* Makefile.in: (REFEDITS) new var to control whether PS or CM
[binutils-gdb.git] / gdb / doc / ChangeLog
1 Fri Jun 25 16:15:10 1993 Roland H. Pesch (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
2
3 * Makefile.in: (REFEDITS) new var to control whether PS or CM
4 fonts and whether US or A4 paper for GDB refcard; (refcard.dvi)
5 collect sed edits if any, apply to refcard before formatting;
6 (refcard.ps) stop implying PS fonts if PS output requested;
7 (lrefcard.ps) delete extra target for variant PS fonts
8
9 * refcard.tex: parametrize papersize dependent info, collect
10 in easily replaced spot
11
12 * a4rc.sed: new file, edits to refcard for A4 paper
13
14 Fri Jun 25 14:21:46 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
15
16 * stabs.texinfo (Negative Type Numbers): Type -16 is 4 bytes.
17
18 Wed Jun 23 15:02:50 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
19
20 * stabs.texinfo (Negative Type Numbers): Minor character cleanups.
21
22 Tue Jun 22 16:31:52 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
23
24 * stabs.texinfo: Express disapproval of 'D' symbol descriptor
25 politely rather than rudely.
26
27 Mon Jun 21 12:31:01 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
28
29 * snapshots.readme: Tell people to always report missing files.
30
31 Fri Jun 18 19:42:09 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
32
33 * stabs.texinfo: Document common blocks.
34
35 Fri Jun 18 12:12:57 1993 Fred Fish (fnf@cygnus.com)
36
37 * stabs.texinfo: Add some basic info about stabs-in-elf.
38
39 Fri Jun 18 13:57:09 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
40
41 * stabs.texinfo (Top): Minor cleanup.
42
43 Mon Jun 14 16:16:51 1993 david d `zoo' zuhn (zoo at rtl.cygnus.com)
44
45 * Makefile.in (install-info): remove parentdir support
46
47 Tue Jun 15 18:11:39 1993 Roland H. Pesch (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
48
49 * gdb.texinfo (Copying): delete this node and references to it;
50 RMS says this manual need not carry GPL. (passim): Improvements
51 from last round at FSF, largely due to Ian Taylor review, and
52 minor formatting improvements.
53
54 * gdbinv-s.texi (passim): Improvements from last round at FSF,
55 largely due to Ian Taylor review. (Debug Session): minor edits to
56 new text.
57
58 Sun Jun 13 12:52:39 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@cygnus.com)
59
60 * Makefile.in (realclean): Remove info and dvi files too.
61
62 Sat Jun 12 16:09:22 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@cygnus.com)
63
64 * {all,h8}-config.texi: Rename to *-cfg.texi for 14 char filenames.
65 * Makefile.in: Change accordingly. gdb-config.texi -> gdb-cfg.texi.
66 * gdb.texinfo: Change accordingly.
67
68 * stabs.texinfo: Clean up N_{L,R}BRAC. Discuss what addresses of
69 N_{L,R}BRAC,N_SLINE are relative to.
70
71 Fri Jun 11 15:15:55 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@cygnus.com)
72
73 * Makefile.in (GDBvn.texi): Update atomically.
74
75 Wed Jun 9 10:58:16 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@cygnus.com)
76
77 * gdbinv-s.texi (Debug Session): Document exceptionHook.
78
79 Tue Jun 8 13:42:04 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@cygnus.com)
80
81 * gdb.texinfo (Print Settings): Move all stuff relating to symbolic
82 addresses together. Also motivate the set print symbol-filename
83 command and suggest other solutions.
84
85 Tue Jun 1 22:46:43 1993 Fred Fish (fnf@cygnus.com)
86
87 * gdb.texinfo (set print elements): Note that the number of
88 elements is set to unlimited by "set print elements 0".
89
90 Mon May 31 08:06:55 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@cygnus.com)
91
92 * stabs.texinfo (Builtin Type Descriptors): Try to clarify what
93 NF_LDOUBLE means.
94 (Stab Types): Include Solaris stab types.
95 (Procedures): Document Solaris extensions.
96
97 Thu May 27 06:20:42 1993 Peter Schauer (pes@regent.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de)
98
99 * gdb.texinfo: Add `set print symbol-filename' doc.
100
101 Wed May 26 00:26:42 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
102
103 * stabs.texinfo (Arrays): Talk about type definition vs. type
104 information.
