From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from simark.ca by simark.ca with LMTP id 4KLBKf5Rul8UKAAAWB0awg (envelope-from ) for ; Sun, 22 Nov 2020 06:56:46 -0500 Received: by simark.ca (Postfix, from userid 112) id A625C1F0AC; Sun, 22 Nov 2020 06:56:46 -0500 (EST) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on simark.ca X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.3 required=5.0 tests=MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RDNS_NONE autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from sourceware.org (unknown [8.43.85.97]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by simark.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3705A1F0AA for ; Sun, 22 Nov 2020 06:56:46 -0500 (EST) Received: from server2.sourceware.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ABB103971C34; Sun, 22 Nov 2020 11:56:45 +0000 (GMT) Received: from rock.gnat.com (rock.gnat.com [205.232.38.15]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B52AA3858009 for ; Sun, 22 Nov 2020 11:56:43 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org B52AA3858009 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=adacore.com Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=none smtp.mailfrom=brobecke@local.brobecker.org Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by filtered-rock.gnat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 95C6C116956; Sun, 22 Nov 2020 06:56:43 -0500 (EST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at gnat.com Received: from rock.gnat.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (rock.gnat.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id ZeOyJnITJ2hG; Sun, 22 Nov 2020 06:56:43 -0500 (EST) Received: from float.home (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ADH-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by rock.gnat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3AB71116940; Sun, 22 Nov 2020 06:56:43 -0500 (EST) Received: by float.home (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 5B467A6BA5; Sun, 22 Nov 2020 15:56:38 +0400 (+04) From: Joel Brobecker To: gdb-patches@sourceware.org Subject: [RFA/doco 2/4] gdb/NEWS: Document that GDB now supports DWARF-based fixed point types Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2020 15:56:28 +0400 Message-Id: <20201122115630.603666-3-brobecker@adacore.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.25.1 In-Reply-To: <20201122115630.603666-1-brobecker@adacore.com> References: <1605429345-78384-1-git-send-email-brobecker@adacore.com> <20201122115630.603666-1-brobecker@adacore.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: gdb-patches@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Gdb-patches mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: Joel Brobecker Errors-To: gdb-patches-bounces@sourceware.org Sender: "Gdb-patches" gdb/ChangeLog: * NEWS: Add entry documenting support for DWARF-based fixed point types. --- gdb/NEWS | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/gdb/NEWS b/gdb/NEWS index 792f4860975..d75992e78ef 100644 --- a/gdb/NEWS +++ b/gdb/NEWS @@ -24,6 +24,15 @@ $HOME/.gdbinit. On Apple hosts the search order is instead: $HOME/Library/Preferences/gdb/gdbinit, $HOME/.gdbinit. +* GDB now supports fixed point types which are described in DWARF + as base types with a fixed-point encoding. Additionally, support + for the DW_AT_GNU_numerator and DW_AT_GNU_denominator has also + been added. + + For Ada, this allows support for fixed point types without requiring + the use of the GNAT encoding (based on information added to the type's + name following a GNAT-specific format). + * New commands set debug event-loop -- 2.25.1