gdb/doc/ChangeLog

   1 Wed Mar 16 08:20:19 1994  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
   2
   3         * stabs.texinfo (Alternate Entry Points): New node, rewritten from
   4         N_ENTRY node.
   5
   6         * stabs.texinfo (Type Descriptors): Add 'Y' type descriptor.
   7
   8 Tue Mar 15 08:43:02 1994  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
   9
  10         * gdbint.texinfo (Host Conditionals, Target Conditionals): Remove
  11         references to ieee-float.c.
  12
  13 Fri Mar 11 08:09:40 1994  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
  14
  15         * gdb.texinfo (Set Breaks): Update documentation for tbreak to
  16         match what the code actually does.
  17
  18 Wed Mar  9 19:43:05 1994  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
  19
  20         * stabs.texinfo (Symbol Descriptors): Add OS9000 symbol descriptor s.
  21
  22 Tue Mar  1 17:04:43 1994  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@deneb.cygnus.com)
  23
  24         * stabs.texinfo (Type Descriptors): Add OS9000 type descriptors c,
  25         i, and b.
  26
  27 Wed Feb 23 10:44:18 1994  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@rtl.cygnus.com)
  28
  29         * stabs.texinfo: Document N_RBRAC as function relative for COFF as
  30         well as for ELF and SOM.  Unify the descriptions of ELF and SOM
  31         as "stabs in sections" rather than just saying "ELF and SOM".
  32         Also make that stuff apply to COFF.
  33
  34 Fri Feb 18 08:25:58 1994  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
  35
  36         * gdb.texinfo (Formatting Documentation): Change GhostScript to
  37         Ghostscript.
  38
  39 Fri Feb  4 06:31:31 1994  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
  40
  41         * gdb.texinfo (Continuing and Stepping): When talking about "step"
  42         versus functions without line numbers, also mention stepping into
  43         them as well as "step" when you are in them.  Tell the user how to
  44         deal with the situation.  Add comment about "debugging information".
  45
  46 Thu Feb  3 11:39:59 1994  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
  47
  48         * stabs.texinfo (Enumerations): Document restriction on where
  49         enumeration types can appear and still win with GDB.
  50
  51 Wed Feb  2 11:29:17 1994  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
  52
  53         * stabs.texinfo (Negative Type Numbers): Document format for type
  54         -16.
  55
  56 Thu Jan 27 16:53:56 1994  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
  57
  58         * gdb.texinfo (Selection, Frame Info): Update information about
  59         arbitrary frame specficiations.
  60
  61 Wed Jan 26 15:31:57 1994  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
  62
  63         * gdb.texinfo, remote.texi: general editing pass prior to Net release
  64
  65 Tue Jan 25 12:12:04 1994  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
  66
  67         * stabs.texinfo (String Field): Discuss continuing stabs with ?.
  68
  69 Wed Jan 19 06:39:24 1994  David J. Mackenzie  (djm@thepub.cygnus.com)
  70
  71         * stabs.texinfo (Non-Stab Symbol Types): Mention N_SET* | N_EXT.
  72
  73 Sun Jan 16 12:43:32 1994  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
  74
  75         * stabs.texinfo: Re-do stuff about C_BSTAT and move from XCOFF
  76         Differences node to Statics node.
  77         (Statics): Discuss XCOFF use of V symbol descriptor.
  78
  79         * Makefile.in: Remove refcard.dvi and GDBvn.texi in realclean,
  80         not clean.
  81
  82 Wed Jan 12 21:29:54 1994  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
  83
  84         * gdb.texinfo (Print Settings): Document `set print
  85         fast-symbolic-addr' and improve the doc for some other
  86         `set print's.
  87
  88 Mon Jan  3 17:23:07 1994  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
  89
  90         * stabs.texinfo (String Field): Talk about defining several type
  91         numbers at once.
  92         Fix lint regarding changing node ELF Transformations to
  93         ELF and SOM Transformations.
  94
  95 Fri Dec 31 00:42:43 1993  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
  96
  97         * stabs.texinfo:  Insert Peter Kessler's name as inventor (I think).
  98
  99 Tue Dec 28 09:30:40 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 100
 101         * stabs.texinfo (Cross-References): `::' is for nested types only
 102         within <>.
 103         (Structures): Document static members.
 104
 105 Mon Dec 27 13:55:04 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 106
 107         * stabs.texinfo: Document S type attribute.
 108
 109 Sun Dec 26 20:46:36 1993  Jeffrey A. Law  (law@snake.cs.utah.edu)
 110
 111         * stabs.texinfo: Add notes about stabs-in-som where appropriate.
 112
 113 Fri Dec  3 19:13:19 1993  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 114
 115         * gdbint.texinfo:  Fix a few typos.
 116
 117 Sun Nov 28 18:06:25 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 118
 119         * gdb.texinfo, remote.texi: formatting improvements
 120
 121         * gdb.texinfo (New Features): mention threads.
 122         (Summary, C): fix xrefs in newly contributed text.