105
106 * stabs.texinfo (Builtin Type Descriptors): Talk about omitting
107 the trailing semicolon.
108
109 Tue May 25 14:49:42 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
110
111 * stabs.texinfo (Line Numbers, Source Files): Re-write these two nodes
112 and merge in other parts of the document addressing these subjects.
113 gdbint.texinfo (XCOFF): Remove info which is now in stabs.texinfo.
114
115 * stabs.texinfo (Subranges, Arrays): Try to explain about the semicolon
116 at the end of a range type.
117
118 * stabs.texinfo (Subranges): "A offset" and "T offset" are not
119 AIX extensions.
120
121 Mon May 24 11:09:06 1993 Fred Fish (fnf@cygnus.com)
122
123 * snapshots.readme: Clarify when obvious and non-obvious bugs
124 should be reported.
125
126 Mon May 24 09:00:33 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
127
128 * stabs.texinfo (Stabs Format): Misc fixes.
129
130 Sat May 22 10:40:56 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
131
132 * stabs.texinfo (Constants): Allow an `e' constant to be non-enum.
133 (Traditional builtin types): Document convex convention for long long.
134 (Negative builtin types): Discuss type names, and misc fixes.
135
136 Fri May 21 11:20:31 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
137
138 * stabs.texinfo (Builtin Type Descriptors): Document the floating
139 point types used with @samp{R} type descriptor.
140 (Symbol Descriptors): Describe how to handle conflict between
141 different meanings of @samp{P} symbol descriptor.
142
143 Thu May 20 13:35:10 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
144
145 * stabs.texinfo: Remove node Quick Reference and put its children
146 directly under the main menu.
147
148 * stabs.texinfo: Many more changes to bring it into line with
149 AIX documentation and reality. I think it now has all the
150 information from the AIX documentation, except that I burned
151 out when I got to variant records (Pascal and Modula-2) and
152 all the COBOL types. Oh well, we can add them later when we're
153 worrying more about those languages.
154
155 * stabs.texinfo (Automatic variables): Talk about what it means
156 to omit the symbol descriptor.
157
158 Tue May 18 17:59:18 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
159
160 * stabs.texinfo (Parameters): Add "(sometimes)" when describing
161 gcc2 behavior with promoted args.
162
163 Fri May 14 21:35:29 1993 Roland H. Pesch (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
164
165 * gdb.texinfo: include readline appendices in info version of manual
166
167 Fri May 7 11:56:18 1993 Roland H. Pesch (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
168
169 * gdbinv-s.texi (Remote Serial): describe new ^C behavior in
170 target remote.
171
172 * gdb.texinfo (Machine Code): more index entries for disassemble
173
174 Fri May 7 10:12:30 1993 Fred Fish (fnf@cygnus.com)
175
176 * Clarify the intended use of the gdb-testers and gdb-patches
177 mailing lists, and shrink gzip comment.
178
179 Thu May 6 16:39:50 1993 Roland H. Pesch (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
180
181 * gdb.texinfo (Shell Commands): do not mention SHELL env var in
182 DOSHOST configuration of manual.
183
184 * gdb.texinfo (MIPS Stack): new node.
185
186 * all-config.texi (MIPS) new switch.
187
188 * gdbinv-s.texi (Nindy Options) Remove two instances of future
189 tense; (MIPS Remote) new node.
190
191 * gdb.texinfo (passim) rephrases to work around makeinfo @value
192 bug; (Environment) less passive, other small cleanups in text about
193 .cshrc/.bashrc; (Invoking GDB) new MIPS Remote menu entry;
194 (Remote) new MIPS Remote menu entry.
195
196 Thu May 6 08:51:35 1993 Fred Fish (fnf@cygnus.com)
197
198 * snapshots.readme: Add notes for UNIX make and GNU make.
199
200 Mon May 3 17:06:45 1993 Fred Fish (fnf@cygnus.com)
201
202 * snapshots.readme: Clarify bison/byacc/yacc notes.
203
204 Thu Apr 29 09:36:25 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@cygnus.com)
205
206 * stabs.texinfo: Many changes to include information from the
207 AIX documentation.
208
209 * gdb.texinfo (Environment): Mention pitfall with .cshrc.
210
211 Tue Apr 27 14:02:57 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@cygnus.com)
212
213 * gdbint.texinfo (new node Debugging GDB, elsewhere):
214 Move a bunch of information from ../README.
215 (Getting Started): New node.
