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GDB 7.8
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July 29th, 2014: GDB 7.8 Released!
The latest version of GDB, version 7.8, is available for download.
Changes in this release include:
Guile scripting support.
Python scripting enhancements.
New commands, options, convenience variables/options.
Remote Protocol and GDBserver enhancements.
New target configurations (PowerPC64 GNU/Linux little-endian).
btrace enhancements.
ISO C99 variable length automatic arrays support.
The "compare-sections" command now works on all targets.
The "target native" command now connects to the native target.
GDB 7.7
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GDB 7.7 brings new targets, features and improvements, including:
* C++:
** GDB now implements the 'typeid' operator.
** Exception Catchpoints can now filter by type.
* Python scripting:
** Frame filters and frame decorators have been added.
** Temporary breakpoints are now supported.
** Line tables representation has been added.
** New attribute 'parent_type' for gdb.Field objects.
** gdb.Field objects can be used as subscripts on gdb.Value objects.
** New attribute 'name' for gdb.Type objects.
* New commands:
** show configuration
** catch rethrow
** info exceptions [REGEXP]
** remove-symbol-file [FILENAME | -a ADDRESS]
** maint check-psymtabs
** maint check-symtabs
** maint expand-symtabs
** maint set|show per-command [space | time | symtab]
* New options:
** set|show debug symfile off|on
** set|show print raw frame-arguments
** set|show remote trace-status-packet
** set|show debug nios2
** set|show range-stepping
** set|show startup-with-shell
** set|show code-cache
For all options that interpret 0 or -1 as meaning "unlimited",
the literal 'unlimited' can ot be used.
* New convenience variables/functions:
** $_exception
** $_exitsignal
** $_isvoid
* GDB/MI:
** All MI commands now accept an optional "--language" option.
** "undefined-command" error code provided in "^error" result
records when trying to run a non-existing command.
** New commands -catch-assert and -catch-exceptions
** New command -info-ada-exceptions
** New command -info-gdb-mi-command
** New command -dprintf-insert
** New command -trace-frame-collected
** -trace-save CTF (Common Trace Format) support.
** -data-list-register-values, -stack-list-locals, -stack-list-arguments
and -stack-list-variables optional "--skip-unavailable" option.
** -exec-run optional "--start" option.
* Remote Protocol:
** Target-assigned range stepping support.
GDBserver implements this feature on x86/x86_64 GNU/Linux targets.
** vCont new 'r' action.
** qXfer:libraries-svr4:read's annex used to pass argument list.
* New target configurations:
** Nios II ELF nios2*-*-elf
** Nios II GNU/Linux nios2*-*-linux
** Texas Instruments MSP430 msp430*-*-elf
* GDB Windows x64 unwinding data support.
* SystemTap SDT probes support on AArch64 GNU/Linux.
* The 'tsave' command now supports CTF (Common Trace Format).
* New script gcore, installed in $prefix/bin
* New script contrib/gdb-add-index.sh for adding .gdb_index sections
to binaries.
* Improve arm*-linux record/replay support.
* Removed support for a.out NetBSD and OpenBSD obsolete configurations.
ELF variants of these configurations are kept supported.
* The "set|show remotebaud" commands are deprecated. Use "show|show serial
baud" instead.
For a complete list and more details on each item, please see the
gdb/NEWS file.