gdb/doc/ChangeLog

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