gdb/doc/ChangeLog

   1 Sat Jun 12 16:09:22 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)
   2
   3         * {all,h8}-config.texi: Rename to *-cfg.texi for 14 char filenames.
   4         * Makefile.in: Change accordingly.  gdb-config.texi -> gdb-cfg.texi.
   5
   6         * stabs.texinfo: Clean up N_{L,R}BRAC.  Discuss what addresses of
   7         N_{L,R}BRAC,N_SLINE are relative to.
   8
   9 Fri Jun 11 15:15:55 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)
  10
  11         * Makefile.in (GDBvn.texi): Update atomically.
  12
  13 Wed Jun  9 10:58:16 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)
  14
  15         * gdbinv-s.texi (Debug Session): Document exceptionHook.
  16
  17 Tue Jun  8 13:42:04 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)
  18
  19         * gdb.texinfo (Print Settings): Move all stuff relating to symbolic
  20         addresses together.  Also motivate the set print symbol-filename
  21         command and suggest other solutions.
  22
  23 Tue Jun  1 22:46:43 1993  Fred Fish  (fnf@cygnus.com)
  24
  25         * gdb.texinfo (set print elements):  Note that the number of
  26         elements is set to unlimited by "set print elements 0".
  27
  28 Mon May 31 08:06:55 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)
  29
  30         * stabs.texinfo (Builtin Type Descriptors): Try to clarify what
  31         NF_LDOUBLE means.
  32         (Stab Types): Include Solaris stab types.
  33         (Procedures): Document Solaris extensions.
  34
  35 Thu May 27 06:20:42 1993  Peter Schauer  (pes@regent.e-technik.tu-muenchen.de)
  36
  37         * gdb.texinfo:  Add `set print symbol-filename' doc.
  38
  39 Wed May 26 00:26:42 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
  40
  41         * stabs.texinfo (Arrays): Talk about type definition vs. type
  42         information.
  43
  44         * stabs.texinfo (Builtin Type Descriptors): Talk about omitting
  45         the trailing semicolon.
  46
  47 Tue May 25 14:49:42 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
  48
  49         * stabs.texinfo (Line Numbers, Source Files): Re-write these two nodes
  50         and merge in other parts of the document addressing these subjects.
  51         gdbint.texinfo (XCOFF): Remove info which is now in stabs.texinfo.
  52
  53         * stabs.texinfo (Subranges, Arrays): Try to explain about the semicolon
  54         at the end of a range type.
  55
  56         * stabs.texinfo (Subranges): "A offset" and "T offset" are not
  57         AIX extensions.
  58
  59 Mon May 24 11:09:06 1993  Fred Fish  (fnf@cygnus.com)
  60
  61         * snapshots.readme:  Clarify when obvious and non-obvious bugs
  62         should be reported.
  63
  64 Mon May 24 09:00:33 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
  65
  66         * stabs.texinfo (Stabs Format):  Misc fixes.
  67
  68 Sat May 22 10:40:56 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
  69
  70         * stabs.texinfo (Constants):  Allow an `e' constant to be non-enum.
  71         (Traditional builtin types): Document convex convention for long long.
  72         (Negative builtin types): Discuss type names, and misc fixes.
  73
  74 Fri May 21 11:20:31 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
  75
  76         * stabs.texinfo (Builtin Type Descriptors): Document the floating
  77         point types used with @samp{R} type descriptor.
  78         (Symbol Descriptors): Describe how to handle conflict between
  79         different meanings of @samp{P} symbol descriptor.
  80
  81 Thu May 20 13:35:10 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
  82
  83         * stabs.texinfo: Remove node Quick Reference and put its children
  84         directly under the main menu.
  85
  86         * stabs.texinfo: Many more changes to bring it into line with
  87         AIX documentation and reality.  I think it now has all the
  88         information from the AIX documentation, except that I burned
  89         out when I got to variant records (Pascal and Modula-2) and
  90         all the COBOL types.  Oh well, we can add them later when we're
  91         worrying more about those languages.
  92
  93         * stabs.texinfo (Automatic variables): Talk about what it means
  94         to omit the symbol descriptor.
  95
  96 Tue May 18 17:59:18 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
  97
  98         * stabs.texinfo (Parameters): Add "(sometimes)" when describing
  99         gcc2 behavior with promoted args.
 100
 101 Fri May 14 21:35:29 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 102
 103         * gdb.texinfo: include readline appendices in info version of manual
 104
 105 Fri May  7 11:56:18 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 106
 107         * gdbinv-s.texi (Remote Serial): describe new ^C behavior in
 108         target remote.
 109
 110         * gdb.texinfo (Machine Code): more index entries for disassemble
 111
 112 Fri May  7 10:12:30 1993  Fred Fish  (fnf@cygnus.com)
 113
 114         * Clarify the intended use of the gdb-testers and gdb-patches
 115         mailing lists, and shrink gzip comment.
 116
 117 Thu May  6 16:39:50 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 118
 119         * gdb.texinfo (Shell Commands): do not mention SHELL env var in
 120         DOSHOST configuration of manual.
 121
 122         * gdb.texinfo (MIPS Stack): new node.
 123
 124         * all-config.texi (MIPS) new switch.
 125
 126         * gdbinv-s.texi (Nindy Options) Remove two instances of future
 127         tense; (MIPS Remote) new node.
 128
 129         * gdb.texinfo (passim) rephrases to work around makeinfo @value
 130         bug; (Environment) less passive, other small cleanups in text about
 131         .cshrc/.bashrc; (Invoking GDB) new MIPS Remote menu entry;
 132         (Remote) new MIPS Remote menu entry.
 133
 134 Thu May  6 08:51:35 1993  Fred Fish  (fnf@cygnus.com)
 135
 136         * snapshots.readme:  Add notes for UNIX make and GNU make.
 137
 138 Mon May  3 17:06:45 1993  Fred Fish  (fnf@cygnus.com)
 139
 140         * snapshots.readme:  Clarify bison/byacc/yacc notes.
 141
 142 Thu Apr 29 09:36:25 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)
 143
 144         * stabs.texinfo: Many changes to include information from the
 145         AIX documentation.
 146
 147         * gdb.texinfo (Environment): Mention pitfall with .cshrc.
 148
 149 Tue Apr 27 14:02:57 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)
 150
 151         * gdbint.texinfo (new node Debugging GDB, elsewhere):
 152         Move a bunch of information from ../README.
 153         (Getting Started): New node.
 154
 155 Fri Apr 23 17:21:13 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 156
 157         * gdbinv-s.texi, gdb.texinfo: include Hitachi SH target
 158
 159         * gdb.texinfo: advance manual revision dates to present
 160
 161         * gdbinv-s.texi, gdb.texinfo, all-config.texi, h8-config.texi:
 162         stop using silly Roman numerals in @set variable names
 163
 164 Fri Apr 23 07:30:01 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)
 165
 166         * stabs.texinfo (Parameters): Keep trying to get this right.
 167
 168 Wed Apr 21 15:18:47 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)
 169
 170         * stabs.texinfo (Parameters): More on "local parameters".
 171
 172 Mon Apr 19 08:00:51 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)
 173
 174         * stabs.texinfo (Parameters): Re-do "local parameters" section.
 175
 176 Sun Apr 18 09:47:45 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)
 177
 178         * stabs.texinfo (Symbol descriptors): Re-do using @table and @xref.
 179         (Parameters): Rewrite.
 180         (xcoff-differences, Sun-differences): Minor changes.
 181
 182 Thu Apr 15 02:35:24 1993  John Gilmore  (gnu@cacophony.cygnus.com)
 183
 184         * stabs.texinfo:  Minor cleanup.
 185
 186 Wed Apr 14 17:31:00 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)
 187
 188         * gdbint.texinfo: Minor xcoff stuff.
 189
 190 Wed Apr  7 14:11:07 1993  Fred Fish  (fnf@cygnus.com)
 191
 192         * gdbint.texinfo:  Update for new config directory structure.
 193         Add info about internal type data structures.
 194
 195 Mon Apr  5 09:06:30 1993  Ian Lance Taylor  (ian@cygnus.com)
 196
 197         * Makefile.in (SFILES_INCLUDED): gdb-config.texi is no longer in
 198         $(srcdir).
 199         (gdb-config.texi): Depend on file in $(srcdir).
 200
 201 Fri Apr  2 16:55:13 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)
 202
 203         * stabs.texinfo: Fixes about N_SO.
 204
 205 Fri Mar 26 18:00:35 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 206
 207         * gdb.texinfo: include list of nonstandard init file names
 208
 209         * *-config.texi: new switch GENERIC for text that applies *only*
 210         to (usual) multiple-target version of manual
 211
 212         * gdb.texinfo, gdbinv-s.texi: Update conditional markup to correct
 213         h8 config
 214
 215         * gdb.texinfo: depend on latest fixed makeinfo, use conditionals
 216         in menus (rather than conditionally selected multiple alternative
 217         menus).
 218
 219         * Makefile.in: define and use DOC_CONFIG var to select
 220         configuration for GDB user manual.
 221
 222         * gdb-config.texi: delete from repository, generate from Makefile.
 223
 224         * all-config.texi: normal `generic' configuration file, formerly
 225         stored as gdb-config.texi
 226
 227 Wed Mar 24 14:03:19 1993  david d `zoo' zuhn  (zoo at poseidon.cygnus.com)
 228
 229         * Makefile.in: add dvi target to build all .dvi files
 230
 231 Tue Mar 23 16:03:24 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 232
 233         * gdb.texinfo, gdvinv-s.texinfo: formatting improvements.
 234
 235 Fri Mar 19 21:46:50 1993  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 236
 237         * gdbint.texinfo:  Doc NO_MMALLOC and NO_MMALLOC_CHECK as
 238         host conditionals.
 239         * stabs.texinfo:  More array fixes inspired by Jim's.
 240
 241 Fri Mar 19 10:23:34 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)
 242
 243         * stabs.texinfo: Fixes re arrays and continuations.
 244
 245         * gdbint.texinfo: Add XCOFF node.
 246
 247 Mon Mar  8 15:52:18 1993  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 248
 249         * gdb.texinfo:  Add `set print max-symbolic-offset' doc.
 250
 251 Sun Feb 21 17:09:38 1993  Per Bothner  (bothner@rtl.cygnus.com)
 252
 253         * stabs.texinfo:  Fix for array types to mention lower bounds.
 254
 255 Thu Feb 18 01:19:49 1993  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 256
 257         * gdbint.texinfo:  Update PTRACE_ARG3_TYPE doc, pull PT_*.
 258
 259 Wed Feb 17 08:15:24 1993  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 260
 261         * gdbint.texinfo:  Remove SET_STACK_LIMIT_HUGE from target defines.
 262
 263 Thu Feb 11 10:38:40 1993  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 264
 265         * gdbint.texinfo:  Fix thinko (NM_FILE => NAT_FILE).  Found
 266         by Michael Ben-Gershon <mybg@CS.HUJI.AC.IL>.
 267
 268 Wed Feb 10 23:59:19 1993  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 269
 270         * gdbint.texinfo:  Eliminate IBM6000_HOST, document IBM6000_TARGET.
 271
 272 Tue Feb  9 18:26:21 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 273
 274         * gdb.texinfo, gdbinv-s.texi: misc updates
 275
 276 Sat Feb  6 10:25:47 1993  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 277
 278         * gdbint.texinfo:  Brief documentation for longjmp support,
 279         from an email msg by Stu.
 280
 281 Fri Feb  5 14:10:15 1993  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 282
 283         * stabs.texinfo:  Fix description of floating point "range"
 284         types (which really define basic types).  Reported by Jim Meehan,
 285         <meehan@src.dec.com>.
 286
 287         * gdbint.texinfo:  Remove COFF_NO_LONG_FILE_NAMES define, now gone.
 288
 289 Thu Feb  4 13:56:46 1993  Ian Lance Taylor  (ian@cygnus.com)
 290
 291         * gdbint.texinfo: Slightly expand section on supporting a new
 292         object file format.
 293
 294 Thu Feb  4 01:49:04 1993  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 295
 296         * Makefile.in (refcard.ps, lrefcard.ps):  Remove psref.tex
 297         intermediate file.
 298
 299 Tue Feb  2 12:18:06 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 300
 301         * gdb.texinfo, gdbinv-s.texi: miscellaneous stylistic cleanups
 302
 303 Mon Feb  1 15:35:47 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 304
 305         * gdbinv-s.texi: z8000 simulator target name is just "sim"
 306
 307         * gdbinv-s.texi:  Mention that Z8000 simulator can simulate Z8001
 308         as well as Z8002.
 309
 310 Sat Nov 28 06:51:35 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 311
 312         * gdbint.texinfo:  Add sections on clean design and on how to send
 313         in changes.
 314
 315 Mon Nov  9 23:57:02 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 316
 317         * gdbint.texinfo:  Add how to declare the result of make_cleanup.
 318
 319 Mon Oct 26 11:09:47 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 320
 321         * gdb.texinfo:  Fix typo, reported by Karl Berry.
 322
 323 Fri Oct 23 00:41:21 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 324
 325         * gdb.texinfo:  Add opcodes dir to GDB distribution description.
 326
 327 Sat Oct 10 18:04:58 1992  david d `zoo' zuhn  (zoo at cirdan.cygnus.com)
 328
 329         * gdbint.texinfo: fixed a stray email address (needs @@),
 330         added @table @code to node "Native Conditionals"
 331
 332 Tue Sep 22 00:34:15 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 333
 334         * gdbint.texinfo:  Describe coding style of GDB.
 335
 336 Mon Sep 21 19:32:16 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 337
 338         * stabs.texinfo:  Minor wording changes.
 339
 340 Tue Sep 15 02:57:09 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 341
 342         * gdbint.texinfo:  Improve release doc slightly.
 343
 344 Fri Sep 11 01:34:25 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@sphagnum.cygnus.com)
 345
 346         * gdbint.texinfo:  Improve doc of GDB config macros.
 347
 348 Wed Sep  9 16:52:06 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 349
 350         * stabs.texinfo:  Remove Bothner's changes for C++ nested types.
 351         These will be reinserted when examined.
 352
 353 Mon Aug 24 01:17:55 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 354
 355         * gdbint.texinfo:  Make a start at documenting all the #if macros
 356         in GDB.  At least list them all, and start separating them into
 357         host-specific and target-specific.
 358
 359 Tue Aug 18 15:59:13 1992  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 360
 361         * gdbinv-s.m4.in: refrain from using @cartouche for just a few
 362         examples (not consistent w others).
 363         gdb.texinfo: issue disclaimer paragraph on cmdline options only
 364         for generic vn of doc
 365
 366 Tue Aug 18 14:53:27 1992  Ian Lance Taylor  (ian@cygnus.com)
 367
 368         * Makefile.in: always create installation directories.
 369
 370 Tue Aug 18 14:11:50 1992  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 371
 372         * gdb.texinfo: in h8 config, do not describe searching commands.
 373
 374 Mon Aug 17 18:07:59 1992  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 375
 376         * gdb.texinfo, none.m4, h8.m4, gdbinv-s.m4.in: improve H8/300
 377           conditionals; introduce a few generic switches that may be
 378           useful for other cross-dev or dos-hosted configs.
 379
 380         * gdb.texinfo: fix typo in "info reg" description
 381
 382 Sun Aug 16 01:16:18 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 383
 384         * stabs.texinfo:  Minor updates from running TeX over it.
 385         * Makefile.in (stabs.dvi, stabs.ps):  Add.
 386
 387 Sat Aug 15 20:52:24 1992  Per Bothner  (bothner@rtl.cygnus.com)
 388
 389         * stabs.texinfo:  Stabs documentation, written by Julia Menapace.
 390         First pass at converting it to texinfo.
 391
 392 Sat Aug 15 03:14:59 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 393
 394         * gdb.texinfo, refcard.tex:  Document mult args on `info reg'.
 395         * Makefile.in (refcard.ps, lrefcard.ps):  Add missing $(srdir).
 396
 397 Fri Aug 14 21:08:47 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)
 398
 399         * gdbint.texinfo:  Add section on partial symbol tables.
 400
 401 Sat Jun 20 16:31:10 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu at cygnus.com)
 402
 403         * gdb.texinfo:  document `set remotedebug' and `set
 404         rstack_high_address'.
 405
 406 Thu May 14 17:09:48 1992  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)
 407
 408         * gdb.texinfo: slight expansion of new text on reading info files
 409         * gdbinv-s.m4.in: correct and expand info on cross-debugging
 410         H8/300 from DOS.
 411
 412 Tue May 12 12:22:47 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu at cygnus.com)
 413
 414         * gdb.texinfo:  `info user' => `show user'.  Noticed by David Taylor.
 415
 416 Mon May 11 19:06:27 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu at cygnus.com)
 417
 418         * gdb.texinfo:  Say how to read the `info' files.
 419
 420 Tue May  5 12:11:38 1992  K. Richard Pixley  (rich@cygnus.com)
 421
 422         * Makefile.in: gm4 -> m4.
 423
 424 Fri Apr 10 17:50:43 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu at rtl.cygnus.com)
 425
 426         * gdb.texinfo:  Update for GDB-4.5.  Move `Formatting
 427         Documentation' ahead of `Installing GDB' to match README.
 428         Update shared library doc, -readnow and -mapped, and directory
 429         structure (add glob and mmalloc).  Update configure doc.
 430
 431 Tue Mar 24 23:28:38 1992  K. Richard Pixley  (rich@cygnus.com)
 432
 433         * Makefile.in: remove $(srcdir) from gdb.info rule.
 434
 435 Sat Mar  7 18:44:50 1992  K. Richard Pixley  (rich@rtl.cygnus.com)
 436
 437         * Makefile.in: commented out gdb-all.texinfo rule.  This is
 438           temporary.
 439
 440 Wed Feb 26 18:04:40 1992  K. Richard Pixley  (rich@cygnus.com)
 441
 442         * Makefile.in, configure.in: removed traces of namesubdir,
 443           -subdirs, $(subdir), $(unsubdir), some rcs triggers.  Forced
 444           copyrights to '92, changed some from Cygnus to FSF.
 445
 446 Fri Dec 13 09:47:31 1991  John Gilmore  (gnu at cygnus.com)
 447
 448         * gdb.texinfo:  Improve how we ask for bug reports.
 449
 450 Tue Dec 10 04:07:21 1991  K. Richard Pixley  (rich at rtl.cygnus.com)
 451
 452         * Makefile.in: infodir belongs in datadir.
 453
 454 Fri Dec  6 23:57:34 1991  K. Richard Pixley  (rich at rtl.cygnus.com)
 455
 456         * Makefile.in: remove spaces following hyphens, bsd make can't
 457           cope.  install using INSTALL_DATA.  added clean-info.  added
 458           standards.text support.
 459
 460 Thu Dec  5 22:46:12 1991  K. Richard Pixley  (rich at rtl.cygnus.com)
 461
 462         * Makefile.in: idestdir and ddestdir go away.  Added copyrights
 463           and shift gpl to v2.  Added ChangeLog if it didn't exist. docdir
 464           and mandir now keyed off datadir by default.
 465
 466 \f
 467 Local Variables:
 468 mode: indented-text
 469 left-margin: 8
 470 fill-column: 74
 471 version-control: never
 472 End: