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Diffstat (limited to 'gdb/NEWS')
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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions
@@ -114,11 +114,11 @@ * The .gdb_index section has been updated to include symbols for inlined functions. GDB will ignore older .gdb_index sections by default, which could cause symbol files to be loaded more slowly - until their .gdb_index sections can be recreated. The new option - --use-deprecated-index-sections will cause GDB to use any older - .gdb_index sections it finds. This will restore performance, but - the ability to set breakpoints on inlined functions will be lost - in symbol files with older .gdb_index sections. + until their .gdb_index sections can be recreated. The new command + "set use-deprecated-index-sections on" will cause GDB to use any older + .gdb_index sections it finds. This will restore performance, but the + ability to set breakpoints on inlined functions will be lost in symbol + files with older .gdb_index sections. The .gdb_index section has also been updated to record more information about each symbol. This speeds up the "info variables", "info functions" @@ -139,6 +139,10 @@ * New commands + ** "set use-deprecated-index-sections on|off" + "show use-deprecated-index-sections on|off" + Controls the use of deprecated .gdb_index sections. + ** "catch load" and "catch unload" can be used to stop when a shared library is loaded or unloaded, respectively. |