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From: Juan Manuel Guerrero <juan DOT guerrero AT gmx DOT de>
To: djgpp-announce AT delorie DOT com
Subject: ANNOUNCE: DJGPP port of GNU debugger (GDB) 7.4 uploaded.
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:06:44 +0100
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This is a port of GNU debugger (GDB) 7.4 to MSDOS/DJGPP.

  GDB is a source-level debugger for C, C++, Pascal, Objective-C and many
  other languages.  GDB can target (i.e., debug programs running on) more
  than a dozen different processor architectures, and GDB itself can run
  on most popular GNU/Linux, Unix and Microsoft Windows variants.


  DJGPP specific changes.
  =======================

  - The BFD library will support 32 bit wide relocation counter for DJGPP as
    has been implemented for binutils.

  - The readline library has been patch according to DJGPP port of readline 6.2.
    The diffs_readline file documents the changes and is store in the /djgpp
    directory.

  - The config.sub script has been adjusted in such a way that it returns the
    same ID string than config.guess does.  This ensures that all DJGPP versions
    are well recognized allowing to compile a working DJGPP port of GDB using
    djdev203 or djdev204.

  - The gdb/configure script has been adjusted to also check for pdcurses.
    This is necessary to be able to compile a GDB version with TUI support.

  - I have added the complete /bfdsymify directory from the last GDB port.
    Only the Makefile has been adjusted to work with this new version.

  - The port contains both versions of GDB.  The first one has been compiled
    with TUI, mpc, mpfr, gmp, zlib and pdcurses support enabled and is named
    "gdbtui".  The second one only with mpc, mpfr, gmp and zlib support enabled
    is named "gdb".

  - The original distribution comes with DJGPP support files.  I have not used
    them so I do not know if the DJGPP support is really up to date.

  - The port has been compiled on WinXP Pro SP3 using GCC 4.6.2 and LFN support.
    I have never tried to compile on a SFN system.

  - To configure and compile the sources the way I have done it, change in the
    /djgpp directory and start the build.sh script.  It accepts no parameters
    so you will have to edit manually to adjust it to your preferences.
    It configures and compiles the sources to build in the /djgpp directory
    and not in the top source directory.


  Please note that I have no insight in GDB sources.  I have compiled the
  sources out-of-the-box.  If it does not work for you, you should report
  it at c.o.m.d but I cannot garantee that I can solve the issue.
  To compile the sources you will need LFN support.  I am aware that there is
  DJGPP support included in the distribution, but I have not used those files
  and scripts to build this port so I cannot give any advice concerning its
  usefullness.

  To compile the sources like I have done you will need the following ports:
    <ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2tk/zlib125b.zip>
    <ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2tk/pdcur34a.zip>
    <ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2gnu/gmp502b.zip>
    <ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2gnu/mpc09b.zip>
    <ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2gnu/mpfr301b.zip>
  or:
    <ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/beta/v2tk/zlib125b.zip>
    <ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/beta/v2tk/pdcur34a.zip>
    <ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/beta/v2gnu/gmp502b.zip>
    <ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/beta/v2gnu/mpc09b.zip>
    <ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/beta/v2gnu/mpfr301b.zip>

  The binary package contains both versions of the program, gdbtui.exe is the
  one with TUI support and gdb.exe is the one without TUI support.  You can
  keep the one you prefer and delete the other one.

  As usual, all djgpp specific files (build.sh, diffs, README files, etc.)
  are located in the /djgpp directory.  The sources have not been configured.

  For further information about GDB please read the info docs and NEWS file.




  The port consists of the usual four packages that have been compiled
  using stock djdev203 and that can be downloaded from ftp.delorie.com
  and mirrors as (time stamp 2012-02-14):

    GNU debugger 7.4 binary and info format documentation:
    ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2gnu/gdb74b.zip

    GNU debugger 7.4 bfd, liberty and opcode libraries and headers:
    ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2gnu/gdb74a.zip

    GNU debugger 7.4 dvi, html, ps and pdf format documentation:
    ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2gnu/gdb74d.zip

    GNU debugger 7.4 source:
    ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2gnu/gdb74s.zip


  The binaries have been produced a second time using the stock version of
  djdev204 beta library.  This package is available at ftp.delorie.com and
  mirrors as (timestamp 2012-02-14):

    GNU debugger 7.4 binary and info format documentation:
    ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/beta/v2gnu/gdb74b.zip

    GNU debugger 7.4 bfd, liberty and opcode libraries and headers:
    ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/beta/v2gnu/gdb74a.zip



  Send GDB specific bug reports to <bug-gdb AT gnu DOT org>.
  Send suggestions and bug reports concerning the DJGPP port to
  comp.os.msdos.djgpp or <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>.


Enjoy.

        Guerrero, Juan Manuel <juan DOT guerrero AT gmx DOT de>