gdb/doc/ChangeLog

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