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Sun Jul 17 14:14:03 1994  Stan Shebs  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo: Add some more credits.
    * gdbint.texinfo: Capitalize GDB consistently, describe some
    macros and remove some.

Thu Jul 14 18:43:17 1994  Stan Shebs  ([e-mail])

    * gdbint.texinfo: Removed mentions of many incorrectly placed and
    obsolete conditionals, described some others.

Tue Jul 12 12:23:15 1994  Peter Schauer  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo (help targets):  Changed to `help target', which
    is the correct gdb command.

Wed Jun 22 18:00:51 1994  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * annotate.texi (TODO): New node, for keeping track of annotations
    suggested but not yet implemented.

Wed Jun  1 16:10:45 1994  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Statics): Value of xcoff C_BSTAT points to
    another symbol, it is not the address itself.

Thu May  5 20:23:36 1994  Stan Shebs  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Stab Section Basics): Add comment about alignment
    of stabs-in-coff sections.

Wed May  4 06:26:11 1994  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * annotate.texi: Change edition to 0.5 and date to May 1994.
    Add index.
    (Frames): New node, for frame annotation.
    (Displays): New node, for display annotation.

    * remote.texi (MIPS Remote): Say that set timeout doesn't apply
    when waiting for your program to stop.

Fri Apr 29 18:24:46 1994  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * annotate.texi (Breakpoint Info): Document annotation of header
    fields and record annotation.

Thu Apr 28 07:44:28 1994  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * annotate.texi: New file, to document annotations.

Thu Apr 21 14:20:51 1994  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * Makefile.in (clean): Don't remove GDBvn.texi (apparently on Jan
    16 I meant to make this change but did not).  Do remove gdb-cfg.texi.

Wed Apr 20 11:22:48 1994  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Stab Section Basics): Say what is in .stab
    section, and say n_strx field is compilation unit relative.
    * stabs.texinfo: Don't use @code for a.out when it is the name of
    an object file format.

Wed Apr 13 20:29:54 1994  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo: Refer to file names, not path names, per rms
    convention.
    (Arguments): Fix typo.

Thu Mar 24 08:09:12 1994  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Global Variables): Talk about stabs in files
    where variables are referenced, but not defined.

Wed Mar 23 07:16:36 1994  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo: Move stuff on @ and # type descriptors from node
    Cplusplus to new nodes Member Type Descriptor and Method Type
    Descriptor.  Re-write stuff for #.

Wed Mar 16 08:20:19 1994  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo (Print Settings): Don't document "set print
    fast-symbolic-addr off".  The bug which it worked around was fixed
    on 25 Feb 94 in coffread.c, so I'm nuking the command.

    * stabs.texinfo (Alternate Entry Points): New node, rewritten from
    N_ENTRY node.

    * stabs.texinfo (Type Descriptors): Add 'Y' type descriptor.

Tue Mar 15 08:43:02 1994  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * gdbint.texinfo (Host Conditionals, Target Conditionals): Remove
    references to ieee-float.c.

Fri Mar 11 08:09:40 1994  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo (Set Breaks): Update documentation for tbreak to
    match what the code actually does.

Wed Mar  9 19:43:05 1994  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Symbol Descriptors): Add OS9000 symbol descriptor s.

Tue Mar  1 17:04:43 1994  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Type Descriptors): Add OS9000 type descriptors c,
    i, and b.

Wed Feb 23 10:44:18 1994  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo: Document N_RBRAC as function relative for COFF as
    well as for ELF and SOM.  Unify the descriptions of ELF and SOM
    as "stabs in sections" rather than just saying "ELF and SOM".
    Also make that stuff apply to COFF.

Fri Feb 18 08:25:58 1994  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo (Formatting Documentation): Change GhostScript to
    Ghostscript.

Fri Feb  4 06:31:31 1994  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo (Continuing and Stepping): When talking about "step"
    versus functions without line numbers, also mention stepping into
    them as well as "step" when you are in them.  Tell the user how to
    deal with the situation.  Add comment about "debugging information".

Thu Feb  3 11:39:59 1994  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Enumerations): Document restriction on where
    enumeration types can appear and still win with GDB.

Wed Feb  2 11:29:17 1994  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Negative Type Numbers): Document format for type
    -16.

Thu Jan 27 16:53:56 1994  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo (Selection, Frame Info): Update information about
    arbitrary frame specficiations.

