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| -rwxr-xr-x | gdb/WHATS.NEW | 6 |
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diff --git a/gdb/WHATS.NEW b/gdb/WHATS.NEW index d628865..99eee81 100755 --- a/gdb/WHATS.NEW +++ b/gdb/WHATS.NEW @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ history size N: The size, in commands, of the command history. The default is 256, or the value of the environment variable HISTSIZE. -history write on/off: If this value is set to ON, the history file will +history save on/off: If this value is set to ON, the history file will be saved after exiting gdb. If set to OFF, the file will not be saved. The default is OFF. @@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ print asm-demangle on/off: Same, for assembler level printouts print vtbl on/off: Prettyprint C++ virtual function tables. Default is OFF. +write on/off: GDB can now write to executable and core files (e.g. patch + a variable's value) if you turn this switch on, specify + the file ("exec foo" or "core foo"), then modify it, e.g. + by assigning a new value to a variable. * Support for Epoch Environment. |