New material for MIPS Remote thanks to Ian, and minor miscellany:
[binutils-gdb.git] / gdb / doc / ChangeLog
1 Thu May 6 16:39:50 1993 Roland H. Pesch (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
2
3 * all-config.texi (MIPS) new switch.
4
5 * gdbinv-s.texi (Nindy Options) Remove two instances of future
6 tense; (MIPS Remote) new node.
7
8 * gdb.texinfo (passim) rephrases to work around makeinfo @value
9 bug; (Environment) less passive, other small cleanups in text about
10 .cshrc/.bashrc; (Invoking GDB) new MIPS Remote menu entry;
11 (Remote) new MIPS Remote menu entry.
12
13 Thu May 6 08:51:35 1993 Fred Fish (fnf@cygnus.com)
14
15 * snapshots.readme: Add notes for UNIX make and GNU make.
16
17 Mon May 3 17:06:45 1993 Fred Fish (fnf@cygnus.com)
18
19 * snapshots.readme: Clarify bison/byacc/yacc notes.
20
21 Thu Apr 29 09:36:25 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@cygnus.com)
22
23 * stabs.texinfo: Many changes to include information from the
24 AIX documentation.
25
26 * gdb.texinfo (Environment): Mention pitfall with .cshrc.
27
28 Tue Apr 27 14:02:57 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@cygnus.com)
29
30 * gdbint.texinfo (new node Debugging GDB, elsewhere):
31 Move a bunch of information from ../README.
32 (Getting Started): New node.
33
34 Fri Apr 23 17:21:13 1993 Roland H. Pesch (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
35
36 * gdbinv-s.texi, gdb.texinfo: include Hitachi SH target
37
38 * gdb.texinfo: advance manual revision dates to present
39
40 * gdbinv-s.texi, gdb.texinfo, all-config.texi, h8-config.texi:
41 stop using silly Roman numerals in @set variable names
42
43 Fri Apr 23 07:30:01 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@cygnus.com)
44
45 * stabs.texinfo (Parameters): Keep trying to get this right.
46
47 Wed Apr 21 15:18:47 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@cygnus.com)
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49 * stabs.texinfo (Parameters): More on "local parameters".
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51 Mon Apr 19 08:00:51 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@cygnus.com)
52
53 * stabs.texinfo (Parameters): Re-do "local parameters" section.
54
55 Sun Apr 18 09:47:45 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@cygnus.com)
56
57 * stabs.texinfo (Symbol descriptors): Re-do using @table and @xref.
58 (Parameters): Rewrite.
59 (xcoff-differences, Sun-differences): Minor changes.
60
61 Thu Apr 15 02:35:24 1993 John Gilmore (gnu@cacophony.cygnus.com)
62
63 * stabs.texinfo: Minor cleanup.
64
65 Wed Apr 14 17:31:00 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@cygnus.com)
66
67 * gdbint.texinfo: Minor xcoff stuff.
68
69 Wed Apr 7 14:11:07 1993 Fred Fish (fnf@cygnus.com)
70
71 * gdbint.texinfo: Update for new config directory structure.
72 Add info about internal type data structures.
73
74 Mon Apr 5 09:06:30 1993 Ian Lance Taylor (ian@cygnus.com)
75
76 * Makefile.in (SFILES_INCLUDED): gdb-config.texi is no longer in
77 $(srcdir).
78 (gdb-config.texi): Depend on file in $(srcdir).
79
80 Fri Apr 2 16:55:13 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@cygnus.com)
81
82 * stabs.texinfo: Fixes about N_SO.
83
84 Fri Mar 26 18:00:35 1993 Roland H. Pesch (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
85
86 * gdb.texinfo: include list of nonstandard init file names
87
88 * *-config.texi: new switch GENERIC for text that applies *only*
89 to (usual) multiple-target version of manual
90
91 * gdb.texinfo, gdbinv-s.texi: Update conditional markup to correct
92 h8 config
93
94 * gdb.texinfo: depend on latest fixed makeinfo, use conditionals
95 in menus (rather than conditionally selected multiple alternative
96 menus).
97
98 * Makefile.in: define and use DOC_CONFIG var to select
99 configuration for GDB user manual.
100
101 * gdb-config.texi: delete from repository, generate from Makefile.
102
103 * all-config.texi: normal `generic' configuration file, formerly
104 stored as gdb-config.texi
105
106 Wed Mar 24 14:03:19 1993 david d `zoo' zuhn (zoo at poseidon.cygnus.com)
107
108 * Makefile.in: add dvi target to build all .dvi files
109
110 Tue Mar 23 16:03:24 1993 Roland H. Pesch (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
111
112 * gdb.texinfo, gdvinv-s.texinfo: formatting improvements.
113
114 Fri Mar 19 21:46:50 1993 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
115
116 * gdbint.texinfo: Doc NO_MMALLOC and NO_MMALLOC_CHECK as
117 host conditionals.