Wed Jan 26 15:31:57 1994  Roland H. Pesch  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo, remote.texi: general editing pass prior to Net release

Tue Jan 25 12:12:04 1994  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (String Field): Discuss continuing stabs with ?.

Wed Jan 19 06:39:24 1994  David J. Mackenzie  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Non-Stab Symbol Types): Mention N_SET* | N_EXT.

Sun Jan 16 12:43:32 1994  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo: Re-do stuff about C_BSTAT and move from XCOFF
    Differences node to Statics node.
    (Statics): Discuss XCOFF use of V symbol descriptor.

    * Makefile.in: Remove refcard.dvi and GDBvn.texi in realclean,
    not clean.

Wed Jan 12 21:29:54 1994  John Gilmore  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo (Print Settings): Document `set print
    fast-symbolic-addr' and improve the doc for some other
    `set print's.

Mon Jan  3 17:23:07 1994  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (String Field): Talk about defining several type
    numbers at once.
    Fix lint regarding changing node ELF Transformations to
    ELF and SOM Transformations.

Fri Dec 31 00:42:43 1993  John Gilmore  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo:  Insert Peter Kessler's name as inventor (I think).

Tue Dec 28 09:30:40 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Cross-References): `::' is for nested types only
    within <>.
    (Structures): Document static members.

Mon Dec 27 13:55:04 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo: Document S type attribute.

Sun Dec 26 20:46:36 1993  Jeffrey A. Law  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo: Add notes about stabs-in-som where appropriate.

Fri Dec  3 19:13:19 1993  John Gilmore  ([e-mail])

    * gdbint.texinfo:  Fix a few typos.

Sun Nov 28 18:06:25 1993  Roland H. Pesch  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo, remote.texi: formatting improvements

    * gdb.texinfo (New Features): mention threads.
    (Summary, C): fix xrefs in newly contributed text.
    (Threads): index entries, clarifications, example
    (passim): minor typos fixed, phrasing improvements

    * remote.texi (Bootstrapping): rephrase text on ^C and add index
    entries; (Server): explain use of gdbserver w/real-time systems,
    add example of conflicting TCP port; (MIPS Remote) break up
    running text into table, highlighting commands, and add example.

Wed Nov 24 14:15:56 1993  Roland H. Pesch  ([e-mail])

    * refcard.tex: avoid bad linebreaks even when REFEDITS=psrc.sed

Fri Nov 12 16:10:58 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Nested Symbols): New node.
    (String Field, Symbol Descriptors, Cross-References): Refer to it.

Thu Nov 11 13:26:45 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Stabs in ELF): Clarify how Bbss.bss work with respect
    to picking which Bbss.bss symbol to use, and (because there seems to
    be no good way of doing it) re-write some of the text to make it
    sound like Bbss.bss isn't such a great idea after all (as currently
    designed).

    * gdb.texinfo (C): In addition to saying people have to use g++ for
    good results, say they have to use stabs.  Specifically say cfront
    doesn't work well.
    (Summary): Merge in information on Modula-2, Pascal, and Chill from
    the gdb README.  Add xrefs to places where the support for the various
    languages is described in detail.

Mon Nov  8 11:47:34 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo: Clean up stuff about visibility and virtual
    characters.

    * stabs.texinfo (N_M2C): Cite Sun doc.

Fri Nov  5 16:27:27 1993  Roland H. Pesch  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo: updates re threads.
    * remote.texinfo: avoid index entries starting with digits.

Tue Nov  2 09:08:37 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Enumerations): Talk about large, negative and
    octal values.  Clean up cross reference to type attributes.
    (String Field): Say that GDB 4.11 supports size attribute.

Sun Oct 31 13:31:10 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * remote.texi (VxWorks Remote): Clarify that rebuilding VxWorks kernel
    is a mandatory step.  Make the stuff about that more concise.

Wed Oct 27 00:25:46 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Class Names): New node.

    * gdb.texinfo (Command Files): Explain order of init file reading.

    * remote.texi (Bootstrapping): Talk about getting the serial driver
    to deal with ^C sent by gdb to stop the remote system.

Mon Oct 25 03:25:41 1993  Tom Lord  ([e-mail])

    * libgdb.texinfo (I/O): incorporated better phrasing from rich.

    * libgdb.texinfo (Defining Commands): made the DOC arg
    to gdb_define_app_command a char * instead of char **
    per a suggestion from kingdon.

    * libgdb.texinfo: total rewrite from a different starting
    premise.

