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[commit/www] announcing the gdb-7.3 release...
- From: Joel Brobecker <brobecker at adacore dot com>
- To: gdb-patches at sourceware dot org
- Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:19:48 -0700
- Subject: [commit/www] announcing the gdb-7.3 release...
Hello,
FYI: I just checked in the attached patch to announce the gdb-7.3
release...
--
Joel
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@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ Pascal (and many other languages). Thos
on the same machine as GDB (native) or on another machine (remote). GDB
can run on most popular UNIX and Microsoft Windows variants.<p>
-<h3>GDB version 7.2</h3>
+<h3>GDB version 7.3</h3>
-Version <a href="../gdb/download/ANNOUNCEMENT">7.2</a> of GDB, the GNU
+Version <a href="../gdb/download/ANNOUNCEMENT">7.3</a> of GDB, the GNU
Debugger, is now available for <a
href="../gdb/download/">download</a>. See the <a
href="../gdb/download/ANNOUNCEMENT">ANNOUNCEMENT</a> for details
@@ -102,6 +102,26 @@ better.
-->
+<dt>July 26, 2011: <b>GDB 7.3 Released!</b></dt>
+<dd>
+<p> The latest version of GDB, version 7.3, is available for <a
+href="../gdb/download/">download</a>.
+<p>
+Changes in this release include:
+<ul>
+<li> Initial OpenCL C support
+<li> C++ support enhancements
+<li> Improved Python support
+<li> ia64 HP-UX (native) and Blackfin (target) support
+<li> GDBserver support for PowerPC LynxOS, i686 LynxOS, and Blackfin Linux
+<li> Support for reading and writing a new .gdb_index section, containing
+ a fast index of DWARF debugging info
+</ul>
+See the NEWS file for a more complete and detailed list of what this
+release includes.
+<p>
+</dd>
+
<dt>April 03, 2011: <b>GDB 7.3 branch created</b></dt>
<dd>
<p> The GDB 7.3 branch (<tt>gdb_7_3-branch</tt>) has been created.
@@ -188,7 +208,7 @@ Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.</p>
<p>Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is
permitted in any medium, provided this notice is preserved.</p>
-<p>Last modified 2011-04-03.</p>
+<p>Last modified 2011-07-26.</p>
</address>
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--- download/ANNOUNCEMENT 3 Sep 2010 01:04:29 -0000 1.24
+++ download/ANNOUNCEMENT 26 Jul 2011 18:17:31 -0000
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
- GDB 7.2 released!
+ GDB 7.3 released!
-Release 7.2 of GDB, the GNU Debugger, is now available via anonymous
+Release 7.3 of GDB, the GNU Debugger, is now available via anonymous
FTP. GDB is a source-level debugger for Ada, C, C++, Objective-C,
Pascal and many other languages. GDB can target (i.e., debug programs
running on) more than a dozen different processor architectures, and GDB
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ You can download GDB from the GNU FTP se
The vital stats:
Size md5sum Name
- 18MB 64260e6c56979ee750a01055f16091a5 gdb-7.2.tar.bz2
- 24MB 950b766466bee748e554765c86b8b495 gdb-7.2.tar.gz
+ 18MB 485022b8df7ba2221f217e128f479fe7 gdb-7.3.tar.bz2
+ 24MB 1d6b4e469270433583ef62a906c02fa8 gdb-7.3.tar.gz
There is a web page for GDB at:
@@ -30,54 +30,49 @@ the net. We will put errata notes and h
on-line as any problems come up. All mailing lists archives are also
browsable via the web.
-GDB 7.2 brings new targets, features and improvements, including:
+GDB 7.3 brings new targets, features and improvements, including:
- * D language support has been added
+ * Initial OpenCL C language support has been added
* C++ enhancements:
- * Argument Dependent Lookup (ADL)
- * Improved User Defined Operator Support
- * static const class members
-
- * Improved Python support, including:
- * Access to breakpoints, symbols, symbol tables, program spaces,
- inferiors, threads and frame's code blocks
- * Ability to create GDB Parameters that can then be manipulated
- via set/show in the CLI
-
- * Tracepoint enhancements:
- * Better reconstruction of tracepoints after disconnected tracing
- * Static tracepoints support (calls to the user program into a tracing
- library)
-
+ * Template parameters are now in scope when debugging in an
+ instantiation
+ * The motion commands "next", "finish", "until", and "advance" now
+ work better when exceptions are thrown
+
+ * Improved Python support, enhancing the existing APIs as well as
+ introducing new ones.
