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*** Changes since GDB 6.8
+* GDB now has an interface for JIT compilation. Applications that
+dynamically generate code can create symbol files in memory and register
+them with GDB. For users, the feature should work transparently, and
+for JIT developers, the interface is documented in the GDB manual in the
+"JIT Compilation Interface" chapter.
+
* Tracepoints may now be conditional. The syntax is as for
breakpoints; either an "if" clause appended to the "trace" command,
or the "condition" command is available. GDB sends the condition to