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@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
                What has changed in GDB?
             (Organized release by release)
 
-*** Changes since GDB 7.2
+*** Changes since GDB 7.3
+
+*** Changes in GDB 7.3
 
 * GDB has a new command: "thread find [REGEXP]".
   It finds the thread id whose name, target id, or thread extra info
@@ -38,6 +40,23 @@
 
 * Python scripting
 
+  ** The function gdb.Write now accepts an optional keyword 'stream'.
+     This keyword, when provided, will direct the output to either
+     stdout, stderr, or GDB's logging output.
+
+  ** Parameters can now be be sub-classed in Python, and in particular
+     you may implement the get_set_doc and get_show_doc functions.
+     This improves how Parameter set/show documentation is processed
+     and allows for more dynamic content.
+
+  ** Symbols, Symbol Table, Symbol Table and Line, Object Files,
+     Inferior, Inferior Thread, Blocks, and Block Iterator APIs now
+     have an is_valid method.
+
+  ** Breakpoints can now be sub-classed in Python, and in particular
+     you may implement a 'stop' function that is executed each time
+     the inferior reaches that breakpoint.   
+
   ** New function gdb.lookup_global_symbol looks up a global symbol.
 
   ** GDB values in Python are now callable if the value represents a
@@ -70,15 +89,7 @@
 
   ** Python Support for Inferior events.
      Python scripts can add observers to be notified of events
-     occurring the in process being debugged.
-     The following events are currently supported:
-     - gdb.events.cont Continue event.
-     - gdb.events.exited Inferior exited event.
-     - gdb.events.stop Signal received, and Breakpoint hit events.
-
-  ** Python Support for Inferior events.
-     Python scripts can add observers to be notified of events
-     occurring the in process being debugged.
+     occurring in the process being debugged.
      The following events are currently supported:
      - gdb.events.cont Continue event.
      - gdb.events.exited Inferior exited event.
@@ -147,6 +158,12 @@
   libthread_db library with the "set libthread-db-search-path"
   command.  See the user manual for more details on this command.
 
+* When natively debugging programs on PowerPC BookE processors running
+  a Linux kernel version 2.6.34 or later, GDB supports ranged breakpoints,
+  which stop execution of the inferior whenever it executes an instruction
+  at any address within the specified range.  See the "PowerPC Embedded"
+  section in the user manual for more details.
+
 * New features in the GDB remote stub, GDBserver
 
   ** GDBserver is now supported on PowerPC LynxOS (versions 4.x and 5.x),
@@ -173,6 +190,8 @@ Analog Devices, Inc. Blackfin Processor     bfin-*
 
   ** The --map-info flag lists all known core mappings.
 
+  ** CFI flashes may be simulated via the "cfi" device.
+
 *** Changes in GDB 7.2
 
 * Shared library support for remote targets by default