gdb/doc/ChangeLog

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