gdb/doc/ChangeLog

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