 123         (Threads): index entries, clarifications, example
 124         (passim): minor typos fixed, phrasing improvements
 125
 126         * remote.texi (Bootstrapping): rephrase text on ^C and add index
 127         entries; (Server): explain use of gdbserver w/real-time systems,
 128         add example of conflicting TCP port; (MIPS Remote) break up
 129         running text into table, highlighting commands, and add example.
 130
 131 Wed Nov 24 14:15:56 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 132
 133         * refcard.tex: avoid bad linebreaks even when REFEDITS=psrc.sed
 134
 135 Fri Nov 12 16:10:58 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 136
 137         * stabs.texinfo (Nested Symbols): New node.
 138         (String Field, Symbol Descriptors, Cross-References): Refer to it.
 139
 140 Thu Nov 11 13:26:45 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 141
 142         * stabs.texinfo (Stabs in ELF): Clarify how Bbss.bss work with respect
 143         to picking which Bbss.bss symbol to use, and (because there seems to
 144         be no good way of doing it) re-write some of the text to make it
 145         sound like Bbss.bss isn't such a great idea after all (as currently
 146         designed).
 147
 148         * gdb.texinfo (C): In addition to saying people have to use g++ for
 149         good results, say they have to use stabs.  Specifically say cfront
 150         doesn't work well.
 151         (Summary): Merge in information on Modula-2, Pascal, and Chill from
 152         the gdb README.  Add xrefs to places where the support for the various
 153         languages is described in detail.
 154
 155 Mon Nov  8 11:47:34 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 156
 157         * stabs.texinfo: Clean up stuff about visibility and virtual
 158         characters.
 159
 160         * stabs.texinfo (N_M2C): Cite Sun doc.
 161
 162 Fri Nov  5 16:27:27 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 163
 164         * gdb.texinfo: updates re threads.
 165         * remote.texinfo: avoid index entries starting with digits.
 166
 167 Tue Nov  2 09:08:37 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 168
 169         * stabs.texinfo (Enumerations): Talk about large, negative and
 170         octal values.  Clean up cross reference to type attributes.
 171         (String Field): Say that GDB 4.11 supports size attribute.
 172
 173 Sun Oct 31 13:31:10 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 174
 175         * remote.texi (VxWorks Remote): Clarify that rebuilding VxWorks kernel
 176         is a mandatory step.  Make the stuff about that more concise.
 177
 178 Wed Oct 27 00:25:46 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 179
 180         * stabs.texinfo (Class Names): New node.
 181
 182         * gdb.texinfo (Command Files): Explain order of init file reading.
 183
 184         * remote.texi (Bootstrapping): Talk about getting the serial driver
 185         to deal with ^C sent by gdb to stop the remote system.
 186
 187 Mon Oct 25 03:25:41 1993  Tom Lord  (lord@cygnus.com)
 188
 189         * libgdb.texinfo (I/O): incorporated better phrasing from rich.
 190
 191         * libgdb.texinfo (Defining Commands): made the DOC arg
 192         to gdb_define_app_command a char * instead of char **
 193         per a suggestion from kingdon.
 194
 195         * libgdb.texinfo: total rewrite from a different starting
 196         premise.
 197
 198 Wed Oct 20 18:07:44 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 199
 200         * stabs.texinfo (Local Variable Parameters): Re-write paragraph on
 201         floats passed as doubles (to improve clarity).
 202
 203 Tue Oct 19 14:21:18 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 204
 205         * gdb.texinfo (Source Path): index entries for $cwd, $pdir
 206
 207         * a4rc.sed: update to work with Andreas Vogel papersize params
 208
 209         * refcard.tex: use Andreas Vogel simplifications of papersize
 210         params; remove useless version info; update copyright date.
 211
 212 Tue Oct 19 10:46:22 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 213
 214         * gdb.texinfo (Symbols): Add class NAME to doc for ptype.
 215
 216 Tue Oct 12 09:11:45 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 217
 218         * gdb.texinfo (Files): Say what address the load command loads it at.
 219
 220         * stabs.texinfo (Common Blocks): Minor cleanups.
 221
 222         * stabs.texinfo: Update ld stabs in elf relocation to reflect the fact
 223         that Sun has backed away from the linker kludge and thus the relevant
 224         issue is changes to the SunPRO tools, not the Solaris linker.
 225
 226         * stabs.texinfo (Traditional Integer Types): Clean up description
 227         of octal bounds a little bit.  Document extra leading zeroes.
 228
 229 Thu Oct  7 16:15:37 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 230
 231         * gdb.texinfo (Signaling): Update for symbolic symbol names
 232         and add a section explaining the difference between the GDB
 233         signal command and the shell kill utility.
 234
 235 Wed Oct  6 13:23:01 1993  Tom Lord  (lord@rtl.cygnus.com)
 236
 237         * libgdb.texinfo: added `@' to braces that were unescaped.
 238
 239 Mon Oct  4 10:42:18 1993  Tom Lord  (lord@rtl.cygnus.com)
 240
 241         * libgdb.texinfo: new file.  Spec for the gdb library.
 242
 243 Sun Oct  3 15:26:56 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 244
 245         * stabs.texinfo (Include Files): Fix typo (start -> end).
