Allow remote debugging over a Unix local domain socket.

[binutils-gdb.git] / gdb / NEWS

diff --git a/gdb/NEWS b/gdb/NEWS
index 75436b0fc32f11043d23f27ba733e80e489665a0..00adcd4d53d262ac4789b479bf7aebc36f9ff5db 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/NEWS
+++ b/gdb/NEWS
@@ -21,6 +21,14 @@
 * GDB in batch mode now exits with status 1 if the last command to be
   executed failed.
 
+* Changes to the "frame", "select-frame", and "info frame" CLI
+  commands.  These commands all now take a frame specification which
+  is either a frame level, or one of the keywords 'level', 'address',
+  'function', or 'view' followed by a parameter.  Selecting a frame by
+  address, or viewing a frame outside the current backtrace now
+  requires the use of a keyword.  Selecting a frame by level is
+  unchanged.  The MI comment "-stack-select-frame" is unchanged.
+
 * New commands
 
 set debug compile-cplus-types
@@ -29,6 +37,11 @@ show debug compile-cplus-types
   C++ compile feature.  Commands have no effect while compiliong
   for other languages.
 
+set debug skip
+show debug skip
+  Control whether debug output about files/functions skipping is
+  displayed.
+
 frame apply [all | COUNT | -COUNT | level LEVEL...] [FLAG]... COMMAND
   Apply a command to some frames.
   FLAG arguments allow to control what output to produce and how to handle
@@ -51,8 +64,16 @@ maint set dwarf unwinders (on|off)
 maint show dwarf unwinders
   Control whether DWARF unwinders can be used.
 
+info proc files
+  Display a list of open files for a process.
+
 * Changed commands
 
+target remote FILENAME
+target extended-remote FILENAME
+  If FILENAME is a Unix domain socket, GDB will attempt to connect
+  to this socket instead of opening FILENAME as a character device.
+
 thread apply [all | COUNT | -COUNT] [FLAG]... COMMAND
   The 'thread apply' command accepts new FLAG arguments.
   FLAG arguments allow to control what output to produce and how to handle
@@ -79,6 +100,14 @@ GNU/Linux/RISC-V            riscv*-*-linux*
 CSKY ELF                       csky*-*-elf
 CSKY GNU/LINUX                 csky*-*-linux
 
+* Python API
+
+  ** The gdb.Inferior type has a new 'progspace' property, which is the program
+     space associated to that inferior.
+
+  ** The gdb.Progspace type has a new 'objfiles' method, which returns the list
+     of objfiles associated to that program space.
+
 *** Changes in GDB 8.2
 
 * The 'set disassembler-options' command now supports specifying options