PROBLEMS.

diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 184cda83ef362094975af8531e0f075faf4e83e9..112f093de60f20a23a0544842afa345fb8d763d5 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2001-12-07  Andrew Cagney  <ac131313@redhat.com>
+
+       * PROBLEMS: New file.
+       * README: Move known problems to PROBLEMS file.
+
 2001-12-07  Daniel Jacobowitz  <drow@mvista.com>
 
        * stabsread.c (read_member_functions): Skip member functions which

diff --git a/gdb/PROBLEMS b/gdb/PROBLEMS
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..79bc2cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gdb/PROBLEMS
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+hppa2.0-hp-hpux10.20
+
+Due to a problem (conflicting types) with libiberty/regex.c, GDB 5.1
+does not build on HP/UX 10.20 when using the HP supplied compiler.
+
+Due to bit rot, GDB 5.1 does not work on HP/UX 10.20 when built with
+GCC.
+
+
+hppa2.0w-hp-hpux11.00
+
+Due to a problem with ltconfig and long argument lines, GDB 5.1 does
+not configure on HP/UX 11.00.
+
+
+alpha-dec-osf5.1
+
+GDB 5.1 has a number of problems on this platform (Ref PR gdb/237).  A
+GDB 5.1 built with ``CC="cc -DUSE_LDR_ROUTINES"'' is reported to work
+much better.
+
+
+alpha-dec-osf4.0e
+
+GDB 5.1 is known to have problems on this platform (encounters an
+internal error in the symbol table reader).
+
+
+sparcv9-sun-solaris2.8
+
+There are known problems with building GDB 5.1 using GCC 3.0.x for the
+64 bit SPARC target (bad code gen).  You could try a development
+version of GCC.
+
+
+i586-sco-sysv5uw7.1.1
+
+There are known problems with GDB 5.1's thread support on this
+platform.  Non-threaded programs should work.
+
+
+*-*-*
+
+GDB 5.1 assumes that the host C compiler implemends alloca().  GCC is
+one such compiler.  This problem should be fixed on the trunk.

diff --git a/gdb/README b/gdb/README
index 3568dfcca996a9abdba04c3ce686cfaebb3742a9..dcf0a4778633c20d0b9a27c61c4f422ff5397663 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/README
+++ b/gdb/README
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ A summary of new features is in the file `NEWS'.
 See the GDB home page at http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/ for up to
 date release information, mailing list links and archives, etc.
 
+See the file PROBLEMS for late breaking news.
+
 
 Unpacking and Installation -- quick overview
 ==========================
@@ -427,56 +429,6 @@ other GNU tools recursively; but these are the only options that affect
 GDB or its supporting libraries.
 
 
-Host/target specific installation notes
-=======================================
-
-hppa2.0-hp-hpux10.20
-
-Due to a problem (conflicting types) with libiberty/regex.c, GDB 5.1
-does not build on HP/UX 10.20 when using the HP supplied compiler.
-
-Due to bit rot, GDB 5.1 does not work on HP/UX 10.20 when built with
-GCC.
-
-
-hppa2.0w-hp-hpux11.00
-
-Due to a problem with ltconfig and long argument lines, GDB 5.1 does
-not configure on HP/UX 11.00.
-
-
-alpha-dec-osf5.1
-
-GDB 5.1 has a number of problems on this platform (Ref PR gdb/237).  A
-GDB 5.1 built with ``CC="cc -DUSE_LDR_ROUTINES"'' is reported to work
-much better.
-
-
-alpha-dec-osf4.0e
-
-GDB 5.1 is known to have problems on this platform (encounters an
-internal error in the symbol table reader).
-
-
-sparcv9-sun-solaris2.8
-
-There are known problems with building GDB 5.1 using GCC 3.0.x for the
-64 bit SPARC target (bad code gen).  You could try a development
-version of GCC.
-
-
-i586-sco-sysv5uw7.1.1
-
-There are known problems with GDB 5.1's thread support on this
-platform.  Non-threaded programs should work.
-
-
-*-*-*
-
-GDB 5.1 assumes that the host C compiler implemends alloca().  GCC is
-one such compiler.  This problem should be fixed on the trunk.
-
-
 Remote debugging
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