* symfile.c (separate_debug_file_exists): Update.

[deliverable/binutils-gdb.git] / gdb / NEWS

diff --git a/gdb/NEWS b/gdb/NEWS
index b1f67759fa703c5b972ff7c50a768ca33a85439b..3333810cffe2686338e4203c1234e21b6f8a613b 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/NEWS
+++ b/gdb/NEWS
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
                What has changed in GDB?
             (Organized release by release)
 
-*** Changes since GDB 7.4
+*** Changes since GDB 7.5
+
+*** Changes in GDB 7.5
+
+* GDB now supports x32 ABI.  Visit <http://sites.google.com/site/x32abi/>
+  for more x32 ABI info.
 
 * GDB now supports access to MIPS DSP registers on Linux targets.
 
@@ -109,11 +114,11 @@
 * The .gdb_index section has been updated to include symbols for
   inlined functions.  GDB will ignore older .gdb_index sections by
   default, which could cause symbol files to be loaded more slowly
-  until their .gdb_index sections can be recreated.  The new option
-  --use-deprecated-index-sections will cause GDB to use any older
-  .gdb_index sections it finds.  This will restore performance, but
-  the ability to set breakpoints on inlined functions will be lost
-  in symbol files with older .gdb_index sections.
+  until their .gdb_index sections can be recreated.  The new command
+  "set use-deprecated-index-sections on" will cause GDB to use any older
+  .gdb_index sections it finds.  This will restore performance, but the
+  ability to set breakpoints on inlined functions will be lost in symbol
+  files with older .gdb_index sections.
 
   The .gdb_index section has also been updated to record more information
   about each symbol.  This speeds up the "info variables", "info functions"
@@ -130,8 +135,14 @@
 
   ** New command -info-os is the MI equivalent of "info os".
 
+  ** Output logs ("set logging" and related) now include MI output.
+
 * New commands
 
+  ** "set use-deprecated-index-sections on|off"
+     "show use-deprecated-index-sections on|off"
+     Controls the use of deprecated .gdb_index sections.
+
   ** "catch load" and "catch unload" can be used to stop when a shared
      library is loaded or unloaded, respectively.
 
@@ -242,11 +253,12 @@ set debug auto-load on|off
 show debug auto-load
   Control display of debugging info for auto-loading the files above.
 
-set dprintf-style gdb|call
+set dprintf-style gdb|call|agent
 show dprintf-style
-  Control the way in which a dynamic printf is performed; "gdb" requests
-  a GDB printf command, while "call" causes dprintf to call a function
-  in the inferior.
+  Control the way in which a dynamic printf is performed; "gdb"
+  requests a GDB printf command, while "call" causes dprintf to call a
+  function in the inferior.  "agent" requests that the target agent
+  (such as GDBserver) do the printing.
 
 set dprintf-function <expr>
 show dprintf-function
@@ -255,6 +267,11 @@ show dprintf-channel
   Set the function and optional first argument to the call when using
   the "call" style of dynamic printf.
 
+set disconnected-dprintf on|off
+show disconnected-dprintf
+  Control whether agent-style dynamic printfs continue to be in effect
+  after GDB disconnects.
+
 * New configure options
 
 --with-auto-load-dir