From: GDB Administrator Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:02:57 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Update to announce GDB 7.5.1 release. X-Git-Url: https://www.sourceware.org/git/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=63b8508d6551ca30fac1644418fecf2505fcb35c;p=gdb-htdocs.git Update to announce GDB 7.5.1 release. --- diff --git a/download/ANNOUNCEMENT b/download/ANNOUNCEMENT index 044fc2b..80a4d68 100644 --- a/download/ANNOUNCEMENT +++ b/download/ANNOUNCEMENT @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ - 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 @@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ You can download GDB from the GNU FTP server in the directory: The vital stats: Size md5sum Name - 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: @@ -30,6 +30,44 @@ 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 7.5.1 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. diff --git a/download/index.html b/download/index.html index 73b0dc1..1916504 100644 --- a/download/index.html +++ b/download/index.html @@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.

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