* README: Mention special build instructions for DJGPP.

	* NEWS: Update with FP features on x87 platforms, and
	DJGPP-related changes.

diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index ed5d619..6f11eed 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 2000-04-12  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@is.elta.co.il>
 
+       * README: Mention special build instructions for DJGPP.
+       * NEWS: Update with FP features on x87 platforms, and
+       DJGPP-related changes.
+
+2000-04-12  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@is.elta.co.il>
+
        * top.c (gdb_completer_file_name_break_characters): New variable.
        (line_completion_function): When completing on file names, use
        gdb_completer_file_name_break_characters as word break

diff --git a/gdb/NEWS b/gdb/NEWS
index aa7d338..8a7320f 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/NEWS
+++ b/gdb/NEWS
@@ -3,6 +3,50 @@
 
 *** Changes since GDB-4.18:
 
+* Improved support for debugging FP programs on x86 targets
+
+Unified and much-improved support for debugging floating-point
+programs on all x86 targets.  In particular, ``info float'' now
+displays the FP registers in the same format on all x86 targets, with
+greater level of detail.
+
+* Improvements and bugfixes in hardware-assisted watchpoints
+
+It is now possible to watch array elements, struct members, and
+bitfields with hardware-assisted watchpoints.  Data-read watchpoints
+on x86 targets no longer erroneously trigger when the address is
+written.
+
+* Improvements in the native DJGPP version of GDB
+
+The distribution now includes all the scripts and auxiliary files
+necessary to build the native DJGPP version on MS-DOS/MS-Windows
+machines ``out of the box''.
+
+The DJGPP version can now debug programs that use signals.  It is
+possible to catch signals that happened in the debuggee, deliver
+signals to it, interrupt it with Ctrl-C, etc.  (Previously, a signal
+would kill the program being debugged.)  Programs that hook hardware
+interrupts (keyboard, timer, etc.) can also be debugged.
+
+It is now possible to debug DJGPP programs that redirect their
+standard handles or switch them to raw (as opposed to cooked) mode, or
+even close them.  The command ``run < foo > bar'' works as expected,
+and ``info terminal'' reports useful information about the debuggee's
+terminal, including raw/cooked mode, redirection, etc.
+
+The DJGPP version now uses termios functions for console I/O, which
+enables debugging graphics programs.  Interrupting GDB with Ctrl-C
+also works.
+
+DOS-style file names with drive letters are now fully supported by
+GDB.
+
+It is now possible to debug DJGPP programs that switch their working
+directory.  It is also possible to rerun the debuggee any number of
+times without restarting GDB; thus, you can use the same setup,
+breakpoints, etc. for many debugging sessions.
+
 * New native configurations
 
 ARM GNU/Linux                                  arm*-*-linux*

diff --git a/gdb/README b/gdb/README
index fd791ce..bb3e0e1 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/README
+++ b/gdb/README
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 This is GDB, the GNU source-level debugger.
 A summary of new features is in the file `NEWS'.
 
-See the GDB home page at http://www.cygnus.com/gdb/ for up to date
-release information, mailing list links and archives, etc.
+See the GDB home page at http://sourceware.cygnus.com/gdb/ for up to
+date release information, mailing list links and archives, etc.
 
 
 Unpacking and Installation -- quick overview
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ To build GDB, you can just do:
        make
        cp gdb/gdb /usr/local/bin/gdb   (or wherever you want)
 
+(Building GDB with DJGPP tools for MS-DOS/MS-Windows is slightly
+different; see the file gdb/config/djgpp/README for details.)
+
 This will configure and build all the libraries as well as GDB.
 If `configure' can't determine your system type, specify one as its
 argument, e.g., sun4 or decstation.
@@ -152,6 +155,8 @@ directory.  That directory contains:
 
 `gdb-4.18/readline'
      source for the GNU command-line interface
+     NOTE:  The readline library is compiled for use by GDB, but will
+     not be installed on your system when "make install" is issued.
 
 `gdb-4.18/sim'
      source for some simulators (ARM, D10V, SPARC, M32R, MIPS, PPC, V850, etc)
@@ -172,6 +177,9 @@ directory.  That directory contains:
 `gdb-4.18/utils'
      A grab bag of random utilities.
 
+   Note: the following instructions are for building GDB on Unix or
+Unix-like systems.  Instructions for building with DJGPP for
+MS-DOS/MS-Windows are in the file gdb/config/djgpp/README.
 
    The simplest way to configure and build GDB is to run `configure'
 from the `gdb-VERSION-NUMBER' source directory, which in this example