 246
 247 Thu Sep 30 18:24:56 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 248
 249         * gdb.texinfo, remote.texi: assorted small improvements, mostly
 250         from Melissa at FSF's editing pass.
 251
 252 Thu Sep 30 11:54:38 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 253
 254         * gdb.texinfo: Remove stuff about ar and 14 character filenames.
 255         I believe this was fixed by the 13 Sep 89 change to print_frame_info.
 256         Also, modern versions of ar like BSD 4.4 or SVR4 don't have this bug.
 257
 258 Wed Sep 22 21:22:11 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 259
 260         * remote.texi (Bootstrapping): Discuss 386 call gates.
 261
 262 Sat Sep 18 17:10:44 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@poseidon.cygnus.com)
 263
 264         * stabs.texinfo (Based Variables): New node.
 265
 266 Thu Sep 16 17:48:55 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cirdan.cygnus.com)
 267
 268         * stabs.texinfo (Negative Type Numbers): Re-write discussions of
 269         names, sizes, and formats to suggest how not to lose.
 270
 271 Sat Sep 11 09:35:11 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@poseidon.cygnus.com)
 272
 273         * stabs.texinfo (Methods): Fix typo.
 274
 275 Fri Sep 10 06:34:20 1993  David J. Mackenzie  (djm@thepub.cygnus.com)
 276
 277         * gdb.texinfo: Fix a few typos.
 278
 279 Wed Sep  8 09:11:52 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 280
 281         * gdb.texinfo: Clarify how well it works with Fortran.
 282
 283         * stabs.texinfo (Stabs In ELF, Statics, ELF Transformations):
 284         More on relocating stabs in ELF files.
 285
 286 Tue Sep  7 13:45:02 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 287
 288         * stabs.texinfo (Stabs In ELF): Talk about N_FUN value.
 289
 290 Mon Sep  6 19:23:18 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 291
 292         * stabs.texinfo (Local Variable Parameters): Talk about nameless
 293         parameters on VAX.
 294
 295 Fri Sep  3 17:06:08 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 296
 297         * gdb.texinfo: @up/@down -> @raisesections/@lowersections
 298
 299 Fri Sep  3 12:04:15 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 300
 301         * stabs.texinfo: Make info author notice match the TeX author notice.
 302
 303 Tue Aug 31 13:21:06 1993  David J. Mackenzie  (djm@thepub.cygnus.com)
 304
 305         * stabs.texinfo: Initial-caps all words in node names and
 306         non-trivial words in section names.
 307
 308 Mon Aug 30 11:13:16 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 309
 310         * stabs.texinfo: Many minor cleanups.
 311
 312         * stabs.texinfo: Remove @deffn except from Expanded Reference node.
 313
 314 Sat Aug 28 12:08:09 1993  David J. MacKenzie  (djm@edison.eng.umd.edu)
 315
 316         * stabs.texinfo: Remove full description of big example.
 317         It's not really helpful; just use pieces of it where appropriate.
 318         Add more Texinfo formatting directives (@samp, etc.).
 319         Use @deffn to define stab types.
 320         Eliminate some wordiness.  Break up some nodes.
 321         Add an (alphabetized) index of symbol types.
 322         Use consistent capitalization style in node and section names.
 323
 324 Thu Aug 26 06:36:31 1993  Fred Fish  (fnf@deneb.cygnus.com)
 325
 326         * gdb.texinfo:  Change typo "Two two" to "The two".
 327
 328 Sun Aug 22 12:15:18 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 329
 330         * stabs.texinfo (XCOFF-differences): Remove references to
 331         non-existent types N_DECL and N_RPSYM.
 332
 333         * stabs.texinfo (String Field): Say that type attributes bug is
 334         fixed in GDB 4.10, since it is.
 335
 336         * stabs.texinfo: Clean up djm cleanups, and more cleanups of my own.
 337
 338 Sat Aug 21 04:32:28 1993  David MacKenzie  (djm@cygnus.com)
 339
 340         * stabs.texinfo: Formatting cleanups.
 341
 342 Fri Aug 20 20:49:53 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 343
 344         * stabs.texinfo: When explaining the n_type of a stab, standardize
 345         how we do it ('#' as a comment indicator, "36 is N_FUN" as text,
 346         no tabs, use @r).
 347         (Global Variables): Clean up.
 348
 349 Tue Aug 17 15:57:27 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 350
 351         * stabs.texinfo (Stack Variables): Re-write.
 352
 353 Mon Aug 16 21:20:08 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 354
 355         * stabs.texinfo (Stabs-in-elf): Talk about getting the start
 356         addresses of a source file.  Also revise formatting.
 357         Change "object module" or "object file" to "source file".
 358         Various: Miscellaneous cleanups.
 359
 360 Thu Aug 12 15:11:51 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 361
 362         * stabs.texinfo: Point to mangling info in gcc's gpcompare.texi.
 363
 364 Tue Aug 10 16:57:49 1993  Stan Shebs  (shebs@rtl.cygnus.com)
 365
 366         * gdbint.texinfo: Removed many nonsensical machine-collected
 367         host and target conditionals, described some of the remainder.
