Re: [RFA] Additions to NEWS and README

[Andrew Cagney <ac131313 at cygnus dot com>]

The news changes are all fine with me - check-em in.  Thanks!

For the README changes, I wonder if that comment should be expanded to
also warn people about the hazards of cygwin.  Chris?

	Andrew


Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> 
> I'd like approval for the following additions to NEWS and README:
> 
> --- gdb/README.~0       Mon Apr 26 20:44:00 1999
> +++ gdb/README  Wed Apr  5 17:48:34 2000
> @@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
>         make
>         cp gdb/gdb /usr/local/bin/gdb   (or wherever you want)
> 
> +(Building GDB with DJGPP tools for MS-DOS/MS-Windows is slightly
> +different; see the file gdb/config/djgpp/README for details.)
> +
>  This will configure and build all the libraries as well as GDB.
>  If `configure' can't determine your system type, specify one as its
>  argument, e.g., sun4 or decstation.
> @@ -174,6 +177,9 @@
>  `gdb-4.18/utils'
>       A grab bag of random utilities.
> 
> +   Note: the following instructions are for building GDB on Unix or
> +Unix-like systems.  Instructions for building with DJGPP for
> +MS-DOS/MS-Windows are in the file gdb/config/djgpp/README.
> 
>     The simplest way to configure and build GDB is to run `configure'
>  from the `gdb-VERSION-NUMBER' source directory, which in this example
> --- gdb/NEWS.~0 Thu Dec 23 00:05:42 1999
> +++ gdb/NEWS    Wed Apr  5 18:23:12 2000
> @@ -9,6 +9,50 @@
>  without first loading a symbol file, GDB will now attempt to locate and
>  load symbols from the running process's executable file.
> 
> +* Improved support for debugging FP programs on x86 targets
> +
> +Unified and much-improved support for debugging floating-point
> +programs on all x86 targets.  In particular, ``info float'' now
> +displays the FP registers in the same format on all x86 targets, with
> +greater level of detail.
> +
> +* Improvements and bugfixes in hardware-assisted watchpoints
> +
> +It is now possible to watch array elements, struct members, and
> +bitfields with hardware-assisted watchpoints.  Data-read watchpoints
> +on x86 targets no longer erroneously trigger when the address is
> +written.
> +
> +* Improvements in the native DJGPP version of GDB
> +
> +The distribution now includes all the scripts and auxiliary files
> +necessary to build the native DJGPP version on MS-DOS/MS-Windows
> +machines ``out of the box''.
> +
> +The DJGPP version can now debug programs that use signals.  It is
> +possible to catch signals that happened in the debuggee, deliver
> +signals to it, interrupt it with Ctrl-C, etc.  (Previously, a signal
> +would kill the program being debugged.)  Programs that hook hardware
> +interrupts (keyboard, timer, etc.) can also be debugged.
> +
> +It is now possible to debug DJGPP programs that redirect their
> +standard handles or switch them to raw (as opposed to cooked) mode, or
> +even close them.  The command ``run < foo > bar'' works as expected,
> +and ``info terminal'' reports useful information about the debuggee's
> +terminal, including raw/cooked mode, redirection, etc.
> +
> +The DJGPP version now uses termios functions for console I/O, which
> +enables debugging graphics programs.  Interrupting GDB with Ctrl-C
> +also works.
> +
> +DOS-style file names with drive letters are now fully supported by
> +GDB.
> +
> +It is now possible to debug DJGPP programs that switch their working
> +directory.  It is also possible to rerun the debuggee any number of
> +times without restarting GDB; thus, you can use the same setup,
> +breakpoints, etc. for many debugging sessions.
> +
>  * New native configurations
> 
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