- GDB 7.12 released!
+ GDB 7.12.1 released!
-Release 7.12 of GDB, the GNU Debugger, is now available via anonymous
+Release 7.12.1 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:
Size md5sum Name
- 19MiB a0a3a00f7499b0c5278ba8676745d180 gdb-7.12.tar.xz
- 35MiB 4fa2eccb4f10442887793c04315c92a3 gdb-7.12.tar.gz
+ 19MiB 193453347ddced7acb6b1cd2ee8f2e4b gdb-7.12.1.tar.xz
+ 35MiB 06c8f40521ed65fe36ebc2be29b56942 gdb-7.12.1.tar.gz
There is a web page for GDB at:
configuring it with --disable-build-with-cxx. However, future
release will require a C++ compiler to build GDB.
+GDB 7.12.1 brings the following fixes and enhancements over GDB 7.12:
+
+ * PR tdep/20682 (aarch64 regression: gdb.cp/nextoverthrow.exp)
+ * PR server/20733 (Failed to build aarch64_be-linux-gnu GDBserver)
+ * PR tdep/20953 (GDB crashes after "set architecture rl78")
+ * PR tdep/20954 (GDB crashes if "set architecture rx")
+ * PR tdep/20955 (GDB internal error in cris-tdep.c)
+ * PR build/20712 (gdb 7.12+ doesn't build as C++ on Solaris)
+ * PR breakpoint/20653 (string_to_explicit_location has some weird code)
+ * PR build/20753 (MinGW compilation errors due to strcasecmp)
+ * PR gdb/20977 (GDB exception handling is broken on i686-w64-mingw32)
+ * PR python/21048 (backtrace is broken on i686)
+ * PR sim/20808 (mips sim build fails due to undefined SD/CPU variables)
+ * PR sim/20809 (mips sim build fails for r3900 cpus)
+ * PR gdb/20939 (GDB aborts if there is an error in disassembly)
+
GDB 7.12 brings new features and improvements, including:
* New target support: Andes NDS32 (nds32*-*-elf)
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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 7.12</h3>
+<h3>GDB version 7.12.1</h3>
-Version <a href="../gdb/download/ANNOUNCEMENT">7.12</a> of GDB, the GNU
+Version <a href="../gdb/download/ANNOUNCEMENT">7.12.1</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
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+<dt>Jan 21st, 2017: <b>GDB 7.12.1 Released!</b></dt>
+<dd>
+<p> The latest version of GDB, version 7.12.1, is available for <a
+href="../gdb/download/">download</a>.
+<p>
+This is a minor corrective release over GDB 7.12, fixing the following
+issues:
+<ul>
+<li> <a href="http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20682">PR tdep/20682</a> (aarch64 regression: gdb.cp/nextoverthrow.exp)
+<li> <a href="http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20733">PR server/20733</a> (Failed to build aarch64_be-linux-gnu GDBserver)
+<li> <a href="http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20953">PR tdep/20953</a> (GDB crashes after "set architecture rl78")
+<li> <a href="http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20954">PR tdep/20954</a> (GDB crashes if "set architecture rx")
+<li> <a href="http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20955">PR tdep/20955</a> (GDB internal error in cris-tdep.c)
+<li> <a href="http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20712">PR build/20712</a> (gdb 7.12+ doesn't build as C++ on Solaris)
+<li> <a href="http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20653">PR breakpoint/20653</a> (string_to_explicit_location has some weird code)
+<li> <a href="http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20753">PR build/20753</a> (MinGW compilation errors due to strcasecmp)
+<li> <a href="http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20977">PR gdb/20977</a> (GDB exception handling is broken on i686-w64-mingw32)
+<li> <a href="http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21048">PR python/21048</a> (backtrace is broken on i686)
+<li> <a href="http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20808">PR sim/20808</a> (mips sim build fails due to undefined SD/CPU variables)
+<li> <a href="http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20809">PR sim/20809</a> (mips sim build fails for r3900 cpus)
+<li> <a href="http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20939">PR gdb/20939</a> (GDB aborts if there is an error in disassembly)
+</ul>
+<p>
+</dd>
+
<dt>October 7th, 2016: <b>GDB 7.12 Released!</b></dt>
<dd>
<p> The latest version of GDB, version 7.12, is available for <a
<p>
</dd>
-<dt>May 31st, 2016: <b>GDB 7.11.1 Released!</b></dt>
-<dd>
-<p> The latest version of GDB, version 7.11.1, is available for <a
-href="../gdb/download/">download</a>.
