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[commit] Mention 6.1 in various README and doco files
- From: Andrew Cagney <cagney at gnu dot org>
- To: gdb-patches at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 21:56:33 -0500
- Subject: [commit] Mention 6.1 in various README and doco files
committed,
Andrew
2004-02-28 Andrew Cagney <cagney@redhat.com>
* NEWS: Refer to GDB 6.1.
* README: Refer to GDB 6.1.
* PROBLEMS: Refer to GDB 6.1.
Index: doc/ChangeLog
2004-02-28 Andrew Cagney <cagney@redhat.com>
* gdb.texinfo (Contributors): Mention GDB 6.1 release engineer.
Index: NEWS
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.137
diff -u -r1.137 NEWS
--- NEWS 22 Feb 2004 16:56:34 -0000 1.137
+++ NEWS 29 Feb 2004 02:51:48 -0000
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
What has changed in GDB?
(Organized release by release)
-*** Changes since GDB 6.0:
+*** Changes since GDB 6.1:
+
+*** Changes in GDB 6.1:
* Removed --with-mmalloc
Index: PROBLEMS
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/PROBLEMS,v
retrieving revision 1.22
diff -u -r1.22 PROBLEMS
--- PROBLEMS 20 Feb 2004 21:43:38 -0000 1.22
+++ PROBLEMS 29 Feb 2004 02:51:48 -0000
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
- Known problems in GDB 6.0
+ Known problems in GDB 6.1
See also: http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/bugs/
Index: README
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/README,v
retrieving revision 1.29
diff -u -r1.29 README
--- README 10 Oct 2003 07:13:10 -0000 1.29
+++ README 29 Feb 2004 02:51:48 -0000
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
- README for gdb-6.0 release
- Updated 23th June, 2003 by Andrew Cagney
+ README for gdb-6.1 release
+ Updated 29 Febuary, 2004 by Andrew Cagney
This is GDB, the GNU source-level debugger.
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
In this release, the GDB debugger sources, the generic GNU include
files, the BFD ("binary file description") library, the readline
library, and other libraries all have directories of their own
-underneath the gdb-6.0 directory. The idea is that a variety of GNU
+underneath the gdb-6.1 directory. The idea is that a variety of GNU
tools can share a common copy of these things. Be aware of variation
over time--for example don't try to build gdb with a copy of bfd from
a release other than the gdb release (such as a binutils release),
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
directory tree and automatically build all the pieces in the right
order.
- When you unpack the gdb-6.0.tar.gz file, you'll find a directory
-called `gdb-6.0', which contains:
+ When you unpack the gdb-6.1.tar.gz file, you'll find a directory
+called `gdb-6.1', which contains:
COPYING config.sub intl missing opcodes
COPYING.LIB configure libiberty mkinstalldirs readline
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
You can build GDB right in the source directory:
- cd gdb-6.0
+ cd gdb-6.1
./configure
make
cp gdb/gdb /usr/local/bin/gdb (or wherever you want)
@@ -58,25 +58,25 @@
mkdir build
cd build
- <full path to your sources>/gdb-6.0/configure
+ <full path to your sources>/gdb-6.1/configure
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-6.0/gdb/config/djgpp/README for details.)
+different; see the file gdb-6.1/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., `./configure sun4' or `./configure decstation'.
- Make sure that your 'configure' line ends in 'gdb-6.0/configure':
+ Make sure that your 'configure' line ends in 'gdb-6.1/configure':
- /berman/migchain/source/gdb-6.0/configure # RIGHT
- /berman/migchain/source/gdb-6.0/gdb/configure # WRONG
+ /berman/migchain/source/gdb-6.1/configure # RIGHT
+ /berman/migchain/source/gdb-6.1/gdb/configure # WRONG
The gdb package contains several subdirectories, such as 'gdb',
'bfd', and 'readline'. If your 'configure' line ends in
-'gdb-6.0/gdb/configure', then you are configuring only the gdb
+'gdb-6.1/gdb/configure', then you are configuring only the gdb
subdirectory, not the whole gdb package. This leads to build errors
such as:
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
GDB includes an already formatted copy of the on-line Info version
of this manual in the `gdb/doc' subdirectory. The main Info file is
-`gdb-6.0/gdb/doc/gdb.info', and it refers to subordinate files
+`gdb-6.1/gdb/doc/gdb.info', and it refers to subordinate files
matching `gdb.info*' in the same directory. If necessary, you can
print out these files, or read them with any editor; but they are
easier to read using the `info' subsystem in GNU Emacs or the
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
`makeinfo'.
