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| author | Andrew Cagney <cagney@redhat.com> | 2004-07-26 18:29:13 +0000 |
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| committer | Andrew Cagney <cagney@redhat.com> | 2004-07-26 18:29:13 +0000 |
| commit | 5d0e1d25c8364a607322184b70ab322483148462 (patch) | |
| tree | dd0349d5bd6e75beae2e334ed89c59c3efb90f53 | |
| parent | b51185e57837fa41cef4a4b41548a5c4a9f355ba (diff) | |
| download | gdb-5d0e1d25c8364a607322184b70ab322483148462.tar.gz | |
2004-07-26 Andrew Cagney <cagney@gnu.org>
* MAINTAINERS: Mark the xstormy16, sh64, ns32k, mn10300, mcore,
and h8300 as broken.
* NEWS: END-OF-LIFE frame compatibility module.
* PROBLEMS: For "Stack backtraces", remove powerpc, hppa and mips
specific comments.
| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/MAINTAINERS | 13 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/NEWS | 23 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/PROBLEMS | 21 |
3 files changed, 30 insertions, 27 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/MAINTAINERS b/gdb/MAINTAINERS index 083a532aa26..cb0d8dd34f0 100644 --- a/gdb/MAINTAINERS +++ b/gdb/MAINTAINERS @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ maintainer works with the native maintainer when resolving API issues. frv --target=frv-elf ,-Werror Maintenance only - h8300 --target=h8300hms ,-Werror + h8300 --target=h8300hms broken Maintenance only h8500 Deleted. @@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ maintainer works with the native maintainer when resolving API issues. m88k --target=m88k-openbsd ,-Werror Mark Kettenis kettenis@gnu.org - mcore --target=mcore-elf ,-Werror + mcore --target=mcore-elf broken Maintenance only mips --target=mips-elf ,-Werror @@ -115,10 +115,10 @@ maintainer works with the native maintainer when resolving API issues. mn10200 Deleted. - mn10300 --target=mn10300-elf ,-Werror + mn10300 --target=mn10300-elf broken Maintenance only - ns32k --target=ns32k-netbsd ,-Werror + ns32k --target=ns32k-netbsd broken Maintenance only pa --target=hppa-elf ,-Werror @@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ maintainer works with the native maintainer when resolving API issues. (contact DJ Barrow djbarrow@de.ibm.com) sh --target=sh-elf ,-Werror + --target=sh64-elf broken Elena Zannoni ezannoni@redhat.com sparc --target=sparc-elf ,-Werror @@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ maintainer works with the native maintainer when resolving API issues. tic80 Deleted. - v850 --target=v850-elf ,-Werror + v850 --target=v850-elf broken Maintenance only vax --target=vax-netbsd ,-Werror @@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ maintainer works with the native maintainer when resolving API issues. x86-64 --target=x86_64-linux-gnu ,-Werror Maintenance only - xstormy16 --target=xstormy16-elf ,-Werror + xstormy16 --target=xstormy16-elf broken Corinna Vinschen vinschen@redhat.com z8k Deleted. @@ -52,6 +52,29 @@ OpenBSD/powerpc powerpc-*-openbsd* NetBSD/vax vax-*-netbsd* OpenBSD/vax vax-*-openbsd* +* END-OF-LIFE frame compatibility module + +GDB's internal frame infrastructure has been completely rewritten. +The new infrastructure making it possible to support key new features +including DWARF 2 Call Frame Information. To aid in the task of +migrating old configurations to this new infrastructure, a +compatibility module, that allowed old configurations to continue to +work, was also included. + +GDB 6.2 will be the last release to include this frame compatibility +module. This change directly impacts the following configurations: + +h8300-*-* +mcore-*-* +mn10300-*-* +ns32k-*-* +sh64-*-* +v850-*-* +xstormy16-*-* + +Unless there is activity to revive these configurations, they will be +made OBSOLETE in GDB 6.3, and REMOVED from GDB 6.4. + * REMOVED configurations and files Sun 3, running SunOS 3 m68*-*-sunos3* diff --git a/gdb/PROBLEMS b/gdb/PROBLEMS index 2bb66bbd8df..1fa353838c7 100644 --- a/gdb/PROBLEMS +++ b/gdb/PROBLEMS @@ -121,24 +121,3 @@ gdb/1505: [regression] gdb prints a bad backtrace for a thread When backtracing a thread, gdb does not stop when it reaches the outermost frame, instead continuing until it hits garbage. This is sensitive to the operating system and thread library. - -hppa*-*-* -mips*-*-* - -The MIPS and HPPA backtrace code has only very recently been updated -to use GDB's new frame mechanism. At present there are still a few -problems, in particular backtraces through signal handlers do not -work. - -People encountering problems with these architectures should consult -GDB's web pages and mailing lists (http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/) -to see if there are updates. - -powerpc*-*-* - -PowerPC architecture support, in 6.1, does not use the new frame code. - -Fortunately, PowerPC architecture support, in GDB's mainline sources, -have been updated. People encountering problems should consider -downloading a more current snapshot of GDB -(http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/current/). |