118 * stabs.texinfo: More array fixes inspired by Jim's.
119
120 Fri Mar 19 10:23:34 1993 Jim Kingdon (kingdon@cygnus.com)
121
122 * stabs.texinfo: Fixes re arrays and continuations.
123
124 * gdbint.texinfo: Add XCOFF node.
125
126 Mon Mar 8 15:52:18 1993 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
127
128 * gdb.texinfo: Add `set print max-symbolic-offset' doc.
129
130 Sun Feb 21 17:09:38 1993 Per Bothner (bothner@rtl.cygnus.com)
131
132 * stabs.texinfo: Fix for array types to mention lower bounds.
133
134 Thu Feb 18 01:19:49 1993 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
135
136 * gdbint.texinfo: Update PTRACE_ARG3_TYPE doc, pull PT_*.
137
138 Wed Feb 17 08:15:24 1993 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
139
140 * gdbint.texinfo: Remove SET_STACK_LIMIT_HUGE from target defines.
141
142 Thu Feb 11 10:38:40 1993 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
143
144 * gdbint.texinfo: Fix thinko (NM_FILE => NAT_FILE). Found
145 by Michael Ben-Gershon <mybg@CS.HUJI.AC.IL>.
146
147 Wed Feb 10 23:59:19 1993 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
148
149 * gdbint.texinfo: Eliminate IBM6000_HOST, document IBM6000_TARGET.
150
151 Tue Feb 9 18:26:21 1993 Roland H. Pesch (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
152
153 * gdb.texinfo, gdbinv-s.texi: misc updates
154
155 Sat Feb 6 10:25:47 1993 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
156
157 * gdbint.texinfo: Brief documentation for longjmp support,
158 from an email msg by Stu.
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160 Fri Feb 5 14:10:15 1993 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
161
162 * stabs.texinfo: Fix description of floating point "range"
163 types (which really define basic types). Reported by Jim Meehan,
164 <meehan@src.dec.com>.
165
166 * gdbint.texinfo: Remove COFF_NO_LONG_FILE_NAMES define, now gone.
167
168 Thu Feb 4 13:56:46 1993 Ian Lance Taylor (ian@cygnus.com)
169
170 * gdbint.texinfo: Slightly expand section on supporting a new
171 object file format.
172
173 Thu Feb 4 01:49:04 1993 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
174
175 * Makefile.in (refcard.ps, lrefcard.ps): Remove psref.tex
176 intermediate file.
177
178 Tue Feb 2 12:18:06 1993 Roland H. Pesch (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
179
180 * gdb.texinfo, gdbinv-s.texi: miscellaneous stylistic cleanups
181
182 Mon Feb 1 15:35:47 1993 Roland H. Pesch (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
183
184 * gdbinv-s.texi: z8000 simulator target name is just "sim"
185
186 * gdbinv-s.texi: Mention that Z8000 simulator can simulate Z8001
187 as well as Z8002.
188
189 Sat Nov 28 06:51:35 1992 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
190
191 * gdbint.texinfo: Add sections on clean design and on how to send
192 in changes.
193
194 Mon Nov 9 23:57:02 1992 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
195
196 * gdbint.texinfo: Add how to declare the result of make_cleanup.
197
198 Mon Oct 26 11:09:47 1992 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
199
200 * gdb.texinfo: Fix typo, reported by Karl Berry.
201
202 Fri Oct 23 00:41:21 1992 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
203
204 * gdb.texinfo: Add opcodes dir to GDB distribution description.
205
206 Sat Oct 10 18:04:58 1992 david d `zoo' zuhn (zoo at cirdan.cygnus.com)
207
208 * gdbint.texinfo: fixed a stray email address (needs @@),
209 added @table @code to node "Native Conditionals"
210
211 Tue Sep 22 00:34:15 1992 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
212
213 * gdbint.texinfo: Describe coding style of GDB.
214
215 Mon Sep 21 19:32:16 1992 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
216
217 * stabs.texinfo: Minor wording changes.
218
219 Tue Sep 15 02:57:09 1992 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
220
221 * gdbint.texinfo: Improve release doc slightly.
222
223 Fri Sep 11 01:34:25 1992 John Gilmore (gnu@sphagnum.cygnus.com)
224
225 * gdbint.texinfo: Improve doc of GDB config macros.
226
227 Wed Sep 9 16:52:06 1992 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
228
229 * stabs.texinfo: Remove Bothner's changes for C++ nested types.
230 These will be reinserted when examined.
231
232 Mon Aug 24 01:17:55 1992 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
233
234 * gdbint.texinfo: Make a start at documenting all the #if macros
235 in GDB. At least list them all, and start separating them into
236 host-specific and target-specific.
