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GDB 7.8 released!

From: Joel Brobecker <brobecker at adacore dot com>

To: gdb-announce at sourceware dot org, info-gnu at gnu dot org

Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 07:59:39 -0700 (PDT)

Subject: GDB 7.8 released!

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GDB 7.8 released! Release 7.8 of GDB, the GNU Debugger, is now available via anonymous FTP. GDB is a source-level debugger for Ada, C, C++, Objective-C, Pascal and many other languages. GDB can target (i.e., debug programs running on) more than a dozen different processor architectures, and GDB itself can run on most popular GNU/Linux, Unix and Microsoft Windows variants. You can download GDB from the GNU FTP server in the directory: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gdb The vital stats: Size md5sum Name 17MiB bd958fe9019d7c7896f29f6724a764ed gdb-7.8.tar.xz 32MiB 38d816d641093db2e13ba284e26090b4 gdb-7.8.tar.gz There is a web page for GDB at: http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/ That page includes information about GDB mailing lists (an announcement mailing list, developers discussion lists, etc.), details on how to access GDB's source repository, locations for development snapshots, preformatted documentation, and links to related information around the net. We will put errata notes and host-specific tips for this release on-line as any problems come up. All mailing lists archives are also browsable via the web. GDB 7.8 brings new targets, features and improvements, including: * Guile scripting support. * Python scripting enhancements. * New commands: ** guile ** guile-repl ** info auto-load guile-scripts [REGEXP] * New options: ** maint ada set ignore-descriptive-types (on|off) ** maint set target-async (on|off) ** set|show auto-load guile-scripts (on|off) ** set|show auto-connect-native-target ** set|show guile print-stack (none|message|full) ** set|show mi-async (on|off) ** set|show print symbol-loading (off|brief|full) ** set|show record btrace replay-memory-access (read-only|read-write) * Deprecated commands: ** "dll-symbols" and its two aliases ("add-shared-symbol-files" and "assf"). Use the "sharedlibrary" command instead. ** "set|show remotebaud". Use "set|show serial baud" instead. * Remote Protocol: ** The qXfer:btrace:read packet supports a new annex 'delta'. * GDB/MI: ** A new option "-gdb-set mi-async" replaces "-gdb-set target-async". * New target configurations: ** PowerPC64 GNU/Linux little-endian powerpc64le-*-linux* * btrace enhancements: ** The btrace record target now supports the 'record goto' command. ** The btrace record target supports limited reverse execution and replay. * ISO C99 variable length automatic arrays support. * It is no longer required to "set target-async on" in order to use background execution commands (e.g., "c&", "s&", etc.). * "catch syscall" now implemented on s390*-linux* targets. * The "compare-sections" command now works on all targets. * The "target native" command now connects to the native target, and can be used to launch native programs, even if "set auto-connect-native-target" is set to off. For a complete list and more details on each item, please see the gdb/NEWS file. -- Joel Brobecker