import gdb-1999-07-12 snapshot

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

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@@ -3,6 +3,16 @@
 
 *** Changes since GDB-4.18:
 
+* Remote targets can connect to a sub-program
+
+A popen(3) style serial-device has been added.  This device starts a
+sub-process (such as a stand-alone simulator) and then communicates
+with that.  The sub-program to run is specified using the syntax
+``|<program> <args>'' vis:
+
+       (gdb) set remotedebug 1
+       (gdb) target extended-remote |mn10300-elf-sim program-args
+
 * New targets
 
 TI TMS320C80                                   tic80-*-*
@@ -13,6 +23,15 @@ Altos 3068                                   m68*-altos-*
 Convex                                         c1-*-*, c2-*-*
 Pyramid                                                pyramid-*-*
 
+* MIPS 64 remote protocol
+
+A long standing bug in the mips64 remote protocol where by GDB
+expected certain 32 bit registers (ex SR) to be transfered as 32
+instead of 64 bits has been fixed.
+
+The command ``set remote-mips64-transfers-32bit-regs on'' has been
+added to provide backward compatibility with older versions of GDB.
+
 *** Changes in GDB-4.18:
 
 * New native configurations