 368
 369 Tue Aug 10 13:28:30 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 370
 371         * gdbint.texinfo (Getting Started): Use @itemize, not @table.
 372
 373         * gdbint.texinfo (Top): Add name to @top line, and re-write the
 374         paragraph which follows.
 375
 376         * gdbint.texinfo (Host): Use @code not @samp for Makefile
 377         variables.  Looks better and avoids overful hbox.
 378
 379 Fri Jul 30 18:26:21 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 380
 381         * stabs.texinfo (Procedures): Improve stuff on nested functions.
 382
 383 Thu Jul 29 15:10:58 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 384
 385         * remote.texi: (MIPS Remote) clearer doc for set/show timeout,
 386         retransmit-timeout
 387
 388 Thu Jul 29 13:16:09 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 389
 390         * gdbint.texinfo: Update statement about `some ancient Unix
 391         systems, like Ultrix 4.0' to Ultrix 4.2.
 392
 393 Wed Jul 28 15:26:53 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@el_bosque.cygnus.com)
 394
 395         * h8-cfg.texi, all-cfg.texi: new flag GDBSERVER
 396
 397         * Makefile.in: depend on remote.texi rather than gdbinv-s.texi
 398
 399         * remote.texi: (Server) New node on gdbserver.  (Remote Serial,
 400         ST2000 Remote, MIPS Remote): mention `host:port' syntax for TCP.
 401
 402         * remote.texi: new name for former gdbinv-s.texi
 403
 404         * gdb.texinfo: use remote.texi rather than gdbinv-s.texi
 405
 406 Wed Jul 28 08:26:24 1993  Ian Lance Taylor  (ian@cygnus.com)
 407
 408         * gdbinv-s.texi: Documented timeout and retransmit-timeout
 409         variables for MIPS remote debugging protocol.
 410
 411 Mon Jul 26 13:00:09 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 412
 413         * stabs.texinfo (Negative Type Numbers): FORTRAN LOGICAL fix.
 414
 415 Tue Jul 20 16:30:41 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@deneb.cygnus.com)
 416
 417         * Makefile.in (refcard.dvi): Use srcdir where necessary.
 418
 419 Mon Jul 19 12:02:50 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@cygnus.com)
 420
 421         * gdb.texinfo: repair conditional bugs in text markup
 422
 423 Fri Jul 16 18:57:50 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 424
 425         * gdb.texinfo, all-cfg.texi, h8-cfg.texi: introduce MOD2 switch
 426         to select Modula-2 material.
 427
 428 Thu Jul 15 13:15:01 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 429
 430         * stabs.texinfo: Cleanups regarding statics.
 431
 432         * gdbinv-s.texi (Bootstrapping): Document exceptionHandler.
 433         (Debug Session): Mention exceptionHandler.  Add xref to Bootstrapping.
 434
 435 Mon Jul 12 13:37:02 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 436
 437         * stabs.texinfo: N_MAIN is sometimes used for C.
 438
 439 Fri Jul  9 09:47:02 1993  Peter Schauer  (pes@regent.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de)
 440
 441         * gdbint.texinfo (Host, Target Conditionals): Remove TM_FILE_OVERRIDE.
 442
 443 Tue Jul  6 12:41:28 1993  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 444
 445         * gdbint.texinfo (Target Conditionals): Remove NO_TYPEDEFS,
 446         removed from the code by Kingdon.
 447
 448 Tue Jul  6 12:24:34 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 449
 450         * gdb.texinfo (Break Commands): Remove stuff about flushing terminal
 451         input when evaluating breakpoint conditions; the bug has been fixed.
 452
 453         * gdb.texinfo (Continuing and Stepping): Argument to "continue"
 454         sets the ignore count to N-1, not to N.
 455
 456 Thu Jul  1 14:57:42 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 457
 458         * refcard.tex (\hoffset): correct longstanding error to match
 459           intended offset; avoids cutting off edge on some printers
 460
 461 Wed Jun 30 18:23:06 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 462
 463         * stabs.texinfo (Parameters): Say that order of stabs is significant.
 464
 465 Fri Jun 25 21:34:52 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 466
 467         * stabs.texinfo (Common Blocks): Say what Sun FORTRAN does.
 468
 469 Fri Jun 25 16:15:10 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 470
 471         * Makefile.in: (REFEDITS) new var to control whether PS or CM
 472         fonts and whether US or A4 paper for GDB refcard; (refcard.dvi)
 473         collect sed edits if any, apply to refcard before formatting;
 474         (refcard.ps) stop implying PS fonts if PS output requested;
 475         (lrefcard.ps) delete extra target for variant PS fonts
 476
 477         * refcard.tex: parametrize papersize dependent info, collect
 478           in easily replaced spot
 479
 480         * a4rc.sed: new file, edits to refcard for A4 paper
 481
 482 Fri Jun 25 14:21:46 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 483
 484         * stabs.texinfo (Negative Type Numbers): Type -16 is 4 bytes.
 485
 486 Wed Jun 23 15:02:50 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 487
 488         * stabs.texinfo (Negative Type Numbers): Minor character cleanups.
