Announce the gdb-7.3 release.

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+++ b/download/ANNOUNCEMENT
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
-            GDB 7.2 released!
+            GDB 7.3 released!
 
-Release 7.2 of GDB, the GNU Debugger, is now available via anonymous
+Release 7.3 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
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ You can download GDB from the GNU FTP server in the directory:
 The vital stats:
 
   Size  md5sum                            Name
-  18MB  64260e6c56979ee750a01055f16091a5  gdb-7.2.tar.bz2
-  24MB  950b766466bee748e554765c86b8b495  gdb-7.2.tar.gz
+  18MB  485022b8df7ba2221f217e128f479fe7  gdb-7.3.tar.bz2
+  24MB  1d6b4e469270433583ef62a906c02fa8  gdb-7.3.tar.gz
 
 There is a web page for GDB at: 
 
@@ -30,54 +30,49 @@ 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 7.2 brings new targets, features and improvements, including:
+GDB 7.3 brings new targets, features and improvements, including:
 
-  * D language support has been added
+  * Initial OpenCL C language support has been added
     
   * C++ enhancements:
-      * Argument Dependent Lookup (ADL)
-      * Improved User Defined Operator Support
-      * static const class members
-
-  * Improved Python support, including:
-      * Access to breakpoints, symbols, symbol tables, program spaces,
-        inferiors, threads and frame's code blocks
-      * Ability to create GDB Parameters that can then be manipulated
-        via set/show in the CLI
-    
-  * Tracepoint enhancements:
-      * Better reconstruction of tracepoints after disconnected tracing
-      * Static tracepoints support (calls to the user program into a tracing
-        library)
-    
+     * Template parameters are now in scope when debugging in an
+       instantiation
+     * The motion commands "next", "finish", "until", and "advance" now
+       work better when exceptions are thrown
+
+  * Improved Python support, enhancing the existing APIs as well as
+    introducing new ones.
+
+  * Improved thread debugging support:
+     * GDB now understands thread names
+     * A new command "thread find [REGEXP]" has been added
+
   * GDBserver enhancements:
-      * Tracepoint support (including fast tracepoints and static tracepoints)
-      * Support for x86_64 Windows 64-bit debugging
+     * Support for PowerPC LynxOS (versions 4.x and 5.x) and i686 LynxOS
+       (version 5.x)
+     * Support for Blackfin Linux
 
-  * Support for ARM Symbian has been added (arm*-*-symbianelf*)
+  * Support for reading and writing a new .gdb_index section,
+    containing a fast index of DWARF debugging info
 
-  * On powerpc-linux, support for the Data Value Compare register
-    has been added, allowing simple watchpoint conditions to be
-    implemented in hardware.
+  * Various GDB/MI improvements
 
-Other worthy improvments (in random order):
+  * Support for ia64 HP-UX (ia64-*-hpux*) has been added
+
+  * Target support for Analog Devices, Inc. Blackfin Processors (bfin-*)
 
-  * Observer mode
-  * The remote protocol has been extended to include new packets
-  * Shared library support enabled by default for remote targets
-  * Windows Thread Information Block access
-  * Improved support for remote debugging of Windows and SymbianOS
-    shared libraries
-  * A new convience variable $_thread holding the current thread number
-  * The --batch flag now disables pagination and queries
-  * The x86 byte, word, and double-word general purpose registers
-    (Eg. byte register AH) are now directly accessible
-  * The `commands' command now accepts a range of breakpoints to modify
-  * The `rbreak' command now accepts a filename specfication as part of
-    its argument
-  * The `disassemble' now supports the "start,+length" format
-  * New command `save breakpoints' to save all breakpoints to a file
-  * Tracepoint actions unified with breakpoint commands
+  * GNU simulator improvements:
+     * New --map-info flag
+     * CFI flash simulation support
+
+Other worthy improvments (in random order):
+  * The "catch syscall" command is now available on mips-linux.
+  * New GDB Commands: "set directories"
+  * Support for using labels in linespecs (Eg you can use "advance label")
+  * The "watch" command now accepts an optional "-location" argument
+  * Thread debugging of core dumps now supported on GNU/Linux
+  * Ranged breakpoints support (PowerPC BookE running Linux 2.6.34 or later)
+  * Support for Ada task switching inside programs using the Ravenscar profile
 
 For a complete list and more details on each item, please see the
 gdb/NEWS file.

