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Sat May 22 10:40:56 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)

	* stabs.texinfo (Constants):  Allow an `e' constant to be non-enum.
	(Traditional builtin types): Document convex convention for long long.
	(Negative builtin types): Discuss type names, and misc fixes.

Fri May 21 11:20:31 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)

	* stabs.texinfo (Builtin Type Descriptors): Document the floating
	point types used with @samp{R} type descriptor.
	(Symbol Descriptors): Describe how to handle conflict between
	different meanings of @samp{P} symbol descriptor.

Thu May 20 13:35:10 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)

	* stabs.texinfo: Remove node Quick Reference and put its children
	directly under the main menu.

	* stabs.texinfo: Many more changes to bring it into line with
	AIX documentation and reality.  I think it now has all the
	information from the AIX documentation, except that I burned
	out when I got to variant records (Pascal and Modula-2) and
	all the COBOL types.  Oh well, we can add them later when we're
	worrying more about those languages.

	* stabs.texinfo (Automatic variables): Talk about what it means
	to omit the symbol descriptor.

Tue May 18 17:59:18 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)

	* stabs.texinfo (Parameters): Add "(sometimes)" when describing
	gcc2 behavior with promoted args.

Fri May 14 21:35:29 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)

	* gdb.texinfo: include readline appendices in info version of manual

Fri May  7 11:56:18 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)

	* gdbinv-s.texi (Remote Serial): describe new ^C behavior in
	target remote.

	* gdb.texinfo (Machine Code): more index entries for disassemble

Fri May  7 10:12:30 1993  Fred Fish  (fnf@cygnus.com)

	* Clarify the intended use of the gdb-testers and gdb-patches
	mailing lists, and shrink gzip comment.

Thu May  6 16:39:50 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)

	* gdb.texinfo (Shell Commands): do not mention SHELL env var in
	DOSHOST configuration of manual.

	* gdb.texinfo (MIPS Stack): new node.

	* all-config.texi (MIPS) new switch.

	* gdbinv-s.texi (Nindy Options) Remove two instances of future
	tense; (MIPS Remote) new node.

	* gdb.texinfo (passim) rephrases to work around makeinfo @value
	bug; (Environment) less passive, other small cleanups in text about
	.cshrc/.bashrc; (Invoking GDB) new MIPS Remote menu entry;
	(Remote) new MIPS Remote menu entry.

Thu May  6 08:51:35 1993  Fred Fish  (fnf@cygnus.com)

	* snapshots.readme:  Add notes for UNIX make and GNU make.

Mon May  3 17:06:45 1993  Fred Fish  (fnf@cygnus.com)

	* snapshots.readme:  Clarify bison/byacc/yacc notes.

Thu Apr 29 09:36:25 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)

	* stabs.texinfo: Many changes to include information from the
	AIX documentation.

	* gdb.texinfo (Environment): Mention pitfall with .cshrc.

Tue Apr 27 14:02:57 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)

	* gdbint.texinfo (new node Debugging GDB, elsewhere):
	Move a bunch of information from ../README.
	(Getting Started): New node.

Fri Apr 23 17:21:13 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)

	* gdbinv-s.texi, gdb.texinfo: include Hitachi SH target

	* gdb.texinfo: advance manual revision dates to present

	* gdbinv-s.texi, gdb.texinfo, all-config.texi, h8-config.texi:
	stop using silly Roman numerals in @set variable names

Fri Apr 23 07:30:01 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)

	* stabs.texinfo (Parameters): Keep trying to get this right.

Wed Apr 21 15:18:47 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)

	* stabs.texinfo (Parameters): More on "local parameters".

Mon Apr 19 08:00:51 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)

	* stabs.texinfo (Parameters): Re-do "local parameters" section.

Sun Apr 18 09:47:45 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)

	* stabs.texinfo (Symbol descriptors): Re-do using @table and @xref.
	(Parameters): Rewrite.
	(xcoff-differences, Sun-differences): Minor changes.

Thu Apr 15 02:35:24 1993  John Gilmore  (gnu@cacophony.cygnus.com)

	* stabs.texinfo:  Minor cleanup.

Wed Apr 14 17:31:00 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)

	* gdbint.texinfo: Minor xcoff stuff.

Wed Apr  7 14:11:07 1993  Fred Fish  (fnf@cygnus.com)

	* gdbint.texinfo:  Update for new config directory structure.
	Add info about internal type data structures.

Mon Apr  5 09:06:30 1993  Ian Lance Taylor  (ian@cygnus.com)

	* Makefile.in (SFILES_INCLUDED): gdb-config.texi is no longer in
	$(srcdir).
	(gdb-config.texi): Depend on file in $(srcdir).

Fri Apr  2 16:55:13 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)

	* stabs.texinfo: Fixes about N_SO.