Wed Oct 20 18:07:44 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Local Variable Parameters): Re-write paragraph on
    floats passed as doubles (to improve clarity).

Tue Oct 19 14:21:18 1993  Roland H. Pesch  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo (Source Path): index entries for $cwd, $pdir

    * a4rc.sed: update to work with Andreas Vogel papersize params

    * refcard.tex: use Andreas Vogel simplifications of papersize
    params; remove useless version info; update copyright date.

Tue Oct 19 10:46:22 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo (Symbols): Add class NAME to doc for ptype.

Tue Oct 12 09:11:45 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo (Files): Say what address the load command loads it at.

    * stabs.texinfo (Common Blocks): Minor cleanups.

    * stabs.texinfo: Update ld stabs in elf relocation to reflect the fact
    that Sun has backed away from the linker kludge and thus the relevant
    issue is changes to the SunPRO tools, not the Solaris linker.

    * stabs.texinfo (Traditional Integer Types): Clean up description
    of octal bounds a little bit.  Document extra leading zeroes.

Thu Oct  7 16:15:37 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo (Signaling): Update for symbolic symbol names
    and add a section explaining the difference between the GDB
    signal command and the shell kill utility.

Wed Oct  6 13:23:01 1993  Tom Lord  ([e-mail])

    * libgdb.texinfo: added `@' to braces that were unescaped.

Mon Oct  4 10:42:18 1993  Tom Lord  ([e-mail])

    * libgdb.texinfo: new file.  Spec for the gdb library.

Sun Oct  3 15:26:56 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Include Files): Fix typo (start -> end).

Thu Sep 30 18:24:56 1993  Roland H. Pesch  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo, remote.texi: assorted small improvements, mostly
    from Melissa at FSF's editing pass.

Thu Sep 30 11:54:38 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo: Remove stuff about ar and 14 character filenames.
    I believe this was fixed by the 13 Sep 89 change to print_frame_info.
    Also, modern versions of ar like BSD 4.4 or SVR4 don't have this bug.

Wed Sep 22 21:22:11 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * remote.texi (Bootstrapping): Discuss 386 call gates.

Sat Sep 18 17:10:44 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Based Variables): New node.

Thu Sep 16 17:48:55 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Negative Type Numbers): Re-write discussions of
    names, sizes, and formats to suggest how not to lose.

Sat Sep 11 09:35:11 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Methods): Fix typo.

Fri Sep 10 06:34:20 1993  David J. Mackenzie  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo: Fix a few typos.

Wed Sep  8 09:11:52 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo: Clarify how well it works with Fortran.

    * stabs.texinfo (Stabs In ELF, Statics, ELF Transformations):
    More on relocating stabs in ELF files.

Tue Sep  7 13:45:02 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Stabs In ELF): Talk about N_FUN value.

Mon Sep  6 19:23:18 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Local Variable Parameters): Talk about nameless
    parameters on VAX.

Fri Sep  3 17:06:08 1993  Roland H. Pesch  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo: @up/@down -> @raisesections/@lowersections

Fri Sep  3 12:04:15 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo: Make info author notice match the TeX author notice.

Tue Aug 31 13:21:06 1993  David J. Mackenzie  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo: Initial-caps all words in node names and
    non-trivial words in section names.

Mon Aug 30 11:13:16 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo: Many minor cleanups.

    * stabs.texinfo: Remove @deffn except from Expanded Reference node.

Sat Aug 28 12:08:09 1993  David J. MacKenzie  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo: Remove full description of big example.
    It's not really helpful; just use pieces of it where appropriate.
    Add more Texinfo formatting directives (@samp, etc.).
    Use @deffn to define stab types.
    Eliminate some wordiness.  Break up some nodes.
    Add an (alphabetized) index of symbol types.
    Use consistent capitalization style in node and section names.

Thu Aug 26 06:36:31 1993  Fred Fish  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo:  Change typo "Two two" to "The two".

Sun Aug 22 12:15:18 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (XCOFF-differences): Remove references to
    non-existent types N_DECL and N_RPSYM.

    * stabs.texinfo (String Field): Say that type attributes bug is
    fixed in GDB 4.10, since it is.

    * stabs.texinfo: Clean up djm cleanups, and more cleanups of my own.

Sat Aug 21 04:32:28 1993  David MacKenzie  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo: Formatting cleanups.

