From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 18896 invoked by alias); 4 Aug 2002 05:47:36 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gdb-patches-help@sources.redhat.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: gdb-patches-owner@sources.redhat.com Received: (qmail 18889 invoked from network); 4 Aug 2002 05:47:35 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO crack.them.org) (65.125.64.184) by sources.redhat.com with SMTP; 4 Aug 2002 05:47:35 -0000 Received: from dsl254-114-118.nyc1.dsl.speakeasy.net ([216.254.114.118] helo=nevyn.them.org ident=mail) by crack.them.org with asmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 17bEEq-0004Yw-00; Sun, 04 Aug 2002 00:47:36 -0500 Received: from drow by nevyn.them.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17bEEy-0002xF-00; Sun, 04 Aug 2002 01:47:44 -0400 Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2002 22:47:00 -0000 From: Daniel Jacobowitz To: Andrew Cagney Cc: gdb-patches@sources.redhat.com Subject: Re: [patch/commit] News cleanups. Message-ID: <20020804054744.GA11338@nevyn.them.org> Mail-Followup-To: Andrew Cagney , gdb-patches@sources.redhat.com References: <3D4C6F68.8090807@ges.redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3D4C6F68.8090807@ges.redhat.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i X-SW-Source: 2002-08/txt/msg00075.txt.bz2 On Sat, Aug 03, 2002 at 08:03:52PM -0400, Andrew Cagney wrote: > Hello, > > I've committed the following cleanups to the NEWS file. > > enjoy, > Andrew > 2002-08-03 Andrew Cagney > > * NEWS: Cleanup. Use *-linux*-gnu*. Only use `*' for headings. > > Index: NEWS > =================================================================== > RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/NEWS,v > retrieving revision 1.82 > diff -u -r1.82 NEWS > --- NEWS 1 Aug 2002 17:18:32 -0000 1.82 > +++ NEWS 4 Aug 2002 00:00:40 -0000 > @@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ > > * ``gdbserver'' now supports multithreaded applications on some targets > > -Support for multithreaded applications using LinuxThreads has been added > -for arm*-*-linux*, i[3456]86-*-linux*, mips*-*-linux*, powerpc*-*-linux*, > -and sh*-*-linux*. > +Support for multithreaded applications using libthread_db has been > +added for arm*-*-linux*-gnu*, i[3456]86-*-linux*-gnu*, > +mips*-*-linux*-gnu*, powerpc*-*-linux*-gnu*, and sh*-*-linux*-gnu*. > > * GDB now supports C/C++ preprocessor macros. > I don't really agree with the first bit. The applications are using LinuxThreads (capitalization uncertain), not libthread_db; the user doesn't care what the debugger is using... > @@ -15,21 +15,16 @@ > and provides various commands for showing macro definitions and how > they expand. > > +The new command `macro expand EXPRESSION' expands any macro > +invocations in expression, and shows the result. > + > +The new command `show macro MACRO-NAME' shows the definition of the > +macro named MACRO-NAME, and where it was defined. > + > Most compilers don't include information about macros in the debugging > information by default. In GCC 3.1, for example, you need to compile > your program with the options `-gdwarf-2 -g3'. If the macro > information is present in the executable, GDB will read it. > - > -Here are the new commands for working with macros: > - > -** macro expand EXPRESSION > - > -Expand any macro invocations in expression, and show the result. > - > -** show macro MACRO-NAME > - > -Show the definition of the macro named MACRO-NAME, and where it was > -defined. > > * Multi-arched targets. > -- Daniel Jacobowitz Carnegie Mellon University MontaVista Software Debian GNU/Linux Developer