216
217 Fri Apr 23 17:21:13 1993 Roland H. Pesch (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
218
219 * gdbinv-s.texi, gdb.texinfo: include Hitachi SH target
220
221 * gdb.texinfo: advance manual revision dates to present
222
223 * gdbinv-s.texi, gdb.texinfo, all-config.texi, h8-config.texi:
224 stop using silly Roman numerals in @set variable names
225
226 Fri Apr 23 07:30:01 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@cygnus.com)
227
228 * stabs.texinfo (Parameters): Keep trying to get this right.
229
230 Wed Apr 21 15:18:47 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@cygnus.com)
231
232 * stabs.texinfo (Parameters): More on "local parameters".
233
234 Mon Apr 19 08:00:51 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@cygnus.com)
235
236 * stabs.texinfo (Parameters): Re-do "local parameters" section.
237
238 Sun Apr 18 09:47:45 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@cygnus.com)
239
240 * stabs.texinfo (Symbol descriptors): Re-do using @table and @xref.
241 (Parameters): Rewrite.
242 (xcoff-differences, Sun-differences): Minor changes.
243
244 Thu Apr 15 02:35:24 1993 John Gilmore (gnu@cacophony.cygnus.com)
245
246 * stabs.texinfo: Minor cleanup.
247
248 Wed Apr 14 17:31:00 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@cygnus.com)
249
250 * gdbint.texinfo: Minor xcoff stuff.
251
252 Wed Apr 7 14:11:07 1993 Fred Fish (fnf@cygnus.com)
253
254 * gdbint.texinfo: Update for new config directory structure.
255 Add info about internal type data structures.
256
257 Mon Apr 5 09:06:30 1993 Ian Lance Taylor (ian@cygnus.com)
258
259 * Makefile.in (SFILES_INCLUDED): gdb-config.texi is no longer in
260 $(srcdir).
261 (gdb-config.texi): Depend on file in $(srcdir).
262
263 Fri Apr 2 16:55:13 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@cygnus.com)
264
265 * stabs.texinfo: Fixes about N_SO.
266
267 Fri Mar 26 18:00:35 1993 Roland H. Pesch (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
268
269 * gdb.texinfo: include list of nonstandard init file names
270
271 * *-config.texi: new switch GENERIC for text that applies *only*
272 to (usual) multiple-target version of manual
273
274 * gdb.texinfo, gdbinv-s.texi: Update conditional markup to correct
275 h8 config
276
277 * gdb.texinfo: depend on latest fixed makeinfo, use conditionals
278 in menus (rather than conditionally selected multiple alternative
279 menus).
280
281 * Makefile.in: define and use DOC_CONFIG var to select
282 configuration for GDB user manual.
283
284 * gdb-config.texi: delete from repository, generate from Makefile.
285
286 * all-config.texi: normal `generic' configuration file, formerly
287 stored as gdb-config.texi
288
289 Wed Mar 24 14:03:19 1993 david d `zoo' zuhn (zoo at poseidon.cygnus.com)
290
291 * Makefile.in: add dvi target to build all .dvi files
292
293 Tue Mar 23 16:03:24 1993 Roland H. Pesch (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
294
295 * gdb.texinfo, gdvinv-s.texinfo: formatting improvements.
296
297 Fri Mar 19 21:46:50 1993 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
298
299 * gdbint.texinfo: Doc NO_MMALLOC and NO_MMALLOC_CHECK as
300 host conditionals.
301 * stabs.texinfo: More array fixes inspired by Jim's.
302
303 Fri Mar 19 10:23:34 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@cygnus.com)
304
305 * stabs.texinfo: Fixes re arrays and continuations.
306
307 * gdbint.texinfo: Add XCOFF node.
308
309 Mon Mar 8 15:52:18 1993 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
310
311 * gdb.texinfo: Add `set print max-symbolic-offset' doc.
312
313 Sun Feb 21 17:09:38 1993 Per Bothner (bothner@rtl.cygnus.com)
314
315 * stabs.texinfo: Fix for array types to mention lower bounds.
316
317 Thu Feb 18 01:19:49 1993 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
318
319 * gdbint.texinfo: Update PTRACE_ARG3_TYPE doc, pull PT_*.
320
321 Wed Feb 17 08:15:24 1993 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
322
323 * gdbint.texinfo: Remove SET_STACK_LIMIT_HUGE from target defines.