Fri Mar 26 18:00:35 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)

	* gdb.texinfo: include list of nonstandard init file names

	* *-config.texi: new switch GENERIC for text that applies *only*
	to (usual) multiple-target version of manual

	* gdb.texinfo, gdbinv-s.texi: Update conditional markup to correct
	h8 config

	* gdb.texinfo: depend on latest fixed makeinfo, use conditionals
	in menus (rather than conditionally selected multiple alternative
	menus).

	* Makefile.in: define and use DOC_CONFIG var to select
	configuration for GDB user manual.

	* gdb-config.texi: delete from repository, generate from Makefile.

	* all-config.texi: normal `generic' configuration file, formerly
	stored as gdb-config.texi

Wed Mar 24 14:03:19 1993  david d `zoo' zuhn  (zoo at poseidon.cygnus.com)

	* Makefile.in: add dvi target to build all .dvi files

Tue Mar 23 16:03:24 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)

	* gdb.texinfo, gdvinv-s.texinfo: formatting improvements.

Fri Mar 19 21:46:50 1993  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)

	* gdbint.texinfo:  Doc NO_MMALLOC and NO_MMALLOC_CHECK as
	host conditionals.
	* stabs.texinfo:  More array fixes inspired by Jim's.

Fri Mar 19 10:23:34 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@cygnus.com)

	* stabs.texinfo: Fixes re arrays and continuations.

	* gdbint.texinfo: Add XCOFF node.

Mon Mar  8 15:52:18 1993  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)

	* gdb.texinfo:  Add `set print max-symbolic-offset' doc.

Sun Feb 21 17:09:38 1993  Per Bothner  (bothner@rtl.cygnus.com)

	* stabs.texinfo:  Fix for array types to mention lower bounds.

Thu Feb 18 01:19:49 1993  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)

	* gdbint.texinfo:  Update PTRACE_ARG3_TYPE doc, pull PT_*.

Wed Feb 17 08:15:24 1993  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)

	* gdbint.texinfo:  Remove SET_STACK_LIMIT_HUGE from target defines.

Thu Feb 11 10:38:40 1993  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)

	* gdbint.texinfo:  Fix thinko (NM_FILE => NAT_FILE).  Found
	by Michael Ben-Gershon <mybg@CS.HUJI.AC.IL>.

Wed Feb 10 23:59:19 1993  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)

	* gdbint.texinfo:  Eliminate IBM6000_HOST, document IBM6000_TARGET.

Tue Feb  9 18:26:21 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)

	* gdb.texinfo, gdbinv-s.texi: misc updates

Sat Feb  6 10:25:47 1993  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)

	* gdbint.texinfo:  Brief documentation for longjmp support,
	from an email msg by Stu.

Fri Feb  5 14:10:15 1993  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)

	* stabs.texinfo:  Fix description of floating point "range"
	types (which really define basic types).  Reported by Jim Meehan,
	<meehan@src.dec.com>.

	* gdbint.texinfo:  Remove COFF_NO_LONG_FILE_NAMES define, now gone.

Thu Feb  4 13:56:46 1993  Ian Lance Taylor  (ian@cygnus.com)

	* gdbint.texinfo: Slightly expand section on supporting a new
	object file format.

Thu Feb  4 01:49:04 1993  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)

	* Makefile.in (refcard.ps, lrefcard.ps):  Remove psref.tex
	intermediate file.

Tue Feb  2 12:18:06 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)

	* gdb.texinfo, gdbinv-s.texi: miscellaneous stylistic cleanups

Mon Feb  1 15:35:47 1993  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)

	* gdbinv-s.texi: z8000 simulator target name is just "sim"

	* gdbinv-s.texi:  Mention that Z8000 simulator can simulate Z8001
	as well as Z8002.

Sat Nov 28 06:51:35 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)

	* gdbint.texinfo:  Add sections on clean design and on how to send
	in changes.

Mon Nov  9 23:57:02 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)

	* gdbint.texinfo:  Add how to declare the result of make_cleanup.

Mon Oct 26 11:09:47 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)

	* gdb.texinfo:  Fix typo, reported by Karl Berry.

Fri Oct 23 00:41:21 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)

	* gdb.texinfo:  Add opcodes dir to GDB distribution description.

Sat Oct 10 18:04:58 1992  david d `zoo' zuhn  (zoo at cirdan.cygnus.com)

	* gdbint.texinfo: fixed a stray email address (needs @@),
	added @table @code to node "Native Conditionals"

Tue Sep 22 00:34:15 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)

	* gdbint.texinfo:  Describe coding style of GDB.

Mon Sep 21 19:32:16 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)

	* stabs.texinfo:  Minor wording changes.

Tue Sep 15 02:57:09 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)

	* gdbint.texinfo:  Improve release doc slightly.

Fri Sep 11 01:34:25 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@sphagnum.cygnus.com)

	* gdbint.texinfo:  Improve doc of GDB config macros.

