* main.c (gdb_datadir_provided): New static global.

[platform/upstream/binutils.git] / gdb / NEWS

diff --git a/gdb/NEWS b/gdb/NEWS
index dba6937..5e3f54d 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/NEWS
+++ b/gdb/NEWS
@@ -3,10 +3,29 @@
 
 *** Changes since GDB 7.5
 
+* If the configured location of system.gdbinit file (as given by the
+  --with-system-gdbinit option at configure time) is in the
+  data-directory (as specified by --with-gdb-datadir at configure
+  time) or in one of its subdirectories, then GDB will look for the
+  system-wide init file in the directory specified by the
+  --data-directory command-line option.
+
+* New command line options:
+
+-nh   Disables auto-loading of ~/.gdbinit, but still executes all the
+      other initialization files, unlike -nx which disables all of them.
+
+* The 'ptype' and 'whatis' commands now accept an argument to control
+  type formatting.
+
 * Python scripting
 
   ** Vectors can be created with gdb.Type.vector.
 
+  ** Python's atexit.register now works in GDB.
+
+  ** Types can be pretty-printed via a Python API.
+
 * New Python-based convenience functions:
 
   ** $_memeq(buf1, buf2, length)
@@ -17,6 +36,8 @@
 * The 'cd' command now defaults to using '~' (the home directory) if not
   given an argument.
 
+* The command 'forward-search' can now be abbreviated as 'fo'.
+
 * New configure options
 
 --enable-libmcheck/--disable-libmcheck
@@ -39,10 +60,45 @@ pi [command]
 py [command]
   "py" is a new alias for "python".
 
+enable type-printer [name]...
+disable type-printer [name]...
+  Enable or disable type printers.
+
+* Removed commands
+
+  ** For the Renesas Super-H architecture, the "regs" command has been removed
+     (has been deprecated in GDB 7.5), and "info all-registers" should be used
+     instead.
+
+* New options
+
+set print type methods (on|off)
+show print type methods
+  Control whether method declarations are displayed by "ptype".
+  The default is to show them.
+
+set print type typedefs (on|off)
+show print type typedefs
+  Control whether typedef definitions are displayed by "ptype".
+  The default is to show them.
+
 * MI changes
 
   ** Command parameter changes are now notified using new async record
      "=cmd-param-changed".
+  ** Trace frame changes caused by command "tfind" are now notified using
+     new async record "=traceframe-changed".
+  ** The creation and deletion of trace state variables are now notified
+     using new async records "=tsv-created" and "=tsv-deleted".
+  ** The start and stop of process record are now notified using new
+     async record "=record-started" and "=record-stopped".
+  ** Memory changes are now notified using new async record
+     "=memory-changed".
+  ** The data-disassemble command response will include a "fullname" field
+     containing the absolute file name when GDB can determine it and source
+     has been requested.
+  ** New optional parameter COUNT added to the "-data-write-memory-bytes" 
+     command, to allow pattern filling of memory areas.
 
 *** Changes in GDB 7.5