some known bugs in gdb, if you are into bug-hunting.
-Update the TODO list with all the lists of gdb bugs lying around on paper.
-
It should be possible to use symbols from shared libraries before we know
exactly where the libraries will be loaded. E.g. "b perror" before running
the program. This could maybe be done as an extension of the "breakpoint
faster like single-line execution. Speed them up tremendously on
machines that have watchpoint registers.
-Update gdb-int.texinfo to include doc on the directory structure and
+Update gdbint.texinfo to include doc on the directory structure and
the various tricks of building gdb.
Do a tutorial in gdb.texinfo on how to do simple things in gdb.
Remove the VTBL internal guts from printouts of C++ structs, unless
vtblprint is set.
-Remove "at 0xnnnn" from the "b foo" response, if !addressprint and if
+Remove "at 0xnnnn" from the "b foo" response, if `print address off' and if
it matches the source line indicated.
The prompt at end of screen should accept space as well as CR.
Make sure we can handle executables with no symbol info, e.g. /bin/csh.
-We should be able to write to executables that aren't running.
-
We should be able to write to random files at hex offsets like adb.
Make "target xxx" command interruptible.
for ANSI C and consistency on arrays and functions.
For "float point[15];":
ptype &point[4] ==> Attempt to take address of non-lvalue.
-p &point[4] ==> Dereferences point[4] rather than giving you point+4.
For "char *malloc();":
ptype malloc ==> "char *()"; should be same as
ptype &malloc ==> "char *(*)()"
What has changed since GDB-3.5?
(Organized release by release)
+*** Changes in GDB-4.2:
+
+ * Improved configuration
+
+Only one copy of `configure' exists now, and it is not self-modifying.
+Porting BFD is simpler.
+
+ * Stepping improved
+
+The `step' and `next' commands now only stop at the first instruction
+of a source line. This prevents the multiple stops that used to occur
+in switch statements, for-loops, etc. `Step' continues to stop if a
+function that has debugging information is called within the line.
+
+ * Bug fixing
+
+Lots of small bugs fixed. More remain.
+
+ * New host supported (not target)
+
+Intel 386 PC clone running Mach i386-none-mach
+
+
*** Changes in GDB-4.1:
* Multiple source language support