2004-03-16 Michael Chastain <mec.gnu@mindspring.com>

	* PROBLEMS: Add section headers, "Regressions since gdb 6.0"
	and "Regressions since gdb 5.3.".  Add known regressions since
	gdb 6.0.

diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 51ad2904522b16a5f937cf4dadd22b0def043b11..74813bd3b0dd7d33b79447364120a94c1f862bd7 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2004-03-16  Michael Chastain  <mec.gnu@mindspring.com>
+
+       * PROBLEMS: Add section headers, "Regressions since gdb 6.0"
+       and "Regressions since gdb 5.3.".  Add known regressions since
+       gdb 6.0.
+
 2004-03-16  David Carlton  <carlton@kealia.com>
 
        * dwarf2read.c (process_structure_scope): Process children even

diff --git a/gdb/PROBLEMS b/gdb/PROBLEMS
index d3b4f845266a6730c1faa23a3a636e9a4edf4582..dd906036a0c9fb1af35347ffaad61f72c679830b 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/PROBLEMS
+++ b/gdb/PROBLEMS
@@ -23,6 +23,30 @@ Fortunately the ARM target, in the GDB's mainline sources, has been
 updated so people encountering problems should consider downloading a
 more current GDB (http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/current).
 
+*** Regressions since gdb 6.0
+
+gdb/826: variables in C++ namespaces have to be enclosed in quotes
+
+When referring to a variable in C++ code that is inside a
+namespace, you have to put it inside single quotes.
+
+gdb/931: GDB could be more generous when reading types C++ templates on input
+
+When the user types a template, GDB frequently requires the type to be
+typed in a certain way (e.g. "const char*" as opposed to "const char *"
+or "char const *" or "char const*").
+
+gdb/1505: [regression] gdb prints a bad backtrace for a thread
+
+When backtracing a thread, gdb doesn't stop until it hits garbage.
+This is sensitive to the operating system and thread library.
+
+gdb/1512: no canonical way to output names of C++ types
+
+We currently don't have any canonical way to output names of C++ types.
+E.g. "const char *" versus "char const *"; more subtleties arise when
+dealing with templates.
+
 gdb/1516: [regression] local classes, gcc 2.95.3, dwarf-2
 
 With gcc 2.95.3 and the dwarf-2 debugging format, classes which are
@@ -35,6 +59,15 @@ This applies only to classes where the class type is defined inside a
 function, not to variables defined with types that are defined somewhere
 outside any function (which most types are).
 
+gdb/1560: Control-C does not always interrupt GDB.
+
+When GDB is busy processing a command which takes a long time to
+complete, hitting Control-C does not have the expected effect.
+The command execution is not aborted, and the "QUIT" message confirming
+the abortion is displayed only after the command has been completed.
+
+*** Regressions since gdb 5.3
+
 gdb/1091: Constructor breakpoints ignored
 gdb/1193: g++ 3.3 creates multiple constructors: gdb 5.3 can't set breakpoints
 
@@ -52,8 +85,3 @@ implement virtual base classes.  gcc 2.x generated just one object code
 function with a hidden parameter, but gcc 3.x conforms to a multi-vendor
 ABI for C++ which requires multiple object code functions.
 
-gdb/1560: Control-C does not always interrupt GDB.
-When GDB is busy processing a command which takes a long time to
-complete, hitting Control-C does not have the expected effect.
-The command execution is not aborted, and the "QUIT" message confirming
-the abortion is displayed only after the command has been completed.