Wed Sep  9 16:52:06 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)

	* stabs.texinfo:  Remove Bothner's changes for C++ nested types.
	These will be reinserted when examined.

Mon Aug 24 01:17:55 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)

	* gdbint.texinfo:  Make a start at documenting all the #if macros
	in GDB.  At least list them all, and start separating them into
	host-specific and target-specific.

Tue Aug 18 15:59:13 1992  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)

	* gdbinv-s.m4.in: refrain from using @cartouche for just a few
	examples (not consistent w others).  
	gdb.texinfo: issue disclaimer paragraph on cmdline options only
	for generic vn of doc

Tue Aug 18 14:53:27 1992  Ian Lance Taylor  (ian@cygnus.com)

	* Makefile.in: always create installation directories.

Tue Aug 18 14:11:50 1992  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)

	* gdb.texinfo: in h8 config, do not describe searching commands.

Mon Aug 17 18:07:59 1992  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)

	* gdb.texinfo, none.m4, h8.m4, gdbinv-s.m4.in: improve H8/300
	  conditionals; introduce a few generic switches that may be
	  useful for other cross-dev or dos-hosted configs.

	* gdb.texinfo: fix typo in "info reg" description

Sun Aug 16 01:16:18 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)

	* stabs.texinfo:  Minor updates from running TeX over it.
	* Makefile.in (stabs.dvi, stabs.ps):  Add.

Sat Aug 15 20:52:24 1992  Per Bothner  (bothner@rtl.cygnus.com)

	* stabs.texinfo:  Stabs documentation, written by Julia Menapace.
	First pass at converting it to texinfo.

Sat Aug 15 03:14:59 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)

	* gdb.texinfo, refcard.tex:  Document mult args on `info reg'.
	* Makefile.in (refcard.ps, lrefcard.ps):  Add missing $(srdir).

Fri Aug 14 21:08:47 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu@cygnus.com)

	* gdbint.texinfo:  Add section on partial symbol tables.

Sat Jun 20 16:31:10 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu at cygnus.com)

	* gdb.texinfo:  document `set remotedebug' and `set
	rstack_high_address'.

Thu May 14 17:09:48 1992  Roland H. Pesch  (pesch@fowanton.cygnus.com)

	* gdb.texinfo: slight expansion of new text on reading info files
	* gdbinv-s.m4.in: correct and expand info on cross-debugging
	H8/300 from DOS.

Tue May 12 12:22:47 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu at cygnus.com)

	* gdb.texinfo:  `info user' => `show user'.  Noticed by David Taylor.

Mon May 11 19:06:27 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu at cygnus.com)

	* gdb.texinfo:  Say how to read the `info' files.

Tue May  5 12:11:38 1992  K. Richard Pixley  (rich@cygnus.com)

	* Makefile.in: gm4 -> m4.

Fri Apr 10 17:50:43 1992  John Gilmore  (gnu at rtl.cygnus.com)

	* gdb.texinfo:  Update for GDB-4.5.  Move `Formatting
	Documentation' ahead of `Installing GDB' to match README.
	Update shared library doc, -readnow and -mapped, and directory
	structure (add glob and mmalloc).  Update configure doc.	

Tue Mar 24 23:28:38 1992  K. Richard Pixley  (rich@cygnus.com)

	* Makefile.in: remove $(srcdir) from gdb.info rule.

Sat Mar  7 18:44:50 1992  K. Richard Pixley  (rich@rtl.cygnus.com)

	* Makefile.in: commented out gdb-all.texinfo rule.  This is
	  temporary.

Wed Feb 26 18:04:40 1992  K. Richard Pixley  (rich@cygnus.com)

	* Makefile.in, configure.in: removed traces of namesubdir,
	  -subdirs, $(subdir), $(unsubdir), some rcs triggers.  Forced
	  copyrights to '92, changed some from Cygnus to FSF.

Fri Dec 13 09:47:31 1991  John Gilmore  (gnu at cygnus.com)

	* gdb.texinfo:  Improve how we ask for bug reports.

Tue Dec 10 04:07:21 1991  K. Richard Pixley  (rich at rtl.cygnus.com)

	* Makefile.in: infodir belongs in datadir.

Fri Dec  6 23:57:34 1991  K. Richard Pixley  (rich at rtl.cygnus.com)

	* Makefile.in: remove spaces following hyphens, bsd make can't
	  cope.  install using INSTALL_DATA.  added clean-info.  added
	  standards.text support. 

Thu Dec  5 22:46:12 1991  K. Richard Pixley  (rich at rtl.cygnus.com)

	* Makefile.in: idestdir and ddestdir go away.  Added copyrights
	  and shift gpl to v2.  Added ChangeLog if it didn't exist. docdir
	  and mandir now keyed off datadir by default.

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