[Emacs-diffs] Changes to emacs/etc/NEWS

[Richard M. Stallman]

Index: emacs/etc/NEWS
diff -c emacs/etc/NEWS:1.572 emacs/etc/NEWS:1.573
*** emacs/etc/NEWS:1.572        Fri Jan 18 02:56:12 2002
--- emacs/etc/NEWS      Fri Jan 18 13:59:27 2002
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*** 105,110 ****
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  ** In GUD mode when talking to GDB, C-x C-a C-j "jumps" the program
  counter to the specified source line (the one where point is).
  
+ ** GUD mode improvements fo jdb:
+ 
+ *** Search for source files using jdb classpath and class
+     information. Fast startup since there is no need to scan all
+     source files up front. There is also no need to create and maintain
+     lists of source directories to scan. Look at `gud-jdb-use-classpath'
+     and `gud-jdb-classpath' customization variables documentation.
+ 
+ *** Supports the standard breakpoint (gud-break, gud-clear)
+     set/clear operations from java source files under the classpath, stack
+     traversal (gud-up, gud-down), and run until current stack finish
+     (gud-finish).
+ 
+ *** Supports new jdb (Java 1.2 and later) in addition to oldjdb
+     (Java 1.1 jdb).
+ 
+ *** The previous method of searching for source files has been
+     preserved in case someone still wants/needs to use it.
+     Set gud-jdb-use-classpath to nil.
+ 
+   Added Customization Variables
+ 
+ *** gud-jdb-command-name.  What command line to use to invoke jdb.
+ 
+ *** gud-jdb-use-classpath. Allows selection of java source file searching
+     method: set to t for new method, nil to scan gud-jdb-directories for
+     java sources (previous method).
+ 
+ *** gud-jdb-directories. List of directories to scan and search for java
+     classes using the original gud-jdb method (if gud-jdb-use-classpath
+     is nil).
+ 
+   Minor Improvements
+ 
+ *** Do not allow debugger output history variable to grow without bounds.
+ 
  ** hide-ifdef-mode now uses overlays rather than selective-display
  to hide its text.  This should be mostly transparent but slightly
  changes the behavior of motion commands line C-e and C-p.