* WHATS.NEW: "history write -> history save". Doc "write on/off".

(Fix from kenc@viewlogic.com.)

diff --git a/gdb/WHATS.NEW b/gdb/WHATS.NEW
index d62886594d20d1e8908446f6b7a8b9dab2fb1320..99eee8162f58a7d275b9945d4f18ded1f66c7b6c 100755 (executable)
--- a/gdb/WHATS.NEW
+++ b/gdb/WHATS.NEW
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ history size N:  The size, in commands, of the command history.  The
                 default is 256, or the value of the environment variable
                 HISTSIZE.
 
-history write on/off: If this value is set to ON, the history file will
+history save on/off: If this value is set to ON, the history file will
                      be saved after exiting gdb.  If set to OFF, the 
                      file will not be saved.  The default is OFF.
 
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ print asm-demangle on/off:  Same, for assembler level printouts
 
 print vtbl on/off:  Prettyprint C++ virtual function tables.  Default is OFF.
 
+write on/off:  GDB can now write to executable and core files (e.g. patch
+               a variable's value) if you turn this switch on, specify
+               the file ("exec foo" or "core foo"), then modify it, e.g.
+               by assigning a new value to a variable.
 
  *  Support for Epoch Environment.