Fri Aug 20 20:49:53 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo: When explaining the n_type of a stab, standardize
    how we do it ('#' as a comment indicator, "36 is N_FUN" as text,
    no tabs, use @r).
    (Global Variables): Clean up.

Tue Aug 17 15:57:27 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Stack Variables): Re-write.

Mon Aug 16 21:20:08 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Stabs-in-elf): Talk about getting the start
    addresses of a source file.  Also revise formatting.
    Change "object module" or "object file" to "source file".
    Various: Miscellaneous cleanups.

Thu Aug 12 15:11:51 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo: Point to mangling info in gcc's gpcompare.texi.

Tue Aug 10 16:57:49 1993  Stan Shebs  ([e-mail])

    * gdbint.texinfo: Removed many nonsensical machine-collected
    host and target conditionals, described some of the remainder.

Tue Aug 10 13:28:30 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * gdbint.texinfo (Getting Started): Use @itemize, not @table.

    * gdbint.texinfo (Top): Add name to @top line, and re-write the
    paragraph which follows.

    * gdbint.texinfo (Host): Use @code not @samp for Makefile
    variables.  Looks better and avoids overful hbox.

Fri Jul 30 18:26:21 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Procedures): Improve stuff on nested functions.

Thu Jul 29 15:10:58 1993  Roland H. Pesch  ([e-mail])

    * remote.texi: (MIPS Remote) clearer doc for set/show timeout,
    retransmit-timeout

Thu Jul 29 13:16:09 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * gdbint.texinfo: Update statement about `some ancient Unix
    systems, like Ultrix 4.0' to Ultrix 4.2.

Wed Jul 28 15:26:53 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@el_bosque.cygnus.com)

    * h8-cfg.texi, all-cfg.texi: new flag GDBSERVER

    * Makefile.in: depend on remote.texi rather than gdbinv-s.texi

    * remote.texi: (Server) New node on gdbserver.  (Remote Serial,
    ST2000 Remote, MIPS Remote): mention `host:port' syntax for TCP.

    * remote.texi: new name for former gdbinv-s.texi

    * gdb.texinfo: use remote.texi rather than gdbinv-s.texi

Wed Jul 28 08:26:24 1993  Ian Lance Taylor  ([e-mail])

    * gdbinv-s.texi: Documented timeout and retransmit-timeout
    variables for MIPS remote debugging protocol.

Mon Jul 26 13:00:09 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Negative Type Numbers): FORTRAN LOGICAL fix.

Tue Jul 20 16:30:41 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * Makefile.in (refcard.dvi): Use srcdir where necessary.

Mon Jul 19 12:02:50 1993  Roland H. Pesch  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo: repair conditional bugs in text markup

Fri Jul 16 18:57:50 1993  Roland H. Pesch  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo, all-cfg.texi, h8-cfg.texi: introduce MOD2 switch
    to select Modula-2 material.

Thu Jul 15 13:15:01 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo: Cleanups regarding statics.

    * gdbinv-s.texi (Bootstrapping): Document exceptionHandler.
    (Debug Session): Mention exceptionHandler.  Add xref to Bootstrapping.

Mon Jul 12 13:37:02 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo: N_MAIN is sometimes used for C.

Fri Jul  9 09:47:02 1993  Peter Schauer  ([e-mail])

    * gdbint.texinfo (Host, Target Conditionals): Remove TM_FILE_OVERRIDE.

Tue Jul  6 12:41:28 1993  John Gilmore  ([e-mail])

    * gdbint.texinfo (Target Conditionals): Remove NO_TYPEDEFS,
    removed from the code by Kingdon.

Tue Jul  6 12:24:34 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo (Break Commands): Remove stuff about flushing terminal
    input when evaluating breakpoint conditions; the bug has been fixed.

    * gdb.texinfo (Continuing and Stepping): Argument to "continue"
    sets the ignore count to N-1, not to N.

Thu Jul  1 14:57:42 1993  Roland H. Pesch  ([e-mail])

    * refcard.tex (\hoffset): correct longstanding error to match
      intended offset; avoids cutting off edge on some printers

Wed Jun 30 18:23:06 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Parameters): Say that order of stabs is significant.

Fri Jun 25 21:34:52 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Common Blocks): Say what Sun FORTRAN does.