324
325 Thu Feb 11 10:38:40 1993 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
326
327 * gdbint.texinfo: Fix thinko (NM_FILE => NAT_FILE). Found
328 by Michael Ben-Gershon <mybg@CS.HUJI.AC.IL>.
329
330 Wed Feb 10 23:59:19 1993 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
331
332 * gdbint.texinfo: Eliminate IBM6000_HOST, document IBM6000_TARGET.
333
334 Tue Feb 9 18:26:21 1993 Roland H. Pesch (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
335
336 * gdb.texinfo, gdbinv-s.texi: misc updates
337
338 Sat Feb 6 10:25:47 1993 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
339
340 * gdbint.texinfo: Brief documentation for longjmp support,
341 from an email msg by Stu.
342
343 Fri Feb 5 14:10:15 1993 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
344
345 * stabs.texinfo: Fix description of floating point "range"
346 types (which really define basic types). Reported by Jim Meehan,
347 <meehan@src.dec.com>.
348
349 * gdbint.texinfo: Remove COFF_NO_LONG_FILE_NAMES define, now gone.
350
351 Thu Feb 4 13:56:46 1993 Ian Lance Taylor (ian@cygnus.com)
352
353 * gdbint.texinfo: Slightly expand section on supporting a new
354 object file format.
355
356 Thu Feb 4 01:49:04 1993 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
357
358 * Makefile.in (refcard.ps, lrefcard.ps): Remove psref.tex
359 intermediate file.
360
361 Tue Feb 2 12:18:06 1993 Roland H. Pesch (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
362
363 * gdb.texinfo, gdbinv-s.texi: miscellaneous stylistic cleanups
364
365 Mon Feb 1 15:35:47 1993 Roland H. Pesch (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
366
367 * gdbinv-s.texi: z8000 simulator target name is just "sim"
368
369 * gdbinv-s.texi: Mention that Z8000 simulator can simulate Z8001
370 as well as Z8002.
371
372 Sat Nov 28 06:51:35 1992 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
373
374 * gdbint.texinfo: Add sections on clean design and on how to send
375 in changes.
376
377 Mon Nov 9 23:57:02 1992 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
378
379 * gdbint.texinfo: Add how to declare the result of make_cleanup.
380
381 Mon Oct 26 11:09:47 1992 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
382
383 * gdb.texinfo: Fix typo, reported by Karl Berry.
384
385 Fri Oct 23 00:41:21 1992 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
386
387 * gdb.texinfo: Add opcodes dir to GDB distribution description.
388
389 Sat Oct 10 18:04:58 1992 david d `zoo' zuhn (zoo at cirdan.cygnus.com)
390
391 * gdbint.texinfo: fixed a stray email address (needs @@),
392 added @table @code to node "Native Conditionals"
393
394 Tue Sep 22 00:34:15 1992 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
395
396 * gdbint.texinfo: Describe coding style of GDB.
397
398 Mon Sep 21 19:32:16 1992 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
399
400 * stabs.texinfo: Minor wording changes.
401
402 Tue Sep 15 02:57:09 1992 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
403
404 * gdbint.texinfo: Improve release doc slightly.
405
406 Fri Sep 11 01:34:25 1992 John Gilmore (gnu@sphagnum.cygnus.com)
407
408 * gdbint.texinfo: Improve doc of GDB config macros.
409
410 Wed Sep 9 16:52:06 1992 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
411
412 * stabs.texinfo: Remove Bothner's changes for C++ nested types.
413 These will be reinserted when examined.
414
415 Mon Aug 24 01:17:55 1992 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
416
417 * gdbint.texinfo: Make a start at documenting all the #if macros
418 in GDB. At least list them all, and start separating them into
419 host-specific and target-specific.
420
421 Tue Aug 18 15:59:13 1992 Roland H. Pesch (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
422
423 * gdbinv-s.m4.in: refrain from using @cartouche for just a few
424 examples (not consistent w others).
425 gdb.texinfo: issue disclaimer paragraph on cmdline options only
426 for generic vn of doc
427
428 Tue Aug 18 14:53:27 1992 Ian Lance Taylor (ian@cygnus.com)
429
430 * Makefile.in: always create installation directories.
431
432 Tue Aug 18 14:11:50 1992 Roland H. Pesch (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
433
434 * gdb.texinfo: in h8 config, do not describe searching commands.
