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@@ -1,7 +1,26 @@
                What has changed in GDB?
             (Organized release by release)
 
-*** Changes since GDB 5.3:
+*** Changes since GDB 6.0:
+
+* "set prompt-escape-char" command deleted.
+
+The command "set prompt-escape-char" has been deleted.  This command,
+and its very obscure effet on GDB's prompt, was never documented,
+tested, nor mentioned in the NEWS file.
+
+*** Changes in GDB 6.0:
+
+* GNU/Linux support for fork, vfork, and exec.
+
+The "catch fork", "catch exec", "catch vfork", and "set follow-fork-mode"
+commands are now implemented for GNU/Linux.  They require a 2.5.x or later
+kernel.
+
+* GDB supports logging output to a file
+
+There are two new commands, "set logging" and "show logging", which can be
+used to capture GDB's output to a file.
 
 * The meaning of "detach" has changed for gdbserver
 
@@ -9,7 +28,7 @@ The "detach" command will now resume the application, as documented.  To
 disconnect from gdbserver and leave it stopped, use the new "disconnect"
 command.
 
-* d10v `regs' command deprecated
+* d10v, m68hc11 `regs' command deprecated
 
 The `info registers' command has been updated so that it displays the
 registers using a format identical to the old `regs' command.
@@ -36,9 +55,14 @@ Fix for gdb/672: update changelist is now output in mi list format.
 Fix for gdb/702: a -var-assign that updates the value now shows up
                  in a subsequent -var-update.
 
+* New native configurations.
+
+FreeBSD/amd64                                  x86_64-*-freebsd*
+
 * Multi-arched targets.
 
-HP/PA HPUX11, 32bit ABI (partial)      hppa*-*-hpux* except hppa*64*-*-hpux11*
+HP/PA HPUX11                                    hppa*-*-hpux*
+Mitsubishi M32R/D w/simulator                  m32r-*-elf*
 
 * OBSOLETE configurations and files
 
@@ -47,7 +71,6 @@ been commented out.  Unless there is activity to revive these
 configurations, the next release of GDB will have their sources
 permanently REMOVED.
 
-Mitsubishi M32R/D w/simulator                  m32r-*-elf*
 Z8000 simulator                                z8k-zilog-none    or z8ksim
 Matsushita MN10200 w/simulator                 mn10200-*-*
 H8/500 simulator                       h8500-hitachi-hms or h8500hms