Fri Jun 25 16:15:10 1993  Roland H. Pesch  ([e-mail])

    * Makefile.in: (REFEDITS) new var to control whether PS or CM
    fonts and whether US or A4 paper for GDB refcard; (refcard.dvi)
    collect sed edits if any, apply to refcard before formatting;
    (refcard.ps) stop implying PS fonts if PS output requested;
    (lrefcard.ps) delete extra target for variant PS fonts

    * refcard.tex: parametrize papersize dependent info, collect
      in easily replaced spot

    * a4rc.sed: new file, edits to refcard for A4 paper

Fri Jun 25 14:21:46 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Negative Type Numbers): Type -16 is 4 bytes.

Wed Jun 23 15:02:50 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Negative Type Numbers): Minor character cleanups.

Tue Jun 22 16:31:52 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo: Express disapproval of 'D' symbol descriptor
    politely rather than rudely.

Fri Jun 18 19:42:09 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo: Document common blocks.

Fri Jun 18 12:12:57 1993  Fred Fish  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo:  Add some basic info about stabs-in-elf.

Fri Jun 18 13:57:09 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Top): Minor cleanup.

Mon Jun 14 16:16:51 1993  david d `zoo' zuhn  (zoo at rtl.cygnus.com)

    * Makefile.in (install-info): remove parentdir support

Tue Jun 15 18:11:39 1993  Roland H. Pesch  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo (Copying): delete this node and references to it;
    RMS says this manual need not carry GPL. (passim): Improvements
    from last round at FSF, largely due to Ian Taylor review, and
    minor formatting improvements.

    * gdbinv-s.texi (passim): Improvements from last round at FSF,
    largely due to Ian Taylor review. (Debug Session): minor edits to
    new text.

Sun Jun 13 12:52:39 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * Makefile.in (realclean): Remove info and dvi files too.

Sat Jun 12 16:09:22 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * {all,h8}-config.texi: Rename to *-cfg.texi for 14 char filenames.
    * Makefile.in: Change accordingly.  gdb-config.texi -> gdb-cfg.texi.
    * gdb.texinfo: Change accordingly.

    * stabs.texinfo: Clean up N_{L,R}BRAC.  Discuss what addresses of
    N_{L,R}BRAC,N_SLINE are relative to.

Fri Jun 11 15:15:55 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * Makefile.in (GDBvn.texi): Update atomically.

Wed Jun  9 10:58:16 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * gdbinv-s.texi (Debug Session): Document exceptionHook.

Tue Jun  8 13:42:04 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo (Print Settings): Move all stuff relating to symbolic
    addresses together.  Also motivate the set print symbol-filename
    command and suggest other solutions.

Tue Jun  1 22:46:43 1993  Fred Fish  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo (set print elements):  Note that the number of
    elements is set to unlimited by "set print elements 0".

Mon May 31 08:06:55 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Builtin Type Descriptors): Try to clarify what
    NF_LDOUBLE means.
    (Stab Types): Include Solaris stab types.
    (Procedures): Document Solaris extensions.

Thu May 27 06:20:42 1993  Peter Schauer  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo:  Add `set print symbol-filename' doc.

Wed May 26 00:26:42 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Arrays): Talk about type definition vs. type
    information.

    * stabs.texinfo (Builtin Type Descriptors): Talk about omitting
    the trailing semicolon.

Tue May 25 14:49:42 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Line Numbers, Source Files): Re-write these two nodes
    and merge in other parts of the document addressing these subjects.
    gdbint.texinfo (XCOFF): Remove info which is now in stabs.texinfo.

    * stabs.texinfo (Subranges, Arrays): Try to explain about the semicolon
    at the end of a range type.

    * stabs.texinfo (Subranges): "A offset" and "T offset" are not
    AIX extensions.

Mon May 24 09:00:33 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Stabs Format):  Misc fixes.

Sat May 22 10:40:56 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Constants):  Allow an `e' constant to be non-enum.
    (Traditional builtin types): Document convex convention for long long.
    (Negative builtin types): Discuss type names, and misc fixes.

Fri May 21 11:20:31 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Builtin Type Descriptors): Document the floating
    point types used with @samp{R} type descriptor.
    (Symbol Descriptors): Describe how to handle conflict between
    different meanings of @samp{P} symbol descriptor.

Thu May 20 13:35:10 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo: Remove node Quick Reference and put its children
    directly under the main menu.

    * stabs.texinfo: Many more changes to bring it into line with
    AIX documentation and reality.  I think it now has all the
    information from the AIX documentation, except that I burned
    out when I got to variant records (Pascal and Modula-2) and
    all the COBOL types.  Oh well, we can add them later when we're
    worrying more about those languages.

