Trivial patch to remove dependency on host unsigned long type

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

diff --git a/gdb/NEWS b/gdb/NEWS
index b86e8d8a5fd9d3f3aa62afffbf0970b4da7da5c5..ad97f6fd4344e311f29f10c94c2f75e707f635a9 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/NEWS
+++ b/gdb/NEWS
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 
 *** Changes since GDB 7.6
 
+* The "maintenance print objfiles" command now takes an optional regexp.
+
+* The "catch syscall" command now works on arm*-linux* targets.
+
 * Python scripting
 
   ** Frame filters and frame decorators have been added.
@@ -34,6 +38,11 @@ maint set|show per-command symtab
 
 * New options
 
+set print raw frame-arguments
+show print raw frame-arguments
+  Set/show whether to print frame arguments in raw mode,
+  disregarding any defined pretty-printers.
+
 set remote trace-status-packet
 show remote trace-status-packet
   Set/show the use of remote protocol qTStatus packet.
@@ -81,6 +90,13 @@ show range-stepping
      "--skip-unavailable" option.  When used, only the available registers
      are displayed.
 
+  ** The new command -trace-frame-collected dumps collected variables,
+     computed expressions, tvars, memory and registers in a traceframe.
+
+  ** The commands -stack-list-locals, -stack-list-arguments and
+     -stack-list-variables now accept an option "--skip-unavailable".
+     When used, only the available locals or arguments are displayed.
+
 * New system-wide configuration scripts
   A GDB installation now provides scripts suitable for use as system-wide
   configuration scripts for the following systems:
@@ -92,6 +108,9 @@ show range-stepping
   the number of control packets from/to GDB.  See "New remote packets"
   below.
 
+* GDB now understands the element 'tvar' in the XML traceframe info.
+  It has the id of the collected trace state variables.
+
 * New remote packets
 
 vCont;r
@@ -113,6 +132,18 @@ qXfer:libraries-svr4:read's annex
   ** GDBserver now supports target-assisted range stepping.  Currently
      enabled on x86/x86_64 GNU/Linux targets.
 
+  ** GDBserver now adds element 'tvar' in the XML in the reply to
+     'qXfer:traceframe-info:read'.  It has the id of the collected
+     trace state variables.
+
+  ** GDBserver now supports hardware watchpoints on the MIPS GNU/Linux
+     target.
+
+* New 'z' formatter for printing and examining memory, this displays the
+  value as hexadecimal zero padded on the left to the size of the type.
+
+* GDB can now use Windows x64 unwinding data.
+
 *** Changes in GDB 7.6
 
 * Target record has been renamed to record-full.