+
+ * Improved thread debugging support:
+ * GDB now understands thread names
+ * A new command "thread find [REGEXP]" has been added
+
* GDBserver enhancements:
- * Tracepoint support (including fast tracepoints and static tracepoints)
- * Support for x86_64 Windows 64-bit debugging
+ * Support for PowerPC LynxOS (versions 4.x and 5.x) and i686 LynxOS
+ (version 5.x)
+ * Support for Blackfin Linux
- * Support for ARM Symbian has been added (arm*-*-symbianelf*)
+ * Support for reading and writing a new .gdb_index section,
+ containing a fast index of DWARF debugging info
- * On powerpc-linux, support for the Data Value Compare register
- has been added, allowing simple watchpoint conditions to be
- implemented in hardware.
+ * Various GDB/MI improvements
-Other worthy improvments (in random order):
+ * Support for ia64 HP-UX (ia64-*-hpux*) has been added
- * Observer mode
- * The remote protocol has been extended to include new packets
- * Shared library support enabled by default for remote targets
- * Windows Thread Information Block access
- * Improved support for remote debugging of Windows and SymbianOS
- shared libraries
- * A new convience variable $_thread holding the current thread number
- * The --batch flag now disables pagination and queries
- * The x86 byte, word, and double-word general purpose registers
- (Eg. byte register AH) are now directly accessible
- * The `commands' command now accepts a range of breakpoints to modify
- * The `rbreak' command now accepts a filename specfication as part of
- its argument
- * The `disassemble' now supports the "start,+length" format
- * New command `save breakpoints' to save all breakpoints to a file
- * Tracepoint actions unified with breakpoint commands
+ * Target support for Analog Devices, Inc. Blackfin Processors (bfin-*)
+
+ * GNU simulator improvements:
+ * New --map-info flag
+ * CFI flash simulation support
+
+Other worthy improvments (in random order):
+ * The "catch syscall" command is now available on mips-linux.
+ * New GDB Commands: "set directories"
+ * Support for using labels in linespecs (Eg you can use "advance label")
+ * The "watch" command now accepts an optional "-location" argument
+ * Thread debugging of core dumps now supported on GNU/Linux
+ * Ranged breakpoints support (PowerPC BookE running Linux 2.6.34 or later)
+ * Support for Ada task switching inside programs using the Ravenscar profile
For a complete list and more details on each item, please see the
gdb/NEWS file.
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@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Fish]" /></a>
<!-- body, update above using ../../gdb/index.sh -->
-<h3>The most recent release (<a href="ANNOUNCEMENT">GDB 7.2</a>):</h3>
+<h3>The most recent release (<a href="ANNOUNCEMENT">GDB 7.3</a>):</h3>
You can download the most recent official release of GDB from either
Project GNU's FTP server, or Red Hat's sources site:
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.</p>
<p>Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is
permitted in any medium, provided this notice is preserved.</p>
-<p>Last modified 2010-09-02.</p>
+<p>Last modified 2011-07-26.</p>
</address>
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--- news/index.html 3 Apr 2011 16:36:53 -0000 1.95
+++ news/index.html 26 Jul 2011 18:17:31 -0000
@@ -62,6 +62,26 @@ better.
-->
+<dt>July 26, 2011: <b>GDB 7.3 Released!</b></dt>
+<dd>
+<p> The latest version of GDB, version 7.3, is available for <a
+href="../../gdb/download/">download</a>.
+<p>
+Changes in this release include:
+<ul>
+<li> Initial OpenCL C support
+<li> C++ support enhancements
+<li> Improved Python support
+<li> ia64 HP-UX (native) and Blackfin (target) support
+<li> GDBserver support for PowerPC LynxOS, i686 LynxOS, and Blackfin Linux
+<li> Support for reading and writing a new .gdb_index section, containing
+ a fast index of DWARF debugging info
+</ul>
+See the NEWS file for a more complete and detailed list of what this
+release includes.
+<p>
+</dd>
+
<dt>April 03, 2011: <b>GDB 7.3 branch created</b></dt>
<dd>
<p> The GDB 7.3 branch (<tt>gdb_7_3-branch</tt>) has been created.
@@ -895,7 +915,7 @@ Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.</p>
<p>Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is
permitted in any medium, provided this notice is preserved.</p>
-<p>Last modified 2011-04-03.</p>
+<p>Last modified 2011-07-26.</p>
</address>
</body>