2011-01-07 Michael Snyder <msnyder@vmware.com>

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

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@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 -data-directory DIR    Specify DIR as the "data-directory".
                        This is mostly for testing purposes.
 
+* The "maint set python auto-load on|off" command has been renamed to
+  "set auto-load-scripts on|off".
+
 * GDB has a new command: "set directories".
   It is like the "dir" command except that it replaces the
   source path list instead of augmenting it.
@@ -40,6 +43,9 @@
 
   ** gdb.parameter("directories") is now available.
 
+  ** New function gdb.newest_frame returns the newest frame in the
+     selected thread.
+
 * C++ Improvements:
 
   ** GDB now puts template parameters in scope when debugging in an
@@ -108,6 +114,12 @@
   ** GDBserver is now supported on PowerPC LynxOS (versions 4.x and 5.x),
      and i686 LynxOS (version 5.x).
 
+  ** GDBserver is now supported on Blackfin Linux.
+
+* New targets:
+
+Analog Devices, Inc. Blackfin Processor        bfin-*
+
 * Ada task switching is now supported on sparc-elf targets when
   debugging a program using the Ravenscar Profile.  For more information,
   see the "Tasking Support when using the Ravenscar Profile" section
@@ -115,6 +127,10 @@
 
 * Guile support was removed.
 
+* New features in the GNU simulator
+
+  ** The --map-info flag lists all known core mappings.
+
 *** Changes in GDB 7.2
 
 * Shared library support for remote targets by default