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authorDaniel Jacobowitz <drow@false.org>2007-07-02 22:01:09 +0000
committerDaniel Jacobowitz <drow@false.org>2007-07-02 22:01:09 +0000
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* Makefile.in (XMLFILES): Add library-list.dtd.
(ALLDEPFILES): Add solib-target.o. (solib-target.o): New rule. * remote.c (PACKET_qXfer_libraries): New constant. (remote_protocol_features): Add qXfer:libraries:read. (remote_wait): Recognize library stop replies. (remote_async_wait): Likewise. Fix typo. (remote_xfer_partial): Handle TARGET_OBJECT_LIBRARIES. (init_remote_async_ops): Fix typo. (_initialize_remote): Register "set remote library-info-packet". * solib-som.c (som_current_sos): Set addr_low and addr_high. * solib-target.c: New file. * solib.c (solib_map_sections): Use addr_low and addr_high instead of textsection. (info_sharedlibrary_command): Likewise. (solib_add_library, solib_remove_library): New. * solist.h (struct so_list): Replace textsection with addr_low and addr_high. * target.h (enum target_object): Add TARGET_OBJECT_LIBRARIES. * NEWS: Describe new qXfer:libraries:read and shared library event support. * features/library-list.dtd: New. * gdb.texinfo (Remote Configuration): Document library-info-packet. Add other missing entries. Adjust the table size to fit. (Stop Reply Packets): Use @itemize instead of @enumerate. Document stop reasons including the new "library" event. (General Query Packets): Adjust table widths for qSupported. Mention qXfer:libraries:read reply to qSupported and document the new packet. (Library List Format): New section.
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@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ segment base addresses (rather than offsets) are available.
* The /i format now outputs any trailing branch delay slot instructions
immediately following the last instruction within the count specified.
+* The GDB remote protocol "T" stop reply packet now supports a
+"library" response. Combined with the new "qXfer:libraries:read"
+packet, this response allows GDB to debug shared libraries on targets
+where the operating system manages the list of loaded libraries (e.g.
+Windows and SymbianOS).
+
* New commands
set remoteflow
@@ -117,6 +123,12 @@ qXfer:spu:write:
Read or write contents of an spufs file on the target system. These
packets are available only on the Cell/B.E. SPU architecture.
+qXfer:libraries:read:
+ Report the loaded shared libraries. Combined with new "T" packet
+ response, this packet allows GDB to debug shared libraries on
+ targets where the operating system manages the list of loaded
+ libraries (e.g. Windows and SymbianOS).
+
* Removed targets
Support for these obsolete configurations has been removed.