DW_TAG_string_type (this is acceptable under the current DWARF 2.1/3.0
standard.)
2) In read_tag_string_type(), a fix for FORTRAN that propagates the
first string length to all string types. This is important as FORTRAN
strings are not delimited as in C/C++.
3) Handling of the DW_LANG_Fortran95.
* main.c (captured_main): Add new command line option "--pid".
If the second command line argument (following the symbol-file)
begins with a digit, try to attach to it before trying to open
it as a corefile.
(print_gdb_help): Document the "--pid" argument.
* gdb.c++/classes.exp: Accept 'A const' or 'const A' in copy
constructors.
* gdb.c++/derivation.exp: Likewise.
* gdb.c++/templates.exp: Likewise.
* gdb.c++/virtfunc.exp: Likewise.
* gdb.base/gcore.exp: New test for generate-core-file command.
* gdb.base/gcore.c: Testcase for above.
* gdb.threads/gcore-thread.exp: New test for gcore (threaded).
Implement a "generate-core-file" command in gdb, save target state.
* gcore.c: New file. Implement new command 'generate-core-file'.
Save a corefile image of the current state of the inferior.
* linux-proc.c: Add linux-specific code for saving corefiles.
* target.h (struct target_ops): Add new target vectors for saving
corefiles; to_find_memory_regions and to_make_corefile_notes.
(target_find_memory_regions): New macro.
(target_make_corefile_notes): New macro.
* target.c (update_current_target): Inherit new target methods.
(dummy_find_memory_regions): New place-holder method.
(dummy_make_corefile_notes): New place-holder method.
(init_dummy_target): Initialize new dummy target vectors.
* exec.c (exec_set_find_memory_regions): New function.
Allow the exec_ops vector for memory regions to be taken over.
(exec_make_note_section): New function, target vector method.
* defs.h (exec_set_find_memory_regions): Export prototype.
* procfs.c (proc_find_memory_regions): New function, corefile method.
(procfs_make_note_section): New function, corefile method.
(init_procfs_ops): Set new target vector pointers.
(find_memory_regions_callback): New function.
(procfs_do_thread_registers): New function.
(procfs_corefile_thread_callback): New function.
* sol-thread.c (sol_find_memory_regions): New function.
(sol_make_note_section): New function.
(init_sol_thread_ops): Initialize new target vectors.
* inftarg.c (inftarg_set_find_memory_regions): New function.
Allow to_find_memory_regions vector to be taken over.
(inftarg_set_make_corefile_notes): New function.
Allow to_make_corefile_notes vector to be taken over.
* thread-db.c (thread_db_new_objfile): Don't activate thread-db
interface layer if not target_has_execution (may be a corefile).
* config/i386/linux.mh: Add gcore.o to NATDEPFILES.
* config/sparc/sun4sol2.mh: Ditto.
* config/alpha/alpha-linux.mh: Ditto.
* config/arm/linux.mh: Ditto.
* config/i386/x86-64linux.mh: Ditto.
* config/ia64/linux.mh: Ditto.
* config/m68k/linux.mh: Ditto.
* config/mips/linux.mh: Ditto.
* config/powerpc/linux.mh: Ditto.
* config/sparc/linux.mh: Ditto.
* infptrace.c (GDB_MAX_ALLOCA): New define.
(child_xfer_memory): Use xmalloc/xfree instead of alloca if the
size of the buffer exceeds GDB_MAX_ALLOCA (default 1 megabyte,
can be overridden with whatever value is appropriate to the host).
* infttrace.c (child_xfer_memory): Add FIXME warning about use of
alloca to allocate potentially large buffer.
* rs6000-nat.c (child_xfer_memory): Ditto.
* symm-nat.c (child_xfer_memory): Ditto.
* x86-64-linux-nat.c (child_xfer_memory): Ditto.
* gdb.base/huge.exp: New test. Print a very large target data object.
(skip_huge_test): New test variable. Define if you want to skip this
test. The test reads an 8 megabyte data object from the target, so it
might be very time consuming on remote targets with a slow connection.
