16:31:10 1992 John Gilmore (gnu at cygnus.com)
2267 * gdb.texinfo: document `set remotedebug' and `set
2268 rstack_high_address'.
2272 * gdb.texinfo: slight expansion of new text on reading info files
2273 * gdbinv-s.m4.in: correct and expand info on cross-debugging
2276 Tue May 12 12:22:47 1992 John Gilmore (gnu at cygnus.com)
2278 * gdb.texinfo: `info user' => `show user'. Noticed by David Taylor.
2280 Mon May 11 19:06:27 1992 John Gilmore (gnu at cygnus.com)
2282 * gdb.texinfo: Say how to read the `info' files.
2286 * Makefile.in: gm4 -> m4.
2288 Fri Apr 10 17:50:43 1992 John Gilmore (gnu at rtl.cygnus.com)
2290 * gdb.texinfo: Update for GDB-4.5. Move `Formatting
2291 Documentation' ahead of `Installing GDB' to match README.
2292 Update shared library doc, -readnow and -mapped, and directory
2293 structure (add glob and mmalloc). Update configure doc.
2297 * Makefile.in: remove $(srcdir) from gdb.info rule.
2301 * Makefile.in: commented out gdb-all.texinfo rule. This is
2306 * Makefile.in, configure.in: removed traces of namesubdir,
2307 -subdirs, $(subdir), $(unsubdir), some rcs triggers. Forced
2308 copyrights to '92, changed some from Cygnus to FSF.
2310 Fri Dec 13 09:47:31 1991 John Gilmore (gnu at cygnus.com)
2312 * gdb.texinfo: Improve how we ask for bug reports.
2314 Tue Dec 10 04:07:21 1991 K. Richard Pixley (rich at rtl.cygnus.com)
2316 * Makefile.in: infodir belongs in datadir.
2318 Fri Dec 6 23:57:34 1991 K. Richard Pixley (rich at rtl.cygnus.com)
2320 * Makefile.in: remove spaces following hyphens, bsd make can't
2321 cope. install using INSTALL_DATA. added clean-info. added
2322 standards.text support.
2324 Thu Dec 5 22:46:12 1991 K. Richard Pixley (rich at rtl.cygnus.com)
2326 * Makefile.in: idestdir and ddestdir go away. Added copyrights
2327 and shift gpl to v2. Added ChangeLog if it didn't exist. docdir
2328 and mandir now keyed off datadir by default.
2335 version-control: never