gdb/fortran: Add new 'info modules' command

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diff --git a/gdb/NEWS b/gdb/NEWS
index 761359862a3ab97a51bd16c02ca549910152a13b..d46f7094d406729654a37e300ee82232d41d66b4 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/NEWS
+++ b/gdb/NEWS
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
   scripts that should work error-free with many different versions,
   such as in system-wide init files.
 
+* New built-in convenience functions $_gdb_setting, $_gdb_setting_str,
+  $_gdb_maint_setting and $_gdb_maint_setting_str provide access to values
+  of the GDB settings and the GDB maintenance settings.  They are handy
+  for changing the logic of user defined commands depending on the
+  current GDB settings.
+
 * GDB now supports Thread Local Storage (TLS) variables on several
   FreeBSD architectures (amd64, i386, powerpc, riscv).  Other
   architectures require kernel changes.  TLS is not yet supported for
@@ -153,6 +159,10 @@ show print frame-info
   'frame', 'stepi'.  The python frame filtering also respect this setting.
   The 'backtrace' '-frame-info' option can override this global setting.
 
+info modules [-q] [REGEXP]
+  Return a list of Fortran modules matching REGEXP, or all modules if
+  no REGEXP is given.
+
 * Changed commands
 
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