2004-06-12 Andrew Cagney * 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: