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Re: [RFA/NEWS] Re: PR corefile/8210: Linux core files should use linux-thread-db.c


> From: Pedro Alves <pedro@codesourcery.com>
> Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:13:27 +0100
> Cc: Thiago Jung Bauermann <bauerman@br.ibm.com>
> 
> On Wednesday 18 August 2010 15:40:22, Pedro Alves wrote:
> > On Wednesday 18 August 2010 15:29:28, Thiago Jung Bauermann wrote:
> > > This is patch is great. IMHO it deserves a NEWS entry. :-)
> > 
> > Eh eh, I knew that was comming.  :-)  I'll take care of that a
> > bit later.
> 
> And here it is.  Okay to apply?
> 
> -- 
> Pedro Alves
> 
> 2010-08-26  Pedro Alves  <pedro@codesourcery.com>
> 
> 	* NEWS: Mention libthread_db debugging with core files.

It's okay, with two comments:

> +* GDB now displays pthread_t ids and allows inspecting TLS variables
> +  when debugging core dumps on GNU/Linux.

Suggest to make a shorter header:

  * GDB now supports thread debugging of core dumps on GNU/Linux.

> +  When debugging a core dump generated on a machine not the one used
> +  to run GDB, you may need to point GDB at the correct libthread_db

  When debugging a core dump generated on a machine other than the one
  used to run GDB, you may need ...

Thanks.


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