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2002-09-05 Andrew Cagney <ac131313@redhat.com>
* NEWS: Update for 5.3. Add new section ``Changes since 5.3''. * README: Update. Index: doc/ChangeLog 2002-09-05 Andrew Cagney <ac131313@redhat.com> * gdb.texinfo (Contributors): Mention 5.2 and 5.3 release engineer.
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2002-09-05 Andrew Cagney <ac131313@redhat.com>
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* NEWS: Update for 5.3. Add new section ``Changes since 5.3''.
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* README: Update.
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2002-09-04 Jason Thorpe <thorpej@wasabisystems.com>
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* arm-tdep.c (arm_addr_bits_remove): Don't check for Thumb mode
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What has changed in GDB?
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(Organized release by release)
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*** Changes since GDB 5.2:
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*** Changes since GDB 5.3:
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*** Changes in GDB 5.3:
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* ``gdbserver'' now supports multi-threaded applications on some targets
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README for gdb-5.2.1 release
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Updated 19 July, 2002 by Andrew Cagney
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README for gdb-5.3 release
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Updated 5th September, 2002 by Andrew Cagney
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This is GDB, the GNU source-level debugger.
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@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Unpacking and Installation -- quick overview
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In this release, the GDB debugger sources, the generic GNU include
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files, the BFD ("binary file description") library, the readline
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library, and other libraries all have directories of their own
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underneath the gdb-5.2.1 directory. The idea is that a variety of GNU
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underneath the gdb-5.3 directory. The idea is that a variety of GNU
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tools can share a common copy of these things. Be aware of variation
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over time--for example don't try to build gdb with a copy of bfd from
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a release other than the gdb release (such as a binutils release),
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@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ Configuration scripts and makefiles exist to cruise up and down this
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directory tree and automatically build all the pieces in the right
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order.
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When you unpack the gdb-5.2.1.tar.gz file, you'll find a directory
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called `gdb-5.2.1', which contains:
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When you unpack the gdb-5.3.tar.gz file, you'll find a directory
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called `gdb-5.3', which contains:
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COPYING config.sub intl missing opcodes
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COPYING.LIB configure libiberty mkinstalldirs readline
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@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ called `gdb-5.2.1', which contains:
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You can build GDB right in the source directory:
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cd gdb-5.2.1
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cd gdb-5.3
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./configure
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make
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cp gdb/gdb /usr/local/bin/gdb (or wherever you want)
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@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ You can build GDB in any empty build directory:
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mkdir build
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cd build
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<full path to your sources>/gdb-5.2.1/configure
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<full path to your sources>/gdb-5.3/configure
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make
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cp gdb/gdb /usr/local/bin/gdb (or wherever you want)
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(Building GDB with DJGPP tools for MS-DOS/MS-Windows is slightly
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different; see the file gdb-5.2.1/gdb/config/djgpp/README for details.)
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different; see the file gdb-5.3/gdb/config/djgpp/README for details.)
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This will configure and build all the libraries as well as GDB. If
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`configure' can't determine your system type, specify one as its
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GDB includes an already formatted copy of the on-line Info version
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of this manual in the `gdb/doc' subdirectory. The main Info file is
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`gdb-5.2.1/gdb/doc/gdb.info', and it refers to subordinate files
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`gdb-5.3/gdb/doc/gdb.info', and it refers to subordinate files
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matching `gdb.info*' in the same directory. If necessary, you can
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print out these files, or read them with any editor; but they are
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easier to read using the `info' subsystem in GNU Emacs or the
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`makeinfo'.
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If you have `makeinfo' installed, and are in the top level GDB
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source directory (`gdb-5.2.1', in the case of version 5.2.1), you can make
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source directory (`gdb-5.3', in the case of version 5.3), you can make
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the Info file by typing:
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cd gdb/doc
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@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ the Info file by typing:
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If you want to typeset and print copies of this manual, you need
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TeX, a program to print its DVI output files, and `texinfo.tex', the
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Texinfo definitions file. This file is included in the GDB
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distribution, in the directory `gdb-5.2.1/texinfo'.
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distribution, in the directory `gdb-5.3/texinfo'.
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TeX is a typesetting program; it does not print files directly, but
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produces output files called DVI files. To print a typeset document,
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This file tells TeX how to typeset a document written in Texinfo
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format. On its own, TeX cannot read, much less typeset a Texinfo file.
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`texinfo.tex' is distributed with GDB and is located in the
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`gdb-5.2.1/texinfo' directory.
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`gdb-5.3/texinfo' directory.
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If you have TeX and a DVI printer program installed, you can typeset
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and print this manual. First switch to the the `gdb' subdirectory of
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the main source directory (for example, to `gdb-5.2.1/gdb') and then type:
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the main source directory (for example, to `gdb-5.3/gdb') and then type:
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make doc/gdb.dvi
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@ -156,55 +156,55 @@ preparing GDB for installation; you can then use `make' to build the
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a single directory, whose name is usually composed by appending the
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version number to `gdb'.
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For example, the GDB version 5.2.1 distribution is in the `gdb-5.2.1'
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For example, the GDB version 5.3 distribution is in the `gdb-5.3'
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directory. That directory contains:
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`gdb-5.2.1/{COPYING,COPYING.LIB}'
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`gdb-5.3/{COPYING,COPYING.LIB}'
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Standard GNU license files. Please read them.
