Add support for the readnever concept

[external/binutils.git] / gdb / NEWS

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 *** Changes since GDB 8.0
 
+* New "--readnever" command line option instructs GDB to not read each
+  symbol file's symbolic debug information.  This makes startup faster
+  but at the expense of not being able to perform symbolic debugging.
+  This option is intended for use cases where symbolic debugging will
+  not be used, e.g., when you only need to dump the debuggee's core.
+
 * GDB now uses the GNU MPFR library, if available, to emulate target
   floating-point arithmetic during expression evaluation when the target
   uses different floating-point formats than the host.  At least version