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@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Fish]" /></a>
 
 <!-- body, update above using ../../gdb/index.sh -->
 
-<h3>The most recent release (<a href="ANNOUNCEMENT">GDB 7.2</a>):</h3>
+<h3>The most recent release (<a href="ANNOUNCEMENT">GDB 7.3</a>):</h3>
 
 You can download the most recent official release of GDB from either
 Project GNU's FTP server, or Red Hat's sources site:
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.</p>
 <p>Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is
 permitted in any medium, provided this notice is preserved.</p>
 
-<p>Last modified 2010-09-02.</p>
+<p>Last modified 2011-07-26.</p>
 </address>
 
 </body>

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@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ Pascal (and many other languages).  Those programs might be executing
 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 7.2</h3>
+<h3>GDB version 7.3</h3>
 
-Version <a href="../gdb/download/ANNOUNCEMENT">7.2</a> of GDB, the GNU
+Version <a href="../gdb/download/ANNOUNCEMENT">7.3</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
@@ -102,6 +102,26 @@ better.
 
 -->
 
+<dt>July 26, 2011: <b>GDB 7.3 Released!</b></dt>
+<dd>
+<p> The latest version of GDB, version 7.3, is available for <a
+href="../gdb/download/">download</a>.
+<p>
+Changes in this release include:
+<ul>
+<li> Initial OpenCL C support
+<li> C++ support enhancements
+<li> Improved Python support
+<li> ia64 HP-UX (native) and Blackfin (target) support
+<li> GDBserver support for PowerPC LynxOS, i686 LynxOS, and Blackfin Linux
+<li> Support for reading and writing a new .gdb_index section, containing
+     a fast index of DWARF debugging info
+</ul>
+See the NEWS file for a more complete and detailed list of what this
+release includes.
+<p>
+</dd>
+
 <dt>April 03, 2011: <b>GDB 7.3 branch created</b></dt>
 <dd>
 <p> The GDB 7.3 branch (<tt>gdb_7_3-branch</tt>) has been created.
@@ -188,7 +208,7 @@ Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.</p>
 <p>Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is
 permitted in any medium, provided this notice is preserved.</p>
 
-<p>Last modified 2011-04-03.</p>
+<p>Last modified 2011-07-26.</p>
 </address>
 
 </body>

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@@ -62,6 +62,26 @@ better.
 
 -->
 
+<dt>July 26, 2011: <b>GDB 7.3 Released!</b></dt>
+<dd>
+<p> The latest version of GDB, version 7.3, is available for <a
+href="../../gdb/download/">download</a>.
+<p>
+Changes in this release include:
+<ul>
+<li> Initial OpenCL C support
+<li> C++ support enhancements
+<li> Improved Python support
+<li> ia64 HP-UX (native) and Blackfin (target) support
+<li> GDBserver support for PowerPC LynxOS, i686 LynxOS, and Blackfin Linux
+<li> Support for reading and writing a new .gdb_index section, containing
+     a fast index of DWARF debugging info
+</ul>
+See the NEWS file for a more complete and detailed list of what this
+release includes.
+<p>
+</dd>
+
 <dt>April 03, 2011: <b>GDB 7.3 branch created</b></dt>
 <dd>
 <p> The GDB 7.3 branch (<tt>gdb_7_3-branch</tt>) has been created.
@@ -895,7 +915,7 @@ Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.</p>
 <p>Verbatim copying and distribution of this entire article is
 permitted in any medium, provided this notice is preserved.</p>
 
-<p>Last modified 2011-04-03.</p>
+<p>Last modified 2011-07-26.</p>
 </address>
 
 </body>