gdb/doc/ChangeLog

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