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