 489
 490 Tue Jun 22 16:31:52 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 491
 492         * stabs.texinfo: Express disapproval of 'D' symbol descriptor
 493         politely rather than rudely.
 494
 495 Fri Jun 18 19:42:09 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 496
 497         * stabs.texinfo: Document common blocks.
 498
 499 Fri Jun 18 12:12:57 1993  Fred Fish  (fnf@cygnus.com)
 500
 501         * stabs.texinfo:  Add some basic info about stabs-in-elf.
 502
 503 Fri Jun 18 13:57:09 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 504
 505         * stabs.texinfo (Top): Minor cleanup.
 506
 507 Mon Jun 14 16:16:51 1993  david d `zoo' zuhn  (zoo at rtl.cygnus.com)
 508
 509         * Makefile.in (install-info): remove parentdir support
 510
 511 Tue Jun 15 18:11:39 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 512
 513         * gdb.texinfo (Copying): delete this node and references to it;
 514         RMS says this manual need not carry GPL. (passim): Improvements
 515         from last round at FSF, largely due to Ian Taylor review, and
 516         minor formatting improvements.
 517
 518         * gdbinv-s.texi (passim): Improvements from last round at FSF,
 519         largely due to Ian Taylor review. (Debug Session): minor edits to
 520         new text.
 521
 522 Sun Jun 13 12:52:39 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)
 523
 524         * Makefile.in (realclean): Remove info and dvi files too.
 525
 526 Sat Jun 12 16:09:22 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)
 527
 528         * {all,h8}-config.texi: Rename to *-cfg.texi for 14 char filenames.
 529         * Makefile.in: Change accordingly.  gdb-config.texi -> gdb-cfg.texi.
 530         * gdb.texinfo: Change accordingly.
 531
 532         * stabs.texinfo: Clean up N_{L,R}BRAC.  Discuss what addresses of
 533         N_{L,R}BRAC,N_SLINE are relative to.
 534
 535 Fri Jun 11 15:15:55 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)
 536
 537         * Makefile.in (GDBvn.texi): Update atomically.
 538
 539 Wed Jun  9 10:58:16 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)
 540
 541         * gdbinv-s.texi (Debug Session): Document exceptionHook.
 542
 543 Tue Jun  8 13:42:04 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)
 544
 545         * gdb.texinfo (Print Settings): Move all stuff relating to symbolic
 546         addresses together.  Also motivate the set print symbol-filename
 547         command and suggest other solutions.
 548
 549 Tue Jun  1 22:46:43 1993  Fred Fish  (fnf@cygnus.com)
 550
 551         * gdb.texinfo (set print elements):  Note that the number of
 552         elements is set to unlimited by "set print elements 0".
 553
 554 Mon May 31 08:06:55 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)
 555
 556         * stabs.texinfo (Builtin Type Descriptors): Try to clarify what
 557         NF_LDOUBLE means.
 558         (Stab Types): Include Solaris stab types.
 559         (Procedures): Document Solaris extensions.
 560
 561 Thu May 27 06:20:42 1993  Peter Schauer  (pes@regent.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de)
 562
 563         * gdb.texinfo:  Add `set print symbol-filename' doc.
 564
 565 Wed May 26 00:26:42 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 566
 567         * stabs.texinfo (Arrays): Talk about type definition vs. type
 568         information.
 569
 570         * stabs.texinfo (Builtin Type Descriptors): Talk about omitting
 571         the trailing semicolon.
 572
 573 Tue May 25 14:49:42 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 574
 575         * stabs.texinfo (Line Numbers, Source Files): Re-write these two nodes
 576         and merge in other parts of the document addressing these subjects.
 577         gdbint.texinfo (XCOFF): Remove info which is now in stabs.texinfo.
 578
 579         * stabs.texinfo (Subranges, Arrays): Try to explain about the semicolon
 580         at the end of a range type.
 581
 582         * stabs.texinfo (Subranges): "A offset" and "T offset" are not
 583         AIX extensions.
 584
 585 Mon May 24 09:00:33 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 586
 587         * stabs.texinfo (Stabs Format):  Misc fixes.
 588
 589 Sat May 22 10:40:56 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 590
 591         * stabs.texinfo (Constants):  Allow an `e' constant to be non-enum.
 592         (Traditional builtin types): Document convex convention for long long.
 593         (Negative builtin types): Discuss type names, and misc fixes.
 594
 595 Fri May 21 11:20:31 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 596
 597         * stabs.texinfo (Builtin Type Descriptors): Document the floating
 598         point types used with @samp{R} type descriptor.
 599         (Symbol Descriptors): Describe how to handle conflict between
 600         different meanings of @samp{P} symbol descriptor.
 601
 602 Thu May 20 13:35:10 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 603
 604         * stabs.texinfo: Remove node Quick Reference and put its children
 605         directly under the main menu.
 606
 607         * stabs.texinfo: Many more changes to bring it into line with
 608         AIX documentation and reality.  I think it now has all the
 609         information from the AIX documentation, except that I burned
 610         out when I got to variant records (Pascal and Modula-2) and
 611         all the COBOL types.  Oh well, we can add them later when we're
 612         worrying more about those languages.