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`gdb-5.2.1/bfd'
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`gdb-5.3/bfd'
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source for the Binary File Descriptor library
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`gdb-5.2.1/config*'
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`gdb-5.3/config*'
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script for configuring GDB, along with other support files
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`gdb-5.2.1/gdb'
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`gdb-5.3/gdb'
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the source specific to GDB itself
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`gdb-5.2.1/include'
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`gdb-5.3/include'
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GNU include files
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`gdb-5.2.1/libiberty'
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`gdb-5.3/libiberty'
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source for the `-liberty' free software library
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`gdb-5.2.1/mmalloc'
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`gdb-5.3/mmalloc'
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source for the GNU memory-mapped malloc package
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`gdb-5.2.1/opcodes'
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`gdb-5.3/opcodes'
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source for the library of opcode tables and disassemblers
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`gdb-5.2.1/readline'
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`gdb-5.3/readline'
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source for the GNU command-line interface
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NOTE: The readline library is compiled for use by GDB, but will
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not be installed on your system when "make install" is issued.
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`gdb-5.2.1/sim'
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`gdb-5.3/sim'
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source for some simulators (ARM, D10V, SPARC, M32R, MIPS, PPC, V850, etc)
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`gdb-5.2.1/intl'
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`gdb-5.3/intl'
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source for the GNU gettext library, for internationalization.
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This is slightly modified from the standalone gettext
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distribution you can get from GNU.
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`gdb-5.2.1/texinfo'
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`gdb-5.3/texinfo'
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The `texinfo.tex' file, which you need in order to make a printed
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manual using TeX.
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`gdb-5.2.1/etc'
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`gdb-5.3/etc'
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Coding standards, useful files for editing GDB, and other
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miscellanea.
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`gdb-5.2.1/utils'
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`gdb-5.3/utils'
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A grab bag of random utilities.
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Note: the following instructions are for building GDB on Unix or
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The simplest way to configure and build GDB is to run `configure'
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from the `gdb-VERSION-NUMBER' source directory, which in this example
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is the `gdb-5.2.1' directory.
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is the `gdb-5.3' directory.
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First switch to the `gdb-VERSION-NUMBER' source directory if you are
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not already in it; then run `configure'.
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For example:
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cd gdb-5.2.1
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cd gdb-5.3
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./configure
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make
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sh configure
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If you run `configure' from a directory that contains source
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directories for multiple libraries or programs, such as the `gdb-5.2.1'
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source directory for version 5.2.1, `configure' creates configuration
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directories for multiple libraries or programs, such as the `gdb-5.3'
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source directory for version 5.3, `configure' creates configuration
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files for every directory level underneath (unless you tell it not to,
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with the `--norecursion' option).
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directories in the GDB distribution, if you only want to configure that
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subdirectory; but be sure to specify a path to it.
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For example, with version 5.2.1, type the following to configure only
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For example, with version 5.3, type the following to configure only
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the `bfd' subdirectory:
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cd gdb-5.2.1/bfd
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cd gdb-5.3/bfd
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../configure
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You can install `gdb' anywhere; it has no hardwired paths. However,
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argument to `--srcdir', you can leave out the `--srcdir' option; it
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will be assumed.)
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For example, with version 5.2.1, you can build GDB in a separate
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For example, with version 5.3, you can build GDB in a separate
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directory for a Sun 4 like this:
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cd gdb-5.2.1
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cd gdb-5.3
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mkdir ../gdb-sun4
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cd ../gdb-sun4
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../gdb-5.2.1/configure
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../gdb-5.3/configure
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make
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When `configure' builds a configuration using a remote source
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The `Makefile' that `configure' generates in each source directory
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also runs recursively. If you type `make' in a source directory such
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as `gdb-5.2.1' (or in a separate configured directory configured with
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`--srcdir=PATH/gdb-5.2.1'), you will build all the required libraries,
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as `gdb-5.3' (or in a separate configured directory configured with
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`--srcdir=PATH/gdb-5.3'), you will build all the required libraries,
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and then build GDB.
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When you have multiple hosts or targets configured in separate
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Invalid configuration `i786v': machine `i786v' not recognized
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`config.sub' is also distributed in the GDB source directory
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(`gdb-5.2.1', for version 5.2.1).
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(`gdb-5.3', for version 5.3).
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`configure' options
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address "bug-gdb@gnu.org".
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When submitting a bug, please include the GDB version number (e.g.,
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gdb-5.2.1), and how you configured it (e.g., "sun4" or "mach386 host,
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gdb-5.3), and how you configured it (e.g., "sun4" or "mach386 host,
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i586-intel-synopsys target"). Since GDB now supports so many
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different configurations, it is important that you be precise about
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this. If at all possible, you should include the actual banner that
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Once DejaGNU is installed, you can run the tests in one of the
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following ways:
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(1) cd gdb-5.2.1
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(1) cd gdb-5.3
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make check-gdb
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or
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(2) cd gdb-5.2.1/gdb
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(2) cd gdb-5.3/gdb
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make check
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or
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(3) cd gdb-5.2.1/gdb/testsuite
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(3) cd gdb-5.3/gdb/testsuite
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make site.exp (builds the site specific file)
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runtest -tool gdb GDB=../gdb (or GDB=<somepath> as appropriate)
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2002-09-05 Andrew Cagney <ac131313@redhat.com>
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* gdb.texinfo (Contributors): Mention 5.2 and 5.3 release
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engineer.
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2002-09-02 Stephane Carrez <stcarrez@nerim.fr>
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* gdb.texinfo (TUI Overview): Document status line fields.
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So that they may not regard their many labors as thankless, we
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particularly thank those who shepherded @value{GDBN} through major
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releases:
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Andrew Cagney (releases 5.0 and 5.1);
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Andrew Cagney (releases 5.3, 5.2, 5.1 and 5.0);
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Jim Blandy (release 4.18);
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Jason Molenda (release 4.17);
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Stan Shebs (release 4.14);
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