* NEWS: Mention new X packet and PowerPC variant support.

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Mon Feb 8 18:10:50 1999 Stan Shebs <shebs@andros.cygnus.com>
* NEWS: Mention new X packet and PowerPC variant support.
1999-02-08 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com> 1999-02-08 Nick Clifton <nickc@cygnus.com>
* configure.host: Add support for StrongARM host. * configure.host: Add support for StrongARM host.
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Mon Feb 8 12:05:05 1999 David Taylor <taylor@texas.cygnus.com> Mon Feb 8 12:05:05 1999 David Taylor <taylor@texas.cygnus.com>
* dsrec.c (make_srec): cast targ_addr to int in call to sprintf * dsrec.c (make_srec): Cast targ_addr to int in call to sprintf
otherwise on big endian machine with a bfd_vma of 64 bits, otherwise on big endian machine with a bfd_vma of 64 bits,
*everything* gets loaded at location 0. (PR 18929) *everything* gets loaded at location 0.
Mon Jan 4 10:05:43 1999 Frank Ch. Eigler <fche@cygnus.com> Mon Jan 4 10:05:43 1999 Frank Ch. Eigler <fche@cygnus.com>
@ -97,9 +101,9 @@ Tue Feb 2 17:36:29 1999 Elena Zannoni <ezannoni@kwikemart.cygnus.com>
1999-02-01 Jim Blandy <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com> 1999-02-01 Jim Blandy <jimb@zwingli.cygnus.com>
Allow PPC users to select which PPC/RS6000 variant they're debugging Allow PPC users to select which PPC/RS6000 variant they're
at run-time. At the moment, the only thing this affects is the debugging at run-time. At the moment, the only thing this affects
set of registers visible. is the set of registers visible.
* config/rs6000/tm-rs6000.h (REGISTER_NAME): Define this as a call * config/rs6000/tm-rs6000.h (REGISTER_NAME): Define this as a call
to the function rs6000_register_name. to the function rs6000_register_name.
(rs6000_register_name): Include extern decl. (rs6000_register_name): Include extern decl.

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Fujitsu FR30 fr30-*-elf* Fujitsu FR30 fr30-*-elf*
Mitsubishi D30V d30v-*-* Mitsubishi D30V d30v-*-*
* PowerPC Variants
PowerPC configurations of GDB now support `set processor' to control
the register set in use. Available processor types include
rs6000, 403, 403GC, 505, 601, 602, 603, 604, 750, and 860.
* Readline 2.2 * Readline 2.2
GDB now uses readline 2.2. GDB now uses readline 2.2.
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* GDB Remote protocol * GDB Remote protocol
A new protocol packet 'X' that writes binary data is now available.
Default behavior is to try 'X', then drop back to 'M' if the stub
fails to respond. The settable variable `remotebinarydownload'
allows explicit control over the use of 'X'.
For 64 bit targets, the memory packets ("M" and "m") can now contain a For 64 bit targets, the memory packets ("M" and "m") can now contain a
full 64 bit address. The class-obscure gdb command: full 64 bit address. The class-obscure gdb command:
set targetaddresssize 32 set targetaddresssize 32