 613
 614         * stabs.texinfo (Automatic variables): Talk about what it means
 615         to omit the symbol descriptor.
 616
 617 Tue May 18 17:59:18 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 618
 619         * stabs.texinfo (Parameters): Add "(sometimes)" when describing
 620         gcc2 behavior with promoted args.
 621
 622 Fri May 14 21:35:29 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 623
 624         * gdb.texinfo: include readline appendices in info version of manual
 625
 626 Fri May  7 11:56:18 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 627
 628         * gdbinv-s.texi (Remote Serial): describe new ^C behavior in
 629         target remote.
 630
 631         * gdb.texinfo (Machine Code): more index entries for disassemble
 632
 633 Fri May  7 10:12:30 1993  Fred Fish  (fnf@cygnus.com)
 634
 635         * Clarify the intended use of the gdb-testers and gdb-patches
 636         mailing lists, and shrink gzip comment.
 637
 638 Thu May  6 16:39:50 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 639
 640         * gdb.texinfo (Shell Commands): do not mention SHELL env var in
 641         DOSHOST configuration of manual.
 642
 643         * gdb.texinfo (MIPS Stack): new node.
 644
 645         * all-config.texi (MIPS) new switch.
 646
 647         * gdbinv-s.texi (Nindy Options) Remove two instances of future
 648         tense; (MIPS Remote) new node.
 649
 650         * gdb.texinfo (passim) rephrases to work around makeinfo @value
 651         bug; (Environment) less passive, other small cleanups in text about
 652         .cshrc/.bashrc; (Invoking GDB) new MIPS Remote menu entry;
 653         (Remote) new MIPS Remote menu entry.
 654
 655 Thu Apr 29 09:36:25 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)
 656
 657         * stabs.texinfo: Many changes to include information from the
 658         AIX documentation.
 659
 660         * gdb.texinfo (Environment): Mention pitfall with .cshrc.
 661
 662 Tue Apr 27 14:02:57 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)
 663
 664         * gdbint.texinfo (new node Debugging GDB, elsewhere):
 665         Move a bunch of information from ../README.
 666         (Getting Started): New node.
 667
 668 Fri Apr 23 17:21:13 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 669
 670         * gdbinv-s.texi, gdb.texinfo: include Hitachi SH target
 671
 672         * gdb.texinfo: advance manual revision dates to present
 673
 674         * gdbinv-s.texi, gdb.texinfo, all-config.texi, h8-config.texi:
 675         stop using silly Roman numerals in @set variable names
 676
 677 Fri Apr 23 07:30:01 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)
 678
 679         * stabs.texinfo (Parameters): Keep trying to get this right.
 680
 681 Wed Apr 21 15:18:47 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)
 682
 683         * stabs.texinfo (Parameters): More on "local parameters".
 684
 685 Mon Apr 19 08:00:51 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)
 686
 687         * stabs.texinfo (Parameters): Re-do "local parameters" section.
 688
 689 Sun Apr 18 09:47:45 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)
 690
 691         * stabs.texinfo (Symbol descriptors): Re-do using @table and @xref.
 692         (Parameters): Rewrite.
 693         (xcoff-differences, Sun-differences): Minor changes.
 694
 695 Thu Apr 15 02:35:24 1993  John Gilmore  (gnu@cacophony.cygnus.com)
 696
 697         * stabs.texinfo:  Minor cleanup.
 698
 699 Wed Apr 14 17:31:00 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)
 700
 701         * gdbint.texinfo: Minor xcoff stuff.
 702
 703 Wed Apr  7 14:11:07 1993  Fred Fish  (fnf@cygnus.com)
 704
 705         * gdbint.texinfo:  Update for new config directory structure.
 706         Add info about internal type data structures.
 707
 708 Mon Apr  5 09:06:30 1993  Ian Lance Taylor  (ian@cygnus.com)
 709
 710         * Makefile.in (SFILES_INCLUDED): gdb-config.texi is no longer in
 711         $(srcdir).
 712         (gdb-config.texi): Depend on file in $(srcdir).
 713
 714 Fri Apr  2 16:55:13 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)
 715
 716         * stabs.texinfo: Fixes about N_SO.
 717
 718 Fri Mar 26 18:00:35 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 719
 720         * gdb.texinfo: include list of nonstandard init file names
 721
 722         * *-config.texi: new switch GENERIC for text that applies *only*
 723         to (usual) multiple-target version of manual
 724
 725         * gdb.texinfo, gdbinv-s.texi: Update conditional markup to correct
 726         h8 config
 727
 728         * gdb.texinfo: depend on latest fixed makeinfo, use conditionals
 729         in menus (rather than conditionally selected multiple alternative
 730         menus).
 731
 732         * Makefile.in: define and use DOC_CONFIG var to select
 733         configuration for GDB user manual.
 734
 735         * gdb-config.texi: delete from repository, generate from Makefile.
 736
 737         * all-config.texi: normal `generic' configuration file, formerly
 738         stored as gdb-config.texi
 739
 740 Wed Mar 24 14:03:19 1993  david d `zoo' zuhn  (zoo at poseidon.cygnus.com)
 741
 742         * Makefile.in: add dvi target to build all .dvi files
 743
 744 Tue Mar 23 16:03:24 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 745
 746         * gdb.texinfo, gdvinv-s.texinfo: formatting improvements.
