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Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 15:17:00 -0000
From: Andrew Cagney <cagney@gnu.org>
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To: Mark Kettenis <kettenis@chello.nl>
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Subject: Re: NEWS entries for 6.1.1 dwarf changes?
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>    Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 00:34:03 -0400
>    From: Andrew Cagney <cagney@gnu.org>
> 
>    Hello,
> 
>    These 6.1.1 changes need a NEWS entry, anyone?
> 
>    2004-05-01  Mark Kettenis  <kettenis@gnu.org>
> 
> 	   * dwarf2-frame.c (read_encoded_value): Handle DW_EH_PE_funcrel
> 	   encondings.  Fixes PR gdb/1628.
> 
>    Andrew
> 
> Would that be really useful?  This stuff is mentioned in the
> ChangeLog.

Yes.  The NEWS entries, included in the 6.1.1 announcement, tell the 
user know what was fixed (not how).  Conversely, the ChangeLog (as it 
should) tells us what was changed, not why.

Andrew

 >   Oh well, I don't want to hold up the release, so here's
 > some blurb about the change shown above.

> Committed to the branch,
> 
> Mark