* gdb.base/huge.c: New file. Test case for above.
* infptrace.c (GDB_MAX_ALLOCA): New define.
(child_xfer_memory): Use xmalloc/xfree instead of alloca if the
size of the buffer exceeds GDB_MAX_ALLOCA (default 1 megabyte,
can be overridden with whatever value is appropriate to the host).
* infttrace.c (child_xfer_memory): Add FIXME warning about use of
alloca to allocate potentially large buffer.
* rs6000-nat.c (child_xfer_memory): Ditto.
* symm-nat.c (child_xfer_memory): Ditto.
* x86-64-linux-nat.c (child_xfer_memory): Ditto.
(multi_ilne_while_conditional): Likewise.
* gdb.base/break.exp: Verify that a breakpoint on a multi-line
IF or WHILE condition puts the breakpoint at the start of
the condition.
* config.in: Regenerate.
* configure.in: Update copyright years.
Add test for PT_GETXMMREGS supplied by <sys/ptrace.h>.
* configure: Regenerate.
* i386bsd-nat.c: Update copyright years.
(fill_gregset): Use regcache_collect.
(fetch_inferior_registers): Only fetch integer registers
if requested to do so. Add support for XMM registers
using PT_GETXMMREGS.
(store_inferior_registers): Only store integer registers
if requested to do so. Add support for XMM registers
using PT_SETXMMREGS.
* i386nbsd-nat.c (fetch_inferior_registers): Remove.
(store_inferior_registers): Remove.
(fetch_core_registers): Use supply_gregset and i387_supply_fsave.
(fetch_elfcore_registers): New function.
(i386nbsd_elfcore_fns): New.
(_initialize_i386nbsd_nat): Register i386nbsd_elfcore_fns.
* config/i386/nbsd.mh (NATDEPFILES): Add i387-nat.o and
i386bsd-nat.o.
* config/i386/nbsdelf.mh (NATDEPFILES): Likewise.
* config/i386/nbsd.mt (TDEPFILES): Add i386bsd-nat.o.
* config/i386/nbsdelf.mt (TDEPFILES): Likewise.
* config/i386/tm-nbsd.h: Update copyright years.
(HAVE_SSE_REGS): Define.
(IN_SIGTRAMP): Define as i386bsd_in_sigtramp.
(SIGTRAMP_START): Redefine as i386bsd_sigtramp_start.
(SIGTRAMP_END): Redefine as i386bsd_sigtramp_end.
(SIGCONTEXT_PC_OFFSET): Remove.
(FRAME_SAVED_PC): Define as i386bsd_frame_saved_pc.
* stabsread.c: Update copyright years.
From Debashis Mahata <debashis.mahata@wipro.com>:
(read_struct_fields): Deal with Sun C compiler erroneous stab
output for structs and unions.
* valops.c (find_overload_match): Accept obj as a
reference parameter. Update it before returning.
* value.h (find_overload_match): Update prototype.
* eval.c (evaluate_subexp_standard): Pass object to
find_overload_match by reference.
Abstract the functionality of iterating over mapped memory
regions into a general purpose iterator function.
* procfs.c (iterate_over_mappings): New function, general purpose
iterator for memory sections.
(proc_iterate_over_mappings): Reimplement using iterate_over_mappings.
(solib_mappings_callback): New function, callback for above.
(info_proc_mappings): Reimpliment using iterate_over_mappings.
(info_mappings_callback): New function, callback for above.
* procfs.c (proc_set_watchpoint): Add cast to suppress warning.
* i386-tdep.c: Include "elf-bfd.h".
(process_note_abi_tag_sections): New function.
(i386_gdbarch_init): Add code to recognize various OS/ABI
combinations.
against BFD_ENDIAN_UNKNOWN.
(gdbarch_info_init): Initialize byte_order to BFD_ENDIAN_UNKNOWN.
* gdbarch.sh: Update comments on default value of byte_order.
(verify_gdbarch, gdbarch_update_p): Test byte_order against
BFD_ENDIAN_UNKNOWN.
* gdbarch.h, gdbarch.c: Re-generate.