 747
 748 Fri Mar 19 21:46:50 1993  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 749
 750         * gdbint.texinfo:  Doc NO_MMALLOC and NO_MMALLOC_CHECK as
 751         host conditionals.
 752         * stabs.texinfo:  More array fixes inspired by Jim's.
 753
 754 Fri Mar 19 10:23:34 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)
 755
 756         * stabs.texinfo: Fixes re arrays and continuations.
 757
 758         * gdbint.texinfo: Add XCOFF node.
 759
 760 Mon Mar  8 15:52:18 1993  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 761
 762         * gdb.texinfo:  Add `set print max-symbolic-offset' doc.
 763
 764 Sun Feb 21 17:09:38 1993  Per Bothner  (bothner@rtl.cygnus.com)
 765
 766         * stabs.texinfo:  Fix for array types to mention lower bounds.
 767
 768 Thu Feb 18 01:19:49 1993  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 769
 770         * gdbint.texinfo:  Update PTRACE_ARG3_TYPE doc, pull PT_*.
 771
 772 Wed Feb 17 08:15:24 1993  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 773
 774         * gdbint.texinfo:  Remove SET_STACK_LIMIT_HUGE from target defines.
 775
 776 Thu Feb 11 10:38:40 1993  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 777
 778         * gdbint.texinfo:  Fix thinko (NM_FILE => NAT_FILE).  Found
 779         by Michael Ben-Gershon <mybg@CS.HUJI.AC.IL>.
 780
 781 Wed Feb 10 23:59:19 1993  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 782
 783         * gdbint.texinfo:  Eliminate IBM6000_HOST, document IBM6000_TARGET.
 784
 785 Tue Feb  9 18:26:21 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 786
 787         * gdb.texinfo, gdbinv-s.texi: misc updates
 788
 789 Sat Feb  6 10:25:47 1993  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 790
 791         * gdbint.texinfo:  Brief documentation for longjmp support,
 792         from an email msg by Stu.
 793
 794 Fri Feb  5 14:10:15 1993  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 795
 796         * stabs.texinfo:  Fix description of floating point "range"
 797         types (which really define basic types).  Reported by Jim Meehan,
 798         <meehan@src.dec.com>.
 799
 800         * gdbint.texinfo:  Remove COFF_NO_LONG_FILE_NAMES define, now gone.
 801
 802 Thu Feb  4 13:56:46 1993  Ian Lance Taylor  (ian@cygnus.com)
 803
 804         * gdbint.texinfo: Slightly expand section on supporting a new
 805         object file format.
 806
 807 Thu Feb  4 01:49:04 1993  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 808
 809         * Makefile.in (refcard.ps, lrefcard.ps):  Remove psref.tex
 810         intermediate file.
 811
 812 Tue Feb  2 12:18:06 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 813
 814         * gdb.texinfo, gdbinv-s.texi: miscellaneous stylistic cleanups
 815
 816 Mon Feb  1 15:35:47 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 817
 818         * gdbinv-s.texi: z8000 simulator target name is just "sim"
 819
 820         * gdbinv-s.texi:  Mention that Z8000 simulator can simulate Z8001
 821         as well as Z8002.
 822
 823 Sat Nov 28 06:51:35 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 824
 825         * gdbint.texinfo:  Add sections on clean design and on how to send
 826         in changes.
 827
 828 Mon Nov  9 23:57:02 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 829
 830         * gdbint.texinfo:  Add how to declare the result of make_cleanup.
 831
 832 Mon Oct 26 11:09:47 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 833
 834         * gdb.texinfo:  Fix typo, reported by Karl Berry.
 835
 836 Fri Oct 23 00:41:21 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 837
 838         * gdb.texinfo:  Add opcodes dir to GDB distribution description.
 839
 840 Sat Oct 10 18:04:58 1992  david d `zoo' zuhn  (zoo at cirdan.cygnus.com)
 841
 842         * gdbint.texinfo: fixed a stray email address (needs @@),
 843         added @table @code to node "Native Conditionals"
 844
 845 Tue Sep 22 00:34:15 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 846
 847         * gdbint.texinfo:  Describe coding style of GDB.
 848
 849 Mon Sep 21 19:32:16 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 850
 851         * stabs.texinfo:  Minor wording changes.
 852
 853 Tue Sep 15 02:57:09 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 854
 855         * gdbint.texinfo:  Improve release doc slightly.
 856
 857 Fri Sep 11 01:34:25 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@sphagnum.cygnus.com)
 858
 859         * gdbint.texinfo:  Improve doc of GDB config macros.
 860
 861 Wed Sep  9 16:52:06 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 862
 863         * stabs.texinfo:  Remove Bothner's changes for C++ nested types.
 864         These will be reinserted when examined.
 865
 866 Mon Aug 24 01:17:55 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 867
 868         * gdbint.texinfo:  Make a start at documenting all the #if macros
 869         in GDB.  At least list them all, and start separating them into
 870         host-specific and target-specific.
