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diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog index 27dfeb0..e98fb87 100644 --- a/gdb/ChangeLog +++ b/gdb/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2002-01-30 Michael Snyder <msnyder@redhat.com> + + * NEWS: Mention generate-core-file command. + 2002-01-15 Michael Snyder <msnyder@redhat.com> * target.c: New command, "set trust-readonly-sections on". @@ -3,6 +3,14 @@ *** Changes since GDB 5.1: +* New command "generate-core-file" (or "gcore"). + +This new gdb command allows the user to drop a core file of the +child process state at any time. So far it's been implemented +only for Linux and Solaris, but should be relatively easily +ported to other hosts. Argument is core file name (defaults +to core.<pid>). + * New command line option GDB now accepts --pid or -p followed by a process id. |