237
238 Tue Aug 18 15:59:13 1992 Roland H. Pesch (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
239
240 * gdbinv-s.m4.in: refrain from using @cartouche for just a few
241 examples (not consistent w others).
242 gdb.texinfo: issue disclaimer paragraph on cmdline options only
243 for generic vn of doc
244
245 Tue Aug 18 14:53:27 1992 Ian Lance Taylor (ian@cygnus.com)
246
247 * Makefile.in: always create installation directories.
248
249 Tue Aug 18 14:11:50 1992 Roland H. Pesch (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
250
251 * gdb.texinfo: in h8 config, do not describe searching commands.
252
253 Mon Aug 17 18:07:59 1992 Roland H. Pesch (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
254
255 * gdb.texinfo, none.m4, h8.m4, gdbinv-s.m4.in: improve H8/300
256 conditionals; introduce a few generic switches that may be
257 useful for other cross-dev or dos-hosted configs.
258
259 * gdb.texinfo: fix typo in "info reg" description
260
261 Sun Aug 16 01:16:18 1992 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
262
263 * stabs.texinfo: Minor updates from running TeX over it.
264 * Makefile.in (stabs.dvi, stabs.ps): Add.
265
266 Sat Aug 15 20:52:24 1992 Per Bothner (bothner@rtl.cygnus.com)
267
268 * stabs.texinfo: Stabs documentation, written by Julia Menapace.
269 First pass at converting it to texinfo.
270
271 Sat Aug 15 03:14:59 1992 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
272
273 * gdb.texinfo, refcard.tex: Document mult args on `info reg'.
274 * Makefile.in (refcard.ps, lrefcard.ps): Add missing $(srdir).
275
276 Fri Aug 14 21:08:47 1992 John Gilmore (gnu@cygnus.com)
277
278 * gdbint.texinfo: Add section on partial symbol tables.
279
280 Sat Jun 20 16:31:10 1992 John Gilmore (gnu at cygnus.com)
281
282 * gdb.texinfo: document `set remotedebug' and `set
283 rstack_high_address'.
284
285 Thu May 14 17:09:48 1992 Roland H. Pesch (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
286
287 * gdb.texinfo: slight expansion of new text on reading info files
288 * gdbinv-s.m4.in: correct and expand info on cross-debugging
289 H8/300 from DOS.
290
291 Tue May 12 12:22:47 1992 John Gilmore (gnu at cygnus.com)
292
293 * gdb.texinfo: `info user' => `show user'. Noticed by David Taylor.
294
295 Mon May 11 19:06:27 1992 John Gilmore (gnu at cygnus.com)
296
297 * gdb.texinfo: Say how to read the `info' files.
298
299 Tue May 5 12:11:38 1992 K. Richard Pixley (rich@cygnus.com)
300
301 * Makefile.in: gm4 -> m4.
302
303 Fri Apr 10 17:50:43 1992 John Gilmore (gnu at rtl.cygnus.com)
304
305 * gdb.texinfo: Update for GDB-4.5. Move `Formatting
306 Documentation' ahead of `Installing GDB' to match README.
307 Update shared library doc, -readnow and -mapped, and directory
308 structure (add glob and mmalloc). Update configure doc.
309
310 Tue Mar 24 23:28:38 1992 K. Richard Pixley (rich@cygnus.com)
311
312 * Makefile.in: remove $(srcdir) from gdb.info rule.
313
314 Sat Mar 7 18:44:50 1992 K. Richard Pixley (rich@rtl.cygnus.com)
315
316 * Makefile.in: commented out gdb-all.texinfo rule. This is
317 temporary.
318
319 Wed Feb 26 18:04:40 1992 K. Richard Pixley (rich@cygnus.com)
320
321 * Makefile.in, configure.in: removed traces of namesubdir,
322 -subdirs, $(subdir), $(unsubdir), some rcs triggers. Forced
323 copyrights to '92, changed some from Cygnus to FSF.
324
325 Fri Dec 13 09:47:31 1991 John Gilmore (gnu at cygnus.com)
326
327 * gdb.texinfo: Improve how we ask for bug reports.
328
329 Tue Dec 10 04:07:21 1991 K. Richard Pixley (rich at rtl.cygnus.com)
330
331 * Makefile.in: infodir belongs in datadir.
332
333 Fri Dec 6 23:57:34 1991 K. Richard Pixley (rich at rtl.cygnus.com)
334
335 * Makefile.in: remove spaces following hyphens, bsd make can't
336 cope. install using INSTALL_DATA. added clean-info. added
337 standards.text support.
338
339 Thu Dec 5 22:46:12 1991 K. Richard Pixley (rich at rtl.cygnus.com)
340
341 * Makefile.in: idestdir and ddestdir go away. Added copyrights
342 and shift gpl to v2. Added ChangeLog if it didn't exist. docdir
343 and mandir now keyed off datadir by default.
344