* remote.c (remotebreak): New GDB variable.

	(remote_break): New global.
	(remote_interrupt): Send a break instead of ^C if remote_break.
	* NEWS: Describe the new variable.

diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 157e66862146cfb62d227b0e7815dcf3ec89bcc9..eaec2e8b81ba01a33a1e2c4ebf15991d80148042 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Mon Jan 22 16:59:40 1996  Stan Shebs  <shebs@andros.cygnus.com>
+
+       * remote.c (remotebreak): New GDB variable.
+       (remote_break): New global.
+       (remote_interrupt): Send a break instead of ^C if remote_break.
+       * NEWS: Describe the new variable.
+
 Mon Jan 22 16:24:11 1996  Doug Evans  <dje@charmed.cygnus.com>
 
        * sparc-tdep.c (_initialize_sparc_tdep): Always use print_insn_sparc.

diff --git a/gdb/NEWS b/gdb/NEWS
index f1019fa8416b13838c11a7e8515e0752bf16cbf2..1d754cd5e7160714809ba61ec75ec882191d0961 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/NEWS
+++ b/gdb/NEWS
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ ARM via RDP protocol                         arm-*-*
 PowerPC via PPCBUG monitor                     powerpc{,le}-*-eabi*
 PowerPC simulator                              powerpc{,le}-*-eabi if building with GCC
 
+* Send break instead of ^C
+
+The standard remote protocol now includes an option to send a break
+rather than a ^C to the target in order to interrupt it.  By default,
+GDB will send ^C; to send a break, set the variable `remotebreak' to 1.
+
 *** Changes in GDB-4.15:
 
 * Psymtabs for XCOFF