Add support for inlining scripts into .debug_gdb_scripts.

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                What has changed in GDB?
             (Organized release by release)
 
-*** Changes since GDB 7.8
+*** Changes since GDB 7.9
+
+* The "info source" command now displays the producer string if it was
+  present in the debug info.  This typically includes the compiler version
+  and may include things like its command line arguments.
+
+* Python Scripting
+
+  ** gdb.Objfile objects have a new attribute "username",
+     which is the name of the objfile as specified by the user,
+     without, for example, resolving symlinks.
+
+* New options
+
+* The command 'thread apply all' can now support new option '-ascending'
+  to call its specified command for all threads in ascending order.
+
+* Python/Guile scripting
+
+  ** GDB now supports auto-loading of Python/Guile scripts contained in the
+     special section named `.debug_gdb_scripts'.
+
+*** Changes in GDB 7.9
 
 * GDB now supports hardware watchpoints on x86 GNU Hurd.