3 Fixed some issues when the items in the environment variable list
6 Added a command line option to attach to a process (thanks to
7 Matthew Allen for the initial code).
11 Updated the build system to the latest auto* tools.
13 Worked around the problem that gdb reports "Using host libthread_db"
14 on Fedora Core when it processes the file command.
18 Improved editing of values; it is now possible to edit variables also
23 The previous security fix only protects against accidents, not attacks,
24 as Matt Zimmerman pointed out. Did it right this time.
26 Basic editing of values in the local variables window is available.
27 More refinements are still necessary.
31 Fixed security flaw regarding the program specific debugger command.
33 Configurable key bindings.
37 Program arguments that are file names can be browsed for.
39 Added XSLT debugging (using xsldbg) by Keith Isdale.
41 The program counter can be changed via point and click.
43 Improved register formating by Daniel Kristjansson.
45 "Orphaned breakpoints", i.e. breakpoints that gdb cannot set
46 immediately, can be set. This helps debug shared libraries and
47 dynamically loaded modules.
51 The previous security fix only protects against accidents, not attacks,
52 as Matt Zimmerman pointed out. Did it right this time.
56 Fixed security flaw regarding the program specific debugger command.
60 Fixed parsing of stack frames for recent gdbs.
62 Support vector registers (thanks to Daniel Thor Kristjansson for
65 Work around bug in some gdbs which inhibits printing of QString values.
69 Opening the Find dialog no longer toggles a breakpoint.
71 Make mouse wheel work (again) in source, variables, and watch windows.
73 When a pointer to a struct is expanded the struct is also expanded.
75 Improved toolbar and application icons.
79 Now compiles for KDE 3.
81 Fixed make install for builddir != srcdir.
83 Fixed status bar flicker. This gives a nice speed-up by a factor of 4
84 when the contents of an array of 50 QStrings are displayed!
88 Now compiles for KDE 3 (Beta1).
90 Support QString of Qt 3.x.
92 Improved (and fixed) the display of arrays with repeated values.
94 Fixed crash when a file is reloaded while disassembled code is
97 Fixed parsing of stack frames involving signal handler invocations.
101 Fixed invisible toolbar under KDE 2.x (really, this time, I promise).
103 Fixed crash when no line has the cursor (empty files).
105 Don't display a blank page when a non-existing file was tried to open.
109 Fixed a special, but common case where removing a breakpoint didn't
110 work but add more on the same line instead (thanks to Ron Lerech).
112 Fixed invisible toolbar under KDE 2.1.2 (thanks to Neil Butterworth).
114 Fixed compilation for gcc 3.0 (thanks to Ben Burton):
116 Fixed make install if srcdir != builddir.
118 Changed encoding of German translations (and also Danish, Italian,
119 Norwegian, Romanian, Slovak, Swedish) to UTF-8, which fixes message
120 strings under KDE2 (at least for German - couldn't test the others).
124 Working directory can be browsed for.
126 Added context menu to move the selected expression from the local
127 variables window to the watch window.
129 Fixed crash when environment variables are removed.
131 Fixed problems with trailing backslashes in watched expressions.
133 Fixed compilation on FreeBSD (openpty).
137 Translations for: Hungarian, Japanese, Norwegian (Nynorsk), Serbian,
140 Updated the User's Manual (English, Russian (thanks, Ilmar!), German).
144 Improved the program icon; made the installation more KDE2 compliant.
146 Enabled mouse wheel scrolling at various places.
150 Added memory display.
152 Single-stepping by instruction.
154 Watchpoints. Finally! (On Linux/i386 works best with gdb 5!)
158 Made Delete key work in the watch window.
160 Breakpoints can be enabled and disabled in the breakpoint list.
162 Detach from debugged program on exit (and when new program is debugged).
164 Added a list of recently opened executables (thanks to
165 Thomas Sparr <thomas.sparr@kreatel.se>).
169 Fixed endless loop on shutdown.
171 Brought in line with KDE 1.91 (KDE 2 beta).
175 Debugging of multi-threaded programs. Requires a gdb that supports
176 multi-threaded programs, like gdb 5.
178 Debugger window pops into the foreground when the program stops.
180 Made tab width a user-settable option.
184 Display disassembled code.
188 Use the KDE system fixed font for the source code window.
190 By default, do not log communication with gdb.
192 Added an integrated output window (based on code by Judin Max).
194 Program specific settings can be set. In particular: the debugger
195 command (required if you are debugging remote devices), the
196 terminal emulation needed for the program.