435
436 Mon Aug 17 18:07:59 1992 Roland H. Pesch (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
437
438 * gdb.texinfo, none.m4, h8.m4, gdbinv-s.m4.in: improve H8/300
439 conditionals; introduce a few generic switches that may be
440 useful for other cross-dev or dos-hosted configs.
441
442 * gdb.texinfo: fix typo in "info reg" description
443
444 Sun Aug 16 01:16:18 1992 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
445
446 * stabs.texinfo: Minor updates from running TeX over it.
447 * Makefile.in (stabs.dvi, stabs.ps): Add.
448
449 Sat Aug 15 20:52:24 1992 Per Bothner (bothner@rtl.cygnus.com)
450
451 * stabs.texinfo: Stabs documentation, written by Julia Menapace.
452 First pass at converting it to texinfo.
453
454 Sat Aug 15 03:14:59 1992 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
455
456 * gdb.texinfo, refcard.tex: Document mult args on `info reg'.
457 * Makefile.in (refcard.ps, lrefcard.ps): Add missing $(srdir).
458
459 Fri Aug 14 21:08:47 1992 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
460
461 * gdbint.texinfo: Add section on partial symbol tables.
462
463 Sat Jun 20 16:31:10 1992 John Gilmore (gnu at cygnus.com)
464
465 * gdb.texinfo: document `set remotedebug' and `set
466 rstack_high_address'.
467
468 Thu May 14 17:09:48 1992 Roland H. Pesch (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
469
470 * gdb.texinfo: slight expansion of new text on reading info files
471 * gdbinv-s.m4.in: correct and expand info on cross-debugging
472 H8/300 from DOS.
473
474 Tue May 12 12:22:47 1992 John Gilmore (gnu at cygnus.com)
475
476 * gdb.texinfo: `info user' => `show user'. Noticed by David Taylor.
477
478 Mon May 11 19:06:27 1992 John Gilmore (gnu at cygnus.com)
479
480 * gdb.texinfo: Say how to read the `info' files.
481
482 Tue May 5 12:11:38 1992 K. Richard Pixley (rich@cygnus.com)
483
484 * Makefile.in: gm4 -> m4.
485
486 Fri Apr 10 17:50:43 1992 John Gilmore (gnu at rtl.cygnus.com)
487
488 * gdb.texinfo: Update for GDB-4.5. Move `Formatting
489 Documentation' ahead of `Installing GDB' to match README.
490 Update shared library doc, -readnow and -mapped, and directory
491 structure (add glob and mmalloc). Update configure doc.
492
493 Tue Mar 24 23:28:38 1992 K. Richard Pixley (rich@cygnus.com)
494
495 * Makefile.in: remove $(srcdir) from gdb.info rule.
496
497 Sat Mar 7 18:44:50 1992 K. Richard Pixley (rich@rtl.cygnus.com)
498
499 * Makefile.in: commented out gdb-all.texinfo rule. This is
500 temporary.
501
502 Wed Feb 26 18:04:40 1992 K. Richard Pixley (rich@cygnus.com)
503
504 * Makefile.in, configure.in: removed traces of namesubdir,
505 -subdirs, $(subdir), $(unsubdir), some rcs triggers. Forced
506 copyrights to '92, changed some from Cygnus to FSF.
507
508 Fri Dec 13 09:47:31 1991 John Gilmore (gnu at cygnus.com)
509
510 * gdb.texinfo: Improve how we ask for bug reports.
511
512 Tue Dec 10 04:07:21 1991 K. Richard Pixley (rich at rtl.cygnus.com)
513
514 * Makefile.in: infodir belongs in datadir.
515
516 Fri Dec 6 23:57:34 1991 K. Richard Pixley (rich at rtl.cygnus.com)
517
518 * Makefile.in: remove spaces following hyphens, bsd make can't
519 cope. install using INSTALL_DATA. added clean-info. added
520 standards.text support.
521
522 Thu Dec 5 22:46:12 1991 K. Richard Pixley (rich at rtl.cygnus.com)
523
524 * Makefile.in: idestdir and ddestdir go away. Added copyrights
525 and shift gpl to v2. Added ChangeLog if it didn't exist. docdir
526 and mandir now keyed off datadir by default.
527
528 \f
529 Local Variables:
530 mode: indented-text
531 left-margin: 8
532 fill-column: 74
533 version-control: never
534 End: