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authorDaniel Jacobowitz <dan@debian.org>2008-03-10 23:14:06 +0000
committerDaniel Jacobowitz <dan@debian.org>2008-03-10 23:14:06 +0000
commit7b893afc7fc9a407916ea7832ac9a92cce47bbd1 (patch)
tree112b2cccf5d51881d8b96058464f2474c290b2b6 /gdb/NEWS
parent98a142e8e3c72f1c5b45946b32ea56b326ee224b (diff)
downloadgdb-7b893afc7fc9a407916ea7832ac9a92cce47bbd1.tar.gz
* Makefile.in (fork-child.o): Update.
* NEWS: Document "set exec-wrapper" and the gdbserver --wrapper argument. Gather all gdbserver features together. * fork-child.c (exec_wrapper): New variable. (fork_inferior): Use it. (startup_inferior): Skip an extra trap if using "set exec-wrapper". (unset_exec_wrapper_command, _initialize_fork_child): New. * gdb.texinfo (Starting): Document "set exec-wrapper". (Server): Document gdbserver --wrapper. * server.c (wrapper_argv): New. (start_inferior): Handle wrapper_argv. If set, expect an extra trap. (gdbserver_usage): Document --wrapper. (main): Parse --wrapper.
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*** Changes since GDB 6.8
+* Watchpoints can now be set on unreadable memory locations, e.g. addresses
+which will be allocated using malloc later in program execution.
+
+* New features in the GDB remote stub, gdbserver
+
+ - The "--wrapper" command-line argument tells gdbserver to use a
+ wrapper program to launch programs for debugging.
+
* New commands
set debug timetstamp
show debug timestamp
Display timestamps with GDB debugging output.
-* Watchpoints can now be set on unreadable memory locations, e.g. addresses
-which will be allocated using malloc later in program execution.
+set exec-wrapper
+show exec-wrapper
+unset exec-wrapper
+ Use a wrapper program to launch programs for debugging.
*** Changes in GDB 6.8