[Simulavr-devel] gdb-cvs-5.x-avr-patch-0.0-pre2 is available

[Theodore A. Roth]

The gdb-cvs-5.x-avr-patch-0.0-pre2 patch is now available. This patch
should be applied to the current cvs version of gdb as of 2002-02-19 (see
http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/current/).  This patch will not work with
gdb-5.1.

This updated patch fixes suggestions from
<http://sources.redhat.com/gdb/ari/>. I've made some changes which allow
the `call func()` gdb command to work (this needs more extensive testing).
The gdb/config/tm-avr.h has been removed (true gdbarch targets don't use
it)  thus it is no longer possible to use .avrgdbinit instead of .gdbinit
[just do use this instead: `avr-gdb -nx -x my_avr_gdbinit`].

I need people to help test this patch. GDB-5.2 is scheduled for release at
the end of March 2002. If I don't get enough positive feedback, I'm not
going to submit the patch for inclusion until the next release cycle. I
would like to get a pre3 patch out next week based on feedback from this
patch.

Also, I'm still waiting for the fsf people to send me some paper work so
that I can even submit the patch. It's possible that the paper work will
not be done in time for gdb-5.2.  :-(

Get the patch here:

  http://freesoftware.fsf.org/download/simulavr/gdb-patches/
  gdb-cvs-5.x-avr-patch-0.0-pre2


Ted Roth