-<p>
-This is a minor corrective release over GDB 7.11, fixing the following
-issues:
-<ul>
-<li> <a href="http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19863">PR remote/19863</a> (7.10 regression: gdb remote.c due to "setfs" with gdbserver < 7.7)
-<li> <a href="http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19829">PR gdb/19829</a> (gdb crashes with PT and reverse next)
-<li> <a href="http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19676">PR gdb/19676</a> (gdb fails with assert error if /proc is not mounted)
-<li> <a href="http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19828">PR gdb/19828</a> (7.11 regression: non-stop gdb -p <process from a container>: internal error)
-<li> <a href="http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19840">PR remote/19840</a> (gdb crashes on reverse-stepi)
-<li> <a href="http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19858">PR gdb/19858</a> (GDB doesn't register the JIT libraries on attach)
-<li> <a href="http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19958">PR gdb/19958</a> (Breakpoints/watchpoints broken on MIPS Linux <= 4.5)
-<li> <a href="http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20029">PR build/20029</a> (symfile.c ambiguous else warning)
-<li> <a href="http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20037">PR python/20037</a> (GDB use-after-free error)
-<li> <a href="http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20039">PR gdb/20039</a> (Using MI/all-stop, can't interrupt multi-threaded program after continue)
-</ul>
-<p>
-</dd>
-
<dt>September 30, 2011: <b>Release Mistakes in GDB Versions 6.0 - 7.3</b></dt>
<dd>
<p> A mistake has been detected in the release tar files for all
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-<p>Last modified 2016-10-26.</p>
+<p>Last modified 2017-01-21.</p>
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+<dt>Jan 21st, 2017: <b>GDB 7.12.1 Released!</b></dt>
+<dd>
+<p> The latest version of GDB, version 7.12.1, is available for <a
+href="../../gdb/download/">download</a>.
+<p>
+This is a minor corrective release over GDB 7.12, fixing the following
+issues:
+<ul>
+<li> <a href="http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20682">PR tdep/20682</a> (aarch64 regression: gdb.cp/nextoverthrow.exp)
+<li> <a href="http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20733">PR server/20733</a> (Failed to build aarch64_be-linux-gnu GDBserver)
+<li> <a href="http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20953">PR tdep/20953</a> (GDB crashes after "set architecture rl78")
+<li> <a href="http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20954">PR tdep/20954</a> (GDB crashes if "set architecture rx")
+<li> <a href="http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20955">PR tdep/20955</a> (GDB internal error in cris-tdep.c)
+<li> <a href="http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20712">PR build/20712</a> (gdb 7.12+ doesn't build as C++ on Solaris)
+<li> <a href="http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20653">PR breakpoint/20653</a> (string_to_explicit_location has some weird code)
+<li> <a href="http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20753">PR build/20753</a> (MinGW compilation errors due to strcasecmp)
+<li> <a href="http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20977">PR gdb/20977</a> (GDB exception handling is broken on i686-w64-mingw32)
+<li> <a href="http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21048">PR python/21048</a> (backtrace is broken on i686)
+<li> <a href="http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20808">PR sim/20808</a> (mips sim build fails due to undefined SD/CPU variables)
+<li> <a href="http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20809">PR sim/20809</a> (mips sim build fails for r3900 cpus)
+<li> <a href="http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20939">PR gdb/20939</a> (GDB aborts if there is an error in disassembly)
+</ul>
+<p>
+</dd>
+
<dt>October 7th, 2016: <b>GDB 7.12 Released!</b></dt>
<dd>
<p> The latest version of GDB, version 7.12, is available for <a
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+<p>Last modified 2017-01-21.</p>
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