[patch/rfc] More 6.1.1 NEWS updates

[patch/rfc] More 6.1.1 NEWS updates

[Andrew Cagney]

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I went to mention the pending breakpoint fix but found that pending 
breakpoints hadn't been announced!  This should be it for NEWS entries.

comments?
Andrew

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2004-06-12  Andrew Cagney  <cagney@gnu.org>

	* NEWS: Describe the problems fixed by the location-expression,
	and DW_EH_PE_funcrel changes.  Mention pending breakpoints (based
	on earlier posts from Jeff Johnston and Eli Zaretskii).

Index: NEWS
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.138.2.7
diff -p -u -r1.138.2.7 NEWS
--- NEWS	11 Jun 2004 18:37:33 -0000	1.138.2.7
+++ NEWS	12 Jun 2004 17:51:22 -0000
@@ -3,6 +3,18 @@
 
 *** Changes in GDB 6.1.1:
 
+* Pending breakpoint support (also included in GDB 6.1)
+
+Support has been added to allow you to specify breakpoints in shared
+libraries that have not yet been loaded.  If a breakpoint location
+cannot be found, and the "breakpoint pending" option is set to auto,
+GDB queries you if you wish to make the breakpoint pending on a future
+shared-library load.  If and when GDB resolves the breakpoint symbol,
+the pending breakpoint is removed as one or more regular breakpoints
+are created.
+
+Pending breakpoints are very useful for GCJ Java debugging.
+
 * Fixed ISO-C build problems
 
 The files bfd/elf-bfd.h, gdb/dictionary.c and gdb/types.c contained
@@ -25,10 +37,17 @@ systems (Solaris, IRIX).  Ref: server/51
 Older HPUX ANSI C compilers did not accept variable array sizes.  somsolib.c
 has been updated to use constant array sizes.
 
-* Bug fixes
+* Fixed a panic in the DWARF Call Frame Info code on Solaris 2.7
+
+GCC 3.3.2, on Solaris 2.7, includes the DW_EH_PE_funcrel encoding in
+its generated DWARF Call Frame Info.  This encoding was causing GDB to
+panic, that panic has been fixed.  Ref: gdb/1628.
+
+* Fixed a problem when examining parameters in shared library code.
 
-gdb/1628: GDB now handles the DW_EH_PE_funcrel encoding in DWARF Call
-Frame Info.
+When examining parameters in optimized shared library code generated
+by a mainline GCC, GDB would incorrectly report ``Variable "..." is
+not available''.  GDB now correctly displays the variable's value.
 
 *** Changes in GDB 6.1:
 

Re: [patch/rfc] More 6.1.1 NEWS updates

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 13:53:33 -0400
> From: Andrew Cagney <cagney@gnu.org>
> 
> 2004-06-12  Andrew Cagney  <cagney@gnu.org>
> 
> 	* NEWS: Describe the problems fixed by the location-expression,
> 	and DW_EH_PE_funcrel changes.  Mention pending breakpoints (based
> 	on earlier posts from Jeff Johnston and Eli Zaretskii).

Fine with me.

Re: [patch/rfc] More 6.1.1 NEWS updates

[Andrew Cagney]

>>Date: Sat, 12 Jun 2004 13:53:33 -0400
>>> From: Andrew Cagney <cagney@gnu.org>
>>> 
>>> 2004-06-12  Andrew Cagney  <cagney@gnu.org>
>>> 
>>> 	* NEWS: Describe the problems fixed by the location-expression,
>>> 	and DW_EH_PE_funcrel changes.  Mention pending breakpoints (based
>>> 	on earlier posts from Jeff Johnston and Eli Zaretskii).
> 
> 
> Fine with me.

It's in, only I just noticed that the enabled tui isn't mentioned 
either. More tweaks, Bhallgha!  :-)

Andrew