* alpha-tdep.c (alpha_register_name): New function.

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

diff --git a/gdb/NEWS b/gdb/NEWS
index 7bbd5b1e1c65603d8423ad00f1667a3b93f0834d..39b33fe9fca7dea95d245eb6c2a0b9781912c152 100644 (file)
--- a/gdb/NEWS
+++ b/gdb/NEWS
@@ -3,6 +3,23 @@
 
 *** Changes since GDB 5.1:
 
+* New command line option
+
+GDB now accepts --pid or -p followed by a process id.  
+
+* Change in command line behavior -- corefiles vs. process ids.
+
+There is a subtle behavior in the way in which GDB handles 
+command line arguments.  The first non-flag argument is always
+a program to debug, but the second non-flag argument may either
+be a corefile or a process id.  Previously, GDB would attempt to
+open the second argument as a corefile, and if that failed, would
+issue a superfluous error message and then attempt to attach it as
+a process.  Now, if the second argument begins with a non-digit, 
+it will be treated as a corefile.  If it begins with a digit, 
+GDB will attempt to attach it as a process, and if no such process
+is found, will then attempt to open it as a corefile.
+
 * New native configurations
 
 x86 OpenBSD                                    i[3456]86-*-openbsd*
@@ -11,6 +28,20 @@ x86 OpenBSD                                  i[3456]86-*-openbsd*
 
 Sanyo XStormy16                                        xstormy16-elf
 
+* OBSOLETE configurations and files
+
+Configurations that have been declared obsolete in this release have
+been commented out.  Unless there is activity to revive these
+configurations, the next release of GDB will have their sources
+permanently REMOVED.
+
+AMD 29k family via UDI                         a29k-amd-udi, udi29k
+A29K VxWorks                                   a29k-*-vxworks
+AMD 29000 embedded, using EBMON                        a29k-none-none
+AMD 29000 embedded with COFF                   a29k-none-coff
+AMD 29000 embedded with a.out                  a29k-none-aout
+
+
 * REMOVED configurations and files
 
 TI TMS320C80                                   tic80-*-*
@@ -25,6 +56,7 @@ SunOS 4.0.Xi on i386                          i[3456]86-*-sunos*
 Ultracomputer (29K) running Sym1               a29k-nyu-sym1 a29k-*-kern*
 Sony NEWS (68K) running NEWSOS 3.x             m68*-sony-sysv news
 ISI Optimum V (3.05) under 4.3bsd.             m68*-isi-*
+Apple Macintosh (MPW) host and target          N/A host, powerpc-*-macos*
 
 * Changes to command line processing