*** Changes since GDB 6.8
+* GDB now supports automatic retrieval of shared library files from
+remote targets. To use this feature, specify a system root that begins
+with the `remote:' prefix, either via the `set sysroot' command or via
+the `--with-sysroot' configure-time option.
+
* Commands `set debug-file-directory', `set solib-search-path' and `set args'
now complete on file names.
If the user types TAB at the end of this command line, the available
completions will be "f1" and "f2".
+* GDB now supports the token-splicing (##) and stringification (#)
+operators when expanding macros. It also supports variable-arity
+macros.
+
* New remote packets
qSearch:memory:
* 64-bit core files are now supported on AIX.
+* Thread switching is now supported on Tru64.
+
* Watchpoints can now be set on unreadable memory locations, e.g. addresses
which will be allocated using malloc later in program execution.
have also been fixed.
* GDB now supports the use of DWARF boolean types for Ada's type Boolean.
+From the user's standpoint, all unqualified instances of True and False
+are treated as the standard definitions, regardless of context.
* New features in the GDB remote stub, gdbserver
GDB now has support for scripting using Python. Whether this is
available is determined at configure time.
+* Ada tasking support
+
+ Ada tasks can now be inspected in GDB. The following commands have
+ been introduced:
+
+ info tasks
+ Print the list of Ada tasks.
+ info task N
+ Print detailed information about task number N.
+ task
+ Print the task number of the current task.
+ task N
+ Switch the context of debugging to task number N.
+
* New commands
find [/size-char] [/max-count] start-address, end-address|+search-space-size,
with GDB while the target is running. "show target-async" displays the
current state of asynchronous execution of the target.
-* New targets
-
-x86 DICOS i[34567]86-*-dicos*
-
macro define
macro list
macro undef
These allow macros to be defined, undefined, and listed
interactively.
+* New targets
+
+x86 DICOS i[34567]86-*-dicos*
+
*** Changes in GDB 6.8
* New native configurations