* [ANNOUNCEMENT] GDB 7.3.1 released!
@ 2011-09-04 19:14 Joel Brobecker
2011-09-04 21:19 ` Jack Howarth
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Joel Brobecker @ 2011-09-04 19:14 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: gdb
GDB 7.3.1 released!
Release 7.3 of GDB, the GNU Debugger, is now available via anonymous
FTP. GDB is a source-level debugger for Ada, C, C++, Objective-C,
Pascal and many other languages. GDB can target (i.e., debug programs
running on) more than a dozen different processor architectures, and GDB
itself can run on most popular GNU/Linux, Unix and Microsoft Windows
variants.
You can download GDB from the GNU FTP server in the directory:
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gdb
The vital stats:
Size md5sum Name
19MB b89a5fac359c618dda97b88645ceab47 gdb-7.3.1.tar.bz2
25MB c2795d636a9481d022608cab201be613 gdb-7.3.1.tar.gz
There is a web page for GDB at:
http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/
That page includes information about GDB mailing lists (an announcement
mailing list, developers discussion lists, etc.), details on how to
access GDB's CVS repository, locations for development snapshots,
preformatted documentation, and links to related information around
the net. We will put errata notes and host-specific tips for this release
on-line as any problems come up. All mailing lists archives are also
browsable via the web.
GDB 7.3.1 is a minor corrective release over the 7.3 release, bringing
mostly the following changes:
* Build fixes for NetBSD / OpenBSD targets
* ISBN and Edition number update of the GDB User's Manual
GDB 7.3 brings new targets, features and improvements, including:
* Initial OpenCL C language support has been added
* C++ enhancements:
* Template parameters are now in scope when debugging in an
instantiation
* The motion commands "next", "finish", "until", and "advance" now
work better when exceptions are thrown
* Improved Python support, enhancing the existing APIs as well as
introducing new ones.
* Improved thread debugging support:
* GDB now understands thread names
* A new command "thread find [REGEXP]" has been added
* GDBserver enhancements:
* Support for PowerPC LynxOS (versions 4.x and 5.x) and i686 LynxOS
(version 5.x)
* Support for Blackfin Linux
* Support for reading and writing a new .gdb_index section,
containing a fast index of DWARF debugging info
* Various GDB/MI improvements
* Support for ia64 HP-UX (ia64-*-hpux*) has been added
* Target support for Analog Devices, Inc. Blackfin Processors (bfin-*)
* GNU simulator improvements:
* New --map-info flag
* CFI flash simulation support
Other worthy improvments (in random order):
* The "catch syscall" command is now available on mips-linux.
* New GDB Commands: "set directories"
* Support for using labels in linespecs (Eg you can use "advance label")
* The "watch" command now accepts an optional "-location" argument
* Thread debugging of core dumps now supported on GNU/Linux
* Ranged breakpoints support (PowerPC BookE running Linux 2.6.34 or later)
* Support for Ada task switching inside programs using the Ravenscar profile
For a complete list and more details on each item, please see the
gdb/NEWS file.
--
Joel
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* Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] GDB 7.3.1 released!
2011-09-04 19:14 [ANNOUNCEMENT] GDB 7.3.1 released! Joel Brobecker
@ 2011-09-04 21:19 ` Jack Howarth
2011-09-04 21:38 ` Joel Brobecker
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Jack Howarth @ 2011-09-04 21:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: gdb
On Sun, Sep 04, 2011 at 12:10:17PM -0700, Joel Brobecker wrote:
>
> GDB 7.3.1 released!
>
> Release 7.3 of GDB, the GNU Debugger, is now available via anonymous
> FTP. GDB is a source-level debugger for Ada, C, C++, Objective-C,
> Pascal and many other languages. GDB can target (i.e., debug programs
> running on) more than a dozen different processor architectures, and GDB
> itself can run on most popular GNU/Linux, Unix and Microsoft Windows
> variants.
>
> You can download GDB from the GNU FTP server in the directory:
>
> ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gdb
>
> The vital stats:
>
> Size md5sum Name
> 19MB b89a5fac359c618dda97b88645ceab47 gdb-7.3.1.tar.bz2
> 25MB c2795d636a9481d022608cab201be613 gdb-7.3.1.tar.gz
>
> There is a web page for GDB at:
>
> http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/
>
> That page includes information about GDB mailing lists (an announcement
> mailing list, developers discussion lists, etc.), details on how to
> access GDB's CVS repository, locations for development snapshots,
> preformatted documentation, and links to related information around
> the net. We will put errata notes and host-specific tips for this release
> on-line as any problems come up. All mailing lists archives are also
> browsable via the web.
>
> GDB 7.3.1 is a minor corrective release over the 7.3 release, bringing
> mostly the following changes:
>
> * Build fixes for NetBSD / OpenBSD targets
>
> * ISBN and Edition number update of the GDB User's Manual
>
> GDB 7.3 brings new targets, features and improvements, including:
>
> * Initial OpenCL C language support has been added
>
> * C++ enhancements:
> * Template parameters are now in scope when debugging in an
> instantiation
> * The motion commands "next", "finish", "until", and "advance" now
> work better when exceptions are thrown
>
> * Improved Python support, enhancing the existing APIs as well as
> introducing new ones.
>
> * Improved thread debugging support:
> * GDB now understands thread names
> * A new command "thread find [REGEXP]" has been added
>
> * GDBserver enhancements:
> * Support for PowerPC LynxOS (versions 4.x and 5.x) and i686 LynxOS
> (version 5.x)
> * Support for Blackfin Linux
>
> * Support for reading and writing a new .gdb_index section,
> containing a fast index of DWARF debugging info
>
> * Various GDB/MI improvements
>
> * Support for ia64 HP-UX (ia64-*-hpux*) has been added
>
> * Target support for Analog Devices, Inc. Blackfin Processors (bfin-*)
>
> * GNU simulator improvements:
> * New --map-info flag
> * CFI flash simulation support
>
> Other worthy improvments (in random order):
> * The "catch syscall" command is now available on mips-linux.
> * New GDB Commands: "set directories"
> * Support for using labels in linespecs (Eg you can use "advance label")
> * The "watch" command now accepts an optional "-location" argument
> * Thread debugging of core dumps now supported on GNU/Linux
> * Ranged breakpoints support (PowerPC BookE running Linux 2.6.34 or later)
> * Support for Ada task switching inside programs using the Ravenscar profile
>
> For a complete list and more details on each item, please see the
> gdb/NEWS file.
>
> --
> Joel
Joel,
Is anyone working on fixing gdb to be compatible with the new -pie linker default
on darwin11 (Lion)? Currently FSF gdb 7.3.1 can only debug binaries linked with -Wl,-no_pie.
The default -pie linkage on Lion prevents breakpoints from being found in gdb.
Jack
ps Of course Apple's own forked gdb is patched to handle this -pie linkage change.
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* Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] GDB 7.3.1 released!
2011-09-04 21:19 ` Jack Howarth
@ 2011-09-04 21:38 ` Joel Brobecker
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Joel Brobecker @ 2011-09-04 21:38 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jack Howarth; +Cc: gdb
> Is anyone working on fixing gdb to be compatible with the new -pie
> linker default on darwin11 (Lion)? Currently FSF gdb 7.3.1 can only
> debug binaries linked with -Wl,-no_pie. The default -pie linkage
> on Lion prevents breakpoints from being found in gdb.
Not that I am aware of, sorry. AdaCore started experimenting with
Lion very recently, so it's too early to say much about the state
of this port. But I doubt that we will be looking at PIE support
anytime soon.
--
Joel
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