 871
 872 Tue Aug 18 15:59:13 1992  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 873
 874         * gdbinv-s.m4.in: refrain from using @cartouche for just a few
 875         examples (not consistent w others).
 876         gdb.texinfo: issue disclaimer paragraph on cmdline options only
 877         for generic vn of doc
 878
 879 Tue Aug 18 14:53:27 1992  Ian Lance Taylor  (ian@cygnus.com)
 880
 881         * Makefile.in: always create installation directories.
 882
 883 Tue Aug 18 14:11:50 1992  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 884
 885         * gdb.texinfo: in h8 config, do not describe searching commands.
 886
 887 Mon Aug 17 18:07:59 1992  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 888
 889         * gdb.texinfo, none.m4, h8.m4, gdbinv-s.m4.in: improve H8/300
 890           conditionals; introduce a few generic switches that may be
 891           useful for other cross-dev or dos-hosted configs.
 892
 893         * gdb.texinfo: fix typo in "info reg" description
 894
 895 Sun Aug 16 01:16:18 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 896
 897         * stabs.texinfo:  Minor updates from running TeX over it.
 898         * Makefile.in (stabs.dvi, stabs.ps):  Add.
 899
 900 Sat Aug 15 20:52:24 1992  Per Bothner  (bothner@rtl.cygnus.com)
 901
 902         * stabs.texinfo:  Stabs documentation, written by Julia Menapace.
 903         First pass at converting it to texinfo.
 904
 905 Sat Aug 15 03:14:59 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 906
 907         * gdb.texinfo, refcard.tex:  Document mult args on `info reg'.
 908         * Makefile.in (refcard.ps, lrefcard.ps):  Add missing $(srdir).
 909
 910 Fri Aug 14 21:08:47 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 911
 912         * gdbint.texinfo:  Add section on partial symbol tables.
 913
 914 Sat Jun 20 16:31:10 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu at cygnus.com)
 915
 916         * gdb.texinfo:  document `set remotedebug' and `set
 917         rstack_high_address'.
 918
 919 Thu May 14 17:09:48 1992  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 920
 921         * gdb.texinfo: slight expansion of new text on reading info files
 922         * gdbinv-s.m4.in: correct and expand info on cross-debugging
 923         H8/300 from DOS.
 924
 925 Tue May 12 12:22:47 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu at cygnus.com)
 926
 927         * gdb.texinfo:  `info user' => `show user'.  Noticed by David Taylor.
 928
 929 Mon May 11 19:06:27 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu at cygnus.com)
 930
 931         * gdb.texinfo:  Say how to read the `info' files.
 932
 933 Tue May  5 12:11:38 1992  K. Richard Pixley  (rich@cygnus.com)
 934
 935         * Makefile.in: gm4 -> m4.
 936
 937 Fri Apr 10 17:50:43 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu at rtl.cygnus.com)
 938
 939         * gdb.texinfo:  Update for GDB-4.5.  Move `Formatting
 940         Documentation' ahead of `Installing GDB' to match README.
 941         Update shared library doc, -readnow and -mapped, and directory
 942         structure (add glob and mmalloc).  Update configure doc.
 943
 944 Tue Mar 24 23:28:38 1992  K. Richard Pixley  (rich@cygnus.com)
 945
 946         * Makefile.in: remove $(srcdir) from gdb.info rule.
 947
 948 Sat Mar  7 18:44:50 1992  K. Richard Pixley  (rich@rtl.cygnus.com)
 949
 950         * Makefile.in: commented out gdb-all.texinfo rule.  This is
 951           temporary.
 952
 953 Wed Feb 26 18:04:40 1992  K. Richard Pixley  (rich@cygnus.com)
 954
 955         * Makefile.in, configure.in: removed traces of namesubdir,
 956           -subdirs, $(subdir), $(unsubdir), some rcs triggers.  Forced
 957           copyrights to '92, changed some from Cygnus to FSF.
 958
 959 Fri Dec 13 09:47:31 1991  John Gilmore  (gnu at cygnus.com)
 960
 961         * gdb.texinfo:  Improve how we ask for bug reports.
 962
 963 Tue Dec 10 04:07:21 1991  K. Richard Pixley  (rich at rtl.cygnus.com)
 964
 965         * Makefile.in: infodir belongs in datadir.
 966
 967 Fri Dec  6 23:57:34 1991  K. Richard Pixley  (rich at rtl.cygnus.com)
 968
 969         * Makefile.in: remove spaces following hyphens, bsd make can't
 970           cope.  install using INSTALL_DATA.  added clean-info.  added
 971           standards.text support.
 972
 973 Thu Dec  5 22:46:12 1991  K. Richard Pixley  (rich at rtl.cygnus.com)
 974
 975         * Makefile.in: idestdir and ddestdir go away.  Added copyrights
 976           and shift gpl to v2.  Added ChangeLog if it didn't exist. docdir
 977           and mandir now keyed off datadir by default.
 978
 979 \f
 980 Local Variables:
 981 mode: indented-text
 982 left-margin: 8
 983 fill-column: 74
 984 version-control: never
 985 End: