[RFA/NEWS] Document the $_thread convenience variable

Joel Brobecker
2010-08-19T18:48:50Z

Hello,

This document the new $_thread convenience variable (placed in the
`in GDB 7.2' section, since this was introduced after 7.1 and will
be part of 7.2). If approved for HEAD, I will also port for the 7.2
branch.

Stan, you owe me one - fortunately for you, I'm cheap, because I cannot
drink alcohol ;-).

gdb/ChangeLog:

* NEWS: Document $_thread.

OK to apply?

Thanks,
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Joel

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diff --git a/gdb/NEWS b/gdb/NEWS
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@@ -231,6 +231,10 @@ strace FN | FILE:LINE | *ADDR | -m MARKER_ID
disassemble
The disassemble command now supports "start,+length" form of two arguments.

+* New convenience variable: $_thread
+ This convenience variable contains the number of the current thread.
+ This may be useful inside breakpoint conditions, command scripts, etc.
+
* Python scripting

** GDB now provides a new directory location, called the python directory,
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