* README (alpha-dec-osf5.1): Mention -DUSE_LDR_ROUTINES.

(sparcv9-sun-solars2.8): Mention problem with 64 bit GCC 3.0.x.
(i586-sco-sysv5uw7.1.1): Mention problem with threads.

diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index d766ee2..4d1d19a 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 2001-11-11  Andrew Cagney  <ac131313@redhat.com>
 
+       * README (alpha-dec-osf5.1): Mention -DUSE_LDR_ROUTINES.
+       (sparcv9-sun-solars2.8): Mention problem with 64 bit GCC 3.0.x.
+       (i586-sco-sysv5uw7.1.1): Mention problem with threads.
+
+2001-11-11  Andrew Cagney  <ac131313@redhat.com>
+
        From Mark Kettenis  <kettenis@gnu.org>:
        * breakpoint.c (breakpoint_re_set_one): Don't discard SHLIB
        breakpoints when they fail.

diff --git a/gdb/README b/gdb/README
index 5600bea..62b4b35 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/README
+++ b/gdb/README
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
                     README for gdb-5.1 release
-               Updated 20 October 2001 by Andrew Cagney
+               Updated 11 November 2001 by Andrew Cagney
 
 This is GDB, the GNU source-level debugger.
 A summary of new features is in the file `NEWS'.
@@ -447,8 +447,20 @@ configure on HP/UX 11.00.
 
 alpha-dec-osf5.1
 
-Due to a problem in GDB's symbol table reader, GDB builds but does not
-run on this platform.  See gdb/237.
+GDB has a number of problems on this platform (Ref PR gdb/237).  A GDB
+built with ``CC="cc -DUSE_LDR_ROUTINES"'' is reported to be more
+reliable.
+
+
+sparcv9-sun-solaris2.8
+
+There are known problems with GCC 3.0.x for the 64 bit sparc target
+(bad code gen).  You could try a development version of GCC.
+
+
+i586-sco-sysv5uw7.1.1
+
+There are known problems with GDB's thread support on this platform.
 
 
 Remote debugging