From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 24125 invoked by alias); 21 Jul 2004 18:49:48 -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 24083 invoked from network); 21 Jul 2004 18:49:47 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO mx1.redhat.com) (66.187.233.31) by sourceware.org with SMTP; 21 Jul 2004 18:49:47 -0000 Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.52.254]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i6LInke3003133 for ; Wed, 21 Jul 2004 14:49:47 -0400 Received: from localhost.redhat.com (porkchop.devel.redhat.com [172.16.58.2]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id i6LInka16455; Wed, 21 Jul 2004 14:49:46 -0400 Received: from gnu.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE9992B9D; Wed, 21 Jul 2004 14:49:51 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <40FEBACF.3060902@gnu.org> Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 18:49:00 -0000 From: Andrew Cagney User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; NetBSD macppc; en-GB; rv:1.4.1) Gecko/20040217 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: gdb-patches@sources.redhat.com Subject: [patch/rfc/6.2] PROBLEMS and NEWS updates / end-of-life for the frame code Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="------------070805020106010203040308" X-SW-Source: 2004-07/txt/msg00284.txt.bz2 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------070805020106010203040308 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-length: 112 Hello, This patch updates the PROBLEMS and NEWS files giving a more current status of the frame code. Andrew --------------070805020106010203040308 Content-Type: text/plain; name="diffs" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="diffs" Content-length: 2644 2004-07-21 Andrew Cagney * NEWS: END-OF-LIFE frame compatibility module. * PROBLEMS: For "Stack backtraces", remove powerpc, hppa and mips specific comments. Index: NEWS =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/NEWS,v retrieving revision 1.154.2.4 diff -p -u -r1.154.2.4 NEWS --- NEWS 21 Jul 2004 16:16:56 -0000 1.154.2.4 +++ NEWS 21 Jul 2004 18:44:30 -0000 @@ -52,6 +52,29 @@ OpenBSD/powerpc powerpc-*-openbsd* NetBSD/vax vax-*-netbsd* OpenBSD/vax vax-*-openbsd* +* END-OF-LIFE frame compatibility module + +GDB's internal frame infrastructure has been completely rewritten. +The new infrastructure making it possible to support key new features +including DWARF 2 Call Frame Information. To aid in the task of +migrating old configurations to this new infrastructure, a +compatibility module, that allowed old configurations to continue to +work, was also included. + +GDB 6.2 will be the last release to include this frame compatibility +module. This change directly impacts the following configurations: + +h8300-*-* +mcore-*-* +mn10300-*-* +ns32k-*-* +sh64-*-* +v850-*-* +xstormy16-*-* + +Unless there is activity to revive these configurations, they will +made OBSOLETE by GDB 6.3, and REMOVED from GDB 6.4. + * REMOVED configurations and files Sun 3, running SunOS 3 m68*-*-sunos3* Index: PROBLEMS =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/PROBLEMS,v retrieving revision 1.31.2.2 diff -p -u -r1.31.2.2 PROBLEMS --- PROBLEMS 21 Jul 2004 16:16:56 -0000 1.31.2.2 +++ PROBLEMS 21 Jul 2004 18:44:30 -0000 @@ -121,24 +121,3 @@ gdb/1505: [regression] gdb prints a bad When backtracing a thread, gdb does not stop when it reaches the outermost frame, instead continuing until it hits garbage. This is sensitive to the operating system and thread library. - -hppa*-*-* -mips*-*-* - -The MIPS and HPPA backtrace code has only very recently been updated -to use GDB's new frame mechanism. At present there are still a few -problems, in particular backtraces through signal handlers do not -work. - -People encountering problems with these architectures should consult -GDB's web pages and mailing lists (http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/) -to see if there are updates. - -powerpc*-*-* - -PowerPC architecture support, in 6.1, does not use the new frame code. - -Fortunately, PowerPC architecture support, in GDB's mainline sources, -have been updated. People encountering problems should consider -downloading a more current snapshot of GDB -(http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/current/). --------------070805020106010203040308--