200 Use docking windows thanks to Judin Max <novaprint@mtu-net.ru>.
202 Added a register dump window. Based on code by Judin Max.
204 Implemented "balloons" (tool tips) that show variable values.
206 ./configure fix for NetBSD thanks to
207 Berndt Josef Wulf <wulf@ping.net.au>.
209 There's now a Swedish translation thanks to
210 Örjan Lindbergh <orjan.lindbergh@telia.com>.
214 Save and restore watched expressions.
216 More adjustments for the KRASH release.
218 Show <repeat...> count in QStrings like in normal C strings instead
219 of repeating the characters.
221 Use QListView instead of KTabListBox.
225 Added a hack to set a remote target. Thanks to
226 Johnny Chan <johnnykc@iprg.nokia.com>.
228 Display function arguments. Based on suggestions by Johnny Chan.
232 Support builddir != srcdir.
236 Brought up-to-date for latest KDE 2.
240 Removal of minor misfeatures.
242 Prepared for KDE 2 and Qt 2 (it's a configure option:
243 --with-kde-version=2).
245 Added Russian documentation (thanks to
246 Ilmar S. Habibulin <ilmar@ints.ru>) and German documentation.
248 There is now a Spanish translation thanks to
249 Manuel Soriano <manu@europa3.com>.
253 Recognize strings with repeated characters: 'x' <repeats 34 times>.
255 Fix structs with no (additional) data members and other fixes
258 Save window size across sessions.
260 There is now an Italian translation thanks to
261 Massimo Morin <mmorin@schedsys.com>.
265 Fixed non-displaying QString (Qt2) with certain gdb 4.17's (at least
266 mine here, of SuSE 6.1, had a problem :-)
268 Fixed cases where gdb commands where executed after debuggee has exited.
270 Do not execute gdb commands after an interrupt.
272 Updated some translations. Still most are incomplete. Please help!
274 There is now a Polish translation thanks to
275 Jacek Wojdel <wojdel@kbs.twi.tudelft.nl>.
279 The working directory for the program being debugged can be set
280 (Execution|Arguments).
282 There's now a global options dialog in place (File|Global Options).
283 At the moment the debugger program (which must be gdb, but it could be
284 an experimental gdb version, for example) and the terminal for program
285 output can be specified.
287 Fixed Makefiles to support make DESTDIR=/tmp/foo install (which is
288 needed by packagers and to create relocatable RPMs).
290 There's now a Danish translation thanks to
291 Steen Rabol <rabol@get2net.dk>.
295 Starting with this version, Qt 1.42 and KDE 1.1 is required.
297 Ported to Qt 2.0 and KDE post-1.1! KDbg now runs with both
298 KDE 1.1 (using Qt 1.42) and the latest experimental KDE. You can of
299 course run one version and debug programs written for the other version.
301 KDbg can now display Qt 2.0's QString values (which are Unicode
304 Environment variables can be set. Changes become effective the next time
305 the program being debugged is run.
307 The breakpoint list has been improved. It disables command buttons at
308 times when it is not possible to change breakpoints. The icons that
309 show the breakpoint status are now the same as those in the source
312 Popup menus (context menus) for frequently used commands have been added
313 to the source code window (thanks to Tom Nguyen <ttomnguyen@yahoo.com>)
315 There's now a Russian translation thanks to
316 Ilmar Habibulin <ilmar@ints.ru>.
318 Internal restructuring. These changes are invisible. They just make
319 future extensions less cumbersome.
323 This is the last version that supports Qt 1.33 and KDE 1.0.
325 There's now a Czech translation thanks to
326 Martin Spirk <spirk@kla.pvt.cz>.
328 Recognize and report when gdb dies unexpectedly. This happens commonly
329 when writing CORBA programs since gdb obviously has problems in
330 debugging C++ classes with virtual base classes.
332 Added conditional breakpoints and ignore counts.
336 Added a toolbar button to load the executable. The button to open a
337 source file is still there. I hope it's clear which one does what.
339 Attaching to a running process is now possible (Execution|Attach).
341 Made more visible when gdb is busy using a gear wheel in the upper right
342 corner of the window like kfm.
344 Made the KTreeView widget more flexible by adding a bunch of virtual
345 keywords. (No, this doesn't have any influence on the look and feel of
346 KDbg.) While doing that, I fixed a small repainting bug.
349 ChangeLog starts here.
350 See web page at http://members.telecom.at/~johsixt/ for more changes.