    * stabs.texinfo (Automatic variables): Talk about what it means
    to omit the symbol descriptor.

Tue May 18 17:59:18 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Parameters): Add "(sometimes)" when describing
    gcc2 behavior with promoted args.

Fri May 14 21:35:29 1993  Roland H. Pesch  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo: include readline appendices in info version of manual

Fri May  7 11:56:18 1993  Roland H. Pesch  ([e-mail])

    * gdbinv-s.texi (Remote Serial): describe new ^C behavior in
    target remote.

    * gdb.texinfo (Machine Code): more index entries for disassemble

Fri May  7 10:12:30 1993  Fred Fish  ([e-mail])

    * Clarify the intended use of the gdb-testers and gdb-patches
    mailing lists, and shrink gzip comment.

Thu May  6 16:39:50 1993  Roland H. Pesch  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo (Shell Commands): do not mention SHELL env var in
    DOSHOST configuration of manual.

    * gdb.texinfo (MIPS Stack): new node.

    * all-config.texi (MIPS) new switch.

    * gdbinv-s.texi (Nindy Options) Remove two instances of future
    tense; (MIPS Remote) new node.

    * gdb.texinfo (passim) rephrases to work around makeinfo @value
    bug; (Environment) less passive, other small cleanups in text about
    .cshrc/.bashrc; (Invoking GDB) new MIPS Remote menu entry;
    (Remote) new MIPS Remote menu entry.

Thu Apr 29 09:36:25 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo: Many changes to include information from the
    AIX documentation.

    * gdb.texinfo (Environment): Mention pitfall with .cshrc.

Tue Apr 27 14:02:57 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * gdbint.texinfo (new node Debugging GDB, elsewhere):
    Move a bunch of information from ../README.
    (Getting Started): New node.

Fri Apr 23 17:21:13 1993  Roland H. Pesch  ([e-mail])

    * gdbinv-s.texi, gdb.texinfo: include Hitachi SH target

    * gdb.texinfo: advance manual revision dates to present

    * gdbinv-s.texi, gdb.texinfo, all-config.texi, h8-config.texi:
    stop using silly Roman numerals in @set variable names

Fri Apr 23 07:30:01 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Parameters): Keep trying to get this right.

Wed Apr 21 15:18:47 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Parameters): More on "local parameters".

Mon Apr 19 08:00:51 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Parameters): Re-do "local parameters" section.

Sun Apr 18 09:47:45 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo (Symbol descriptors): Re-do using @table and @xref.
    (Parameters): Rewrite.
    (xcoff-differences, Sun-differences): Minor changes.

Thu Apr 15 02:35:24 1993  John Gilmore  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo:  Minor cleanup.

Wed Apr 14 17:31:00 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * gdbint.texinfo: Minor xcoff stuff.

Wed Apr  7 14:11:07 1993  Fred Fish  ([e-mail])

    * gdbint.texinfo:  Update for new config directory structure.
    Add info about internal type data structures.

Mon Apr  5 09:06:30 1993  Ian Lance Taylor  ([e-mail])

    * Makefile.in (SFILES_INCLUDED): gdb-config.texi is no longer in
    $(srcdir).
    (gdb-config.texi): Depend on file in $(srcdir).

Fri Apr  2 16:55:13 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo: Fixes about N_SO.

Fri Mar 26 18:00:35 1993  Roland H. Pesch  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo: include list of nonstandard init file names

    * *-config.texi: new switch GENERIC for text that applies *only*
    to (usual) multiple-target version of manual

    * gdb.texinfo, gdbinv-s.texi: Update conditional markup to correct
    h8 config

    * gdb.texinfo: depend on latest fixed makeinfo, use conditionals
    in menus (rather than conditionally selected multiple alternative
    menus).

    * Makefile.in: define and use DOC_CONFIG var to select
    configuration for GDB user manual.

    * gdb-config.texi: delete from repository, generate from Makefile.

    * all-config.texi: normal `generic' configuration file, formerly
    stored as gdb-config.texi

Wed Mar 24 14:03:19 1993  david d `zoo' zuhn  (zoo at poseidon.cygnus.com)

    * Makefile.in: add dvi target to build all .dvi files

Tue Mar 23 16:03:24 1993  Roland H. Pesch  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo, gdvinv-s.texinfo: formatting improvements.

Fri Mar 19 21:46:50 1993  John Gilmore  ([e-mail])

    * gdbint.texinfo:  Doc NO_MMALLOC and NO_MMALLOC_CHECK as
    host conditionals.
    * stabs.texinfo:  More array fixes inspired by Jim's.

Fri Mar 19 10:23:34 1993  Jim Kingdon  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo: Fixes re arrays and continuations.

    * gdbint.texinfo: Add XCOFF node.

Mon Mar  8 15:52:18 1993  John Gilmore  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo:  Add `set print max-symbolic-offset' doc.

Sun Feb 21 17:09:38 1993  Per Bothner  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo:  Fix for array types to mention lower bounds.

Thu Feb 18 01:19:49 1993  John Gilmore  ([e-mail])

    * gdbint.texinfo:  Update PTRACE_ARG3_TYPE doc, pull PT_*.

Wed Feb 17 08:15:24 1993  John Gilmore  ([e-mail])

    * gdbint.texinfo:  Remove SET_STACK_LIMIT_HUGE from target defines.

Thu Feb 11 10:38:40 1993  John Gilmore  ([e-mail])

    * gdbint.texinfo:  Fix thinko (NM_FILE => NAT_FILE).  Found
    by Michael Ben-Gershon <[e-mail]>.

Wed Feb 10 23:59:19 1993  John Gilmore  ([e-mail])

    * gdbint.texinfo:  Eliminate IBM6000_HOST, document IBM6000_TARGET.

Tue Feb  9 18:26:21 1993  Roland H. Pesch  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo, gdbinv-s.texi: misc updates

Sat Feb  6 10:25:47 1993  John Gilmore  ([e-mail])

    * gdbint.texinfo:  Brief documentation for longjmp support,
    from an email msg by Stu.

Fri Feb  5 14:10:15 1993  John Gilmore  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo:  Fix description of floating point "range"
    types (which really define basic types).  Reported by Jim Meehan,
    <[e-mail]>.

    * gdbint.texinfo:  Remove COFF_NO_LONG_FILE_NAMES define, now gone.

Thu Feb  4 13:56:46 1993  Ian Lance Taylor  ([e-mail])

    * gdbint.texinfo: Slightly expand section on supporting a new
    object file format.

Thu Feb  4 01:49:04 1993  John Gilmore  ([e-mail])

    * Makefile.in (refcard.ps, lrefcard.ps):  Remove psref.tex
    intermediate file.

Tue Feb  2 12:18:06 1993  Roland H. Pesch  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo, gdbinv-s.texi: miscellaneous stylistic cleanups

Mon Feb  1 15:35:47 1993  Roland H. Pesch  ([e-mail])

    * gdbinv-s.texi: z8000 simulator target name is just "sim"

    * gdbinv-s.texi:  Mention that Z8000 simulator can simulate Z8001
    as well as Z8002.

Sat Nov 28 06:51:35 1992  John Gilmore  ([e-mail])

    * gdbint.texinfo:  Add sections on clean design and on how to send
    in changes.

Mon Nov  9 23:57:02 1992  John Gilmore  ([e-mail])

    * gdbint.texinfo:  Add how to declare the result of make_cleanup.

Mon Oct 26 11:09:47 1992  John Gilmore  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo:  Fix typo, reported by Karl Berry.

Fri Oct 23 00:41:21 1992  John Gilmore  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo:  Add opcodes dir to GDB distribution description.

Sat Oct 10 18:04:58 1992  david d `zoo' zuhn  (zoo at cirdan.cygnus.com)

    * gdbint.texinfo: fixed a stray email address (needs @@),
    added @table @code to node "Native Conditionals"

Tue Sep 22 00:34:15 1992  John Gilmore  ([e-mail])

    * gdbint.texinfo:  Describe coding style of GDB.

Mon Sep 21 19:32:16 1992  John Gilmore  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo:  Minor wording changes.

Tue Sep 15 02:57:09 1992  John Gilmore  ([e-mail])

    * gdbint.texinfo:  Improve release doc slightly.

Fri Sep 11 01:34:25 1992  John Gilmore  ([e-mail])

    * gdbint.texinfo:  Improve doc of GDB config macros.

Wed Sep  9 16:52:06 1992  John Gilmore  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo:  Remove Bothner's changes for C++ nested types.
    These will be reinserted when examined.

Mon Aug 24 01:17:55 1992  John Gilmore  ([e-mail])

    * gdbint.texinfo:  Make a start at documenting all the #if macros
    in GDB.  At least list them all, and start separating them into
    host-specific and target-specific.

Tue Aug 18 15:59:13 1992  Roland H. Pesch  ([e-mail])

    * gdbinv-s.m4.in: refrain from using @cartouche for just a few
    examples (not consistent w others).
    gdb.texinfo: issue disclaimer paragraph on cmdline options only
    for generic vn of doc

Tue Aug 18 14:53:27 1992  Ian Lance Taylor  ([e-mail])

    * Makefile.in: always create installation directories.

Tue Aug 18 14:11:50 1992  Roland H. Pesch  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo: in h8 config, do not describe searching commands.

Mon Aug 17 18:07:59 1992  Roland H. Pesch  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo, none.m4, h8.m4, gdbinv-s.m4.in: improve H8/300
      conditionals; introduce a few generic switches that may be
      useful for other cross-dev or dos-hosted configs.

    * gdb.texinfo: fix typo in "info reg" description

Sun Aug 16 01:16:18 1992  John Gilmore  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo:  Minor updates from running TeX over it.
    * Makefile.in (stabs.dvi, stabs.ps):  Add.

Sat Aug 15 20:52:24 1992  Per Bothner  ([e-mail])

    * stabs.texinfo:  Stabs documentation, written by Julia Menapace.
    First pass at converting it to texinfo.

Sat Aug 15 03:14:59 1992  John Gilmore  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo, refcard.tex:  Document mult args on `info reg'.
    * Makefile.in (refcard.ps, lrefcard.ps):  Add missing $(srdir).

Fri Aug 14 21:08:47 1992  John Gilmore  ([e-mail])

    * gdbint.texinfo:  Add section on partial symbol tables.

Sat Jun 20 16:31:10 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu at cygnus.com)

    * gdb.texinfo:  document `set remotedebug' and `set
    rstack_high_address'.

Thu May 14 17:09:48 1992  Roland H. Pesch  ([e-mail])

    * gdb.texinfo: slight expansion of new text on reading info files
    * gdbinv-s.m4.in: correct and expand info on cross-debugging
    H8/300 from DOS.

Tue May 12 12:22:47 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu at cygnus.com)

    * gdb.texinfo:  `info user' => `show user'.  Noticed by David Taylor.

Mon May 11 19:06:27 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu at cygnus.com)

    * gdb.texinfo:  Say how to read the `info' files.

Tue May  5 12:11:38 1992  K. Richard Pixley  ([e-mail])

    * Makefile.in: gm4 -> m4.

Fri Apr 10 17:50:43 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu at rtl.cygnus.com)

    * gdb.texinfo:  Update for GDB-4.5.  Move `Formatting
    Documentation' ahead of `Installing GDB' to match README.
    Update shared library doc, -readnow and -mapped, and directory
    structure (add glob and mmalloc).  Update configure doc.

Tue Mar 24 23:28:38 1992  K. Richard Pixley  ([e-mail])

    * Makefile.in: remove $(srcdir) from gdb.info rule.

Sat Mar  7 18:44:50 1992  K. Richard Pixley  ([e-mail])

    * Makefile.in: commented out gdb-all.texinfo rule.  This is
      temporary.

Wed Feb 26 18:04:40 1992  K. Richard Pixley  ([e-mail])

    * Makefile.in, configure.in: removed traces of namesubdir,
      -subdirs, $(subdir), $(unsubdir), some rcs triggers.  Forced
      copyrights to '92, changed some from Cygnus to FSF.

Fri Dec 13 09:47:31 1991  John Gilmore  (gnu at cygnus.com)

    * gdb.texinfo:  Improve how we ask for bug reports.

Tue Dec 10 04:07:21 1991  K. Richard Pixley  (rich at rtl.cygnus.com)

    * Makefile.in: infodir belongs in datadir.

Fri Dec  6 23:57:34 1991  K. Richard Pixley  (rich at rtl.cygnus.com)

    * Makefile.in: remove spaces following hyphens, bsd make can't
      cope.  install using INSTALL_DATA.  added clean-info.  added
      standards.text support.

Thu Dec  5 22:46:12 1991  K. Richard Pixley  (rich at rtl.cygnus.com)

    * Makefile.in: idestdir and ddestdir go away.  Added copyrights
      and shift gpl to v2.  Added ChangeLog if it didn't exist. docdir
      and mandir now keyed off datadir by default.


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