If you have `makeinfo' installed, and are in the top level GDB
-source directory (`gdb-6.0', in the case of version 6.0), you can make
+source directory (`gdb-6.1', in the case of version 6.1), you can make
the Info file by typing:
cd gdb/doc
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
If you want to typeset and print copies of this manual, you need
TeX, a program to print its DVI output files, and `texinfo.tex', the
Texinfo definitions file. This file is included in the GDB
-distribution, in the directory `gdb-6.0/texinfo'.
+distribution, in the directory `gdb-6.1/texinfo'.
TeX is a typesetting program; it does not print files directly, but
produces output files called DVI files. To print a typeset document,
@@ -142,11 +142,11 @@
This file tells TeX how to typeset a document written in Texinfo
format. On its own, TeX cannot read, much less typeset a Texinfo file.
`texinfo.tex' is distributed with GDB and is located in the
-`gdb-6.0/texinfo' directory.
+`gdb-6.1/texinfo' directory.
If you have TeX and a DVI printer program installed, you can typeset
and print this manual. First switch to the the `gdb' subdirectory of
-the main source directory (for example, to `gdb-6.0/gdb') and then type:
+the main source directory (for example, to `gdb-6.1/gdb') and then type:
make doc/gdb.dvi
@@ -169,55 +169,55 @@
a single directory, whose name is usually composed by appending the
version number to `gdb'.
- For example, the GDB version 6.0 distribution is in the `gdb-6.0'
+ For example, the GDB version 6.1 distribution is in the `gdb-6.1'
directory. That directory contains:
-`gdb-6.0/{COPYING,COPYING.LIB}'
+`gdb-6.1/{COPYING,COPYING.LIB}'
Standard GNU license files. Please read them.
-`gdb-6.0/bfd'
+`gdb-6.1/bfd'
source for the Binary File Descriptor library
-`gdb-6.0/config*'
+`gdb-6.1/config*'
script for configuring GDB, along with other support files
-`gdb-6.0/gdb'
+`gdb-6.1/gdb'
the source specific to GDB itself
-`gdb-6.0/include'
+`gdb-6.1/include'
GNU include files
-`gdb-6.0/libiberty'
+`gdb-6.1/libiberty'
source for the `-liberty' free software library
-`gdb-6.0/mmalloc'
+`gdb-6.1/mmalloc'
source for the GNU memory-mapped malloc package
-`gdb-6.0/opcodes'
+`gdb-6.1/opcodes'
source for the library of opcode tables and disassemblers
-`gdb-6.0/readline'
+`gdb-6.1/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-6.0/sim'
+`gdb-6.1/sim'
source for some simulators (ARM, D10V, SPARC, M32R, MIPS, PPC, V850, etc)
-`gdb-6.0/intl'
+`gdb-6.1/intl'
source for the GNU gettext library, for internationalization.
This is slightly modified from the standalone gettext
distribution you can get from GNU.
-`gdb-6.0/texinfo'
+`gdb-6.1/texinfo'
The `texinfo.tex' file, which you need in order to make a printed
manual using TeX.
-`gdb-6.0/etc'
+`gdb-6.1/etc'
Coding standards, useful files for editing GDB, and other
miscellanea.
-`gdb-6.0/utils'
+`gdb-6.1/utils'
A grab bag of random utilities.
Note: the following instructions are for building GDB on Unix or
@@ -226,14 +226,14 @@
The simplest way to configure and build GDB is to run `configure'
from the `gdb-VERSION-NUMBER' source directory, which in this example
-is the `gdb-6.0' directory.
+is the `gdb-6.1' directory.
First switch to the `gdb-VERSION-NUMBER' source directory if you are
not already in it; then run `configure'.
For example:
- cd gdb-6.0
+ cd gdb-6.1
./configure
make
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@
sh configure
If you run `configure' from a directory that contains source
-directories for multiple libraries or programs, such as the `gdb-6.0'
-source directory for version 6.0, `configure' creates configuration
+directories for multiple libraries or programs, such as the `gdb-6.1'
+source directory for version 6.1, `configure' creates configuration
files for every directory level underneath (unless you tell it not to,
with the `--norecursion' option).
@@ -258,10 +258,10 @@
directories in the GDB distribution, if you only want to configure that
subdirectory; but be sure to specify a path to it.
- For example, with version 6.0, type the following to configure only
+ For example, with version 6.1, type the following to configure only
the `bfd' subdirectory:
- cd gdb-6.0/bfd
+ cd gdb-6.1/bfd
../configure
You can install `gdb' anywhere; it has no hardwired paths. However,
@@ -290,13 +290,13 @@
argument to `--srcdir', you can leave out the `--srcdir' option; it
will be assumed.)
- For example, with version 6.0, you can build GDB in a separate
+ For example, with version 6.1, you can build GDB in a separate
directory for a Sun 4 like this:
- cd gdb-6.0
+ cd gdb-6.1
mkdir ../gdb-sun4
cd ../gdb-sun4
- ../gdb-6.0/configure
+ ../gdb-6.1/configure
make
When `configure' builds a configuration using a remote source
@@ -317,8 +317,8 @@
The `Makefile' that `configure' generates in each source directory
also runs recursively. If you type `make' in a source directory such
-as `gdb-6.0' (or in a separate configured directory configured with
-`--srcdir=PATH/gdb-6.0'), you will build all the required libraries,
+as `gdb-6.1' (or in a separate configured directory configured with
+`--srcdir=PATH/gdb-6.1'), you will build all the required libraries,
and then build GDB.
When you have multiple hosts or targets configured in separate
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@
Invalid configuration `i786v': machine `i786v' not recognized
`config.sub' is also distributed in the GDB source directory
-(`gdb-6.0', for version 6.0).
+(`gdb-6.1', for version 6.1).
`configure' options
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@
address "bug-gdb@gnu.org".
When submitting a bug, please include the GDB version number (e.g.,
-gdb-6.0), and how you configured it (e.g., "sun4" or "mach386 host,
+gdb-6.1), and how you configured it (e.g., "sun4" or "mach386 host,
i586-intel-synopsys target"). Since GDB now supports so many
different configurations, it is important that you be precise about
this. If at all possible, you should include the actual banner that
@@ -546,17 +546,17 @@
Once DejaGNU is installed, you can run the tests in one of the
following ways:
- (1) cd gdb-6.0
+ (1) cd gdb-6.1
make check-gdb
or
- (2) cd gdb-6.0/gdb
+ (2) cd gdb-6.1/gdb
make check
or
- (3) cd gdb-6.0/gdb/testsuite
+ (3) cd gdb-6.1/gdb/testsuite
make site.exp (builds the site specific file)
runtest -tool gdb GDB=../gdb (or GDB=<somepath> as appropriate)
Index: doc/gdb.texinfo
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo,v
retrieving revision 1.198
diff -u -r1.198 gdb.texinfo
--- doc/gdb.texinfo 26 Feb 2004 23:21:23 -0000 1.198
+++ doc/gdb.texinfo 29 Feb 2004 02:53:04 -0000
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@
So that they may not regard their many labors as thankless, we
particularly thank those who shepherded @value{GDBN} through major
releases:
-Andrew Cagney (releases 6.0, 5.3, 5.2, 5.1 and 5.0);
+Andrew Cagney (releases 6.1, 6.0, 5.3, 5.2, 5.1 and 5.0);
Jim Blandy (release 4.18);
Jason Molenda (release 4.17);
Stan Shebs (release 4.14);