- GDB 7.5 released!
+ GDB 7.5.1 released!
-Release 7.5 of GDB, the GNU Debugger, is now available via anonymous
+Release 7.5.1 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
The vital stats:
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- 21MB 24a6779a9fe0260667710de1b082ef61 gdb-7.5.tar.bz2
- 28MB c9f5ed81008194f8f667f131234f3ef0 gdb-7.5.tar.gz
+ 21MB 3f48f468b24447cf24820054ff6e85b1 gdb-7.5.1.tar.bz2
+ 28MB b1519bf899890d21d4774845a6e602fe gdb-7.5.1.tar.gz
There is a web page for GDB at:
on-line as any problems come up. All mailing lists archives are also
browsable via the web.
+GDB 7.5.1 is a minor corrective release over GDB 7.5, and includes
+fixes for the following problems:
+
+ - strict-aliasing warnings in libiberty/md5.c generated by GCC 4.7.
+
+ - An "Attempt to dereference a generic pointer" error (-var-create).
+ This error only occurs when the "print object" setting is "on".
+
+ - Backtrace problems on x32 (PR backtrace/14646).
+
+ - next/step/finish problems on x32 (PR gdb/14647).
+
+ - A "malformed linespec error: unexpected keyword, [...]" error
+ (PR breakpoints/14643)
+
+ - GDB crash while stepping through powerpc (32bits) code.
+
+ - A failed assertion in linux_ptrace_test_ret_to_nx.
+
+ - A "!frame_id_inlined_p (frame_id)" failed assertion.
+
+ - A "No more reverse-execution history." error during reverse "next"
+ execution (PR 14548).
+
+ - Incomplete command descriptions in "apropos" output.
+
+ - PR gdb/14494 (a GDB crash difficult to characterize).
+
+ - A build warning in allocate_symtab when building on x86_64-windows.
+
+GDB 7.5.1 also brings the following improvements:
+
+ - Offer some helpful tips when detecting a file/script for which
+ auto-loading has been declined.
+
+ - Special handling of program's '.exe' suffix when searching for
+ auto-load-able scripts.
+
GDB 7.5 brings new targets, features and improvements, including:
* Go language support.
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-<p>Last modified 2012-11-07.</p>
+<p>Last modified 2012-11-29.</p>
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on the same machine as GDB (native) or on another machine (remote). GDB
can run on most popular UNIX and Microsoft Windows variants.<p>
-<h3>GDB version 7.5</h3>
+<h3>GDB version 7.5.1</h3>
-Version <a href="../gdb/download/ANNOUNCEMENT">7.5</a> of GDB, the GNU
+Version <a href="../gdb/download/ANNOUNCEMENT">7.5.1</a> of GDB, the GNU
Debugger, is now available for <a
href="../gdb/download/">download</a>. See the <a
href="../gdb/download/ANNOUNCEMENT">ANNOUNCEMENT</a> for details
-->
+<dt>November 29th, 2012: <b>GDB 7.5.1 Released!</b></dt>
+<dd>
+<p> The latest version of GDB, version 7.5.1, is available for <a
+href="../gdb/download/">download</a>.
+<p>
+This is a minor corrective release over GDB 7.5, fixing the following
+issues:
+<ul>
+<li> An "Attempt to dereference a generic pointer" errors (-var-create).
+<li> Backtrace problems on x32 (PR backtrace/14646).
+<li> next/step/finish problems on x32 (PR gdb/14647).
+<li> A "malformed linespec error: unexpected keyword, [...]" error
+ (PR breakpoints/14643).
+<li> GDB crash while stepping through powerpc (32bits) code.
+<li> A failed assertion in linux_ptrace_test_ret_to_nx.
+<li> A "!frame_id_inlined_p (frame_id)" failed assertion.
+<li> A "No more reverse-execution history." error during reverse
+ "next" execution (PR 14548).
+<li> Incomplete command descriptions in "apropos" output.
+<li> PR gdb/14494 (a GDB crash difficult to characterize).
+<li> Various build warnings.
+</ul>
+<p>
+</dd>
+
<dt>August 17th, 2012: <b>GDB 7.5 Released!</b></dt>
<dd>
<p> The latest version of GDB, version 7.5, is available for <a
<p>Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is
permitted in any medium, provided this notice is preserved.</p>
-<p>Last modified 2012-11-07.</p>
+<p>Last modified 2012-11-29.</p>
</address>
</body>
-->
+<dt>November 29th, 2012: <b>GDB 7.5.1 Released!</b></dt>
+<dd>
+<p> The latest version of GDB, version 7.5.1, is available for <a
+href="../../gdb/download/">download</a>.
+<p>
+This is a minor corrective release over GDB 7.5, fixing the following
+issues:
+<ul>
+<li> An "Attempt to dereference a generic pointer" errors (-var-create).
+<li> Backtrace problems on x32 (PR backtrace/14646).
+<li> next/step/finish problems on x32 (PR gdb/14647).
+<li> A "malformed linespec error: unexpected keyword, [...]" error
+ (PR breakpoints/14643).
+<li> GDB crash while stepping through powerpc (32bits) code.
+<li> A failed assertion in linux_ptrace_test_ret_to_nx.
+<li> A "!frame_id_inlined_p (frame_id)" failed assertion.
+<li> A "No more reverse-execution history." error during reverse
+ "next" execution (PR 14548).
+<li> Incomplete command descriptions in "apropos" output.
+<li> PR gdb/14494 (a GDB crash difficult to characterize).
+<li> Various build warnings.
+</ul>
+<p>
+</dd>
+
<dt>August 17th, 2012: <b>GDB 7.5 Released!</b></dt>
<dd>
<p> The latest version of GDB, version 7.5, is available for <a
<p>Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is
permitted in any medium, provided this notice is preserved.</p>
-<p>Last modified 2012-11-07.</p>
+<p>Last modified 2012-11-29.</p>
</address>
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