2004-07-26 Andrew Cagney <cagney@gnu.org>

* MAINTAINERS: Mark the xstormy16, sh64, ns32k, mn10300, mcore,
	and h8300 as broken.
	* NEWS: END-OF-LIFE frame compatibility module.
	* PROBLEMS: For "Stack backtraces", remove powerpc, hppa and mips
	specific comments.

gdb/ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2004-07-26  Andrew Cagney  <cagney@gnu.org>
+
+	* MAINTAINERS: Mark the xstormy16, sh64, ns32k, mn10300, mcore,
+	and h8300 as broken.
+	* NEWS: END-OF-LIFE frame compatibility module.
+	* PROBLEMS: For "Stack backtraces", remove powerpc, hppa and mips
+	specific comments.
+
 2004-07-26  Andrew Cagney  <cagney@gnu.org>
 
 	* cli/cli-decode.c (deprecated_add_show_from_set): Deprecate.

gdb/MAINTAINERS

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ maintainer works with the native maintainer when resolving API issues.
 	frv		--target=frv-elf ,-Werror
 			Maintenance only
 
-	h8300		--target=h8300hms ,-Werror
+	h8300		--target=h8300hms broken
 			Maintenance only
 
 	h8500		Deleted.
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ maintainer works with the native maintainer when resolving API issues.
 	m88k		--target=m88k-openbsd ,-Werror
 			Mark Kettenis		kettenis@gnu.org
 
-	mcore		--target=mcore-elf ,-Werror
+	mcore		--target=mcore-elf broken
 			Maintenance only
 
 	mips		--target=mips-elf ,-Werror
@@ -115,10 +115,10 @@ maintainer works with the native maintainer when resolving API issues.
 
 	mn10200		Deleted.
 
-	mn10300		--target=mn10300-elf ,-Werror
+	mn10300		--target=mn10300-elf broken
 			Maintenance only
 
-	ns32k		--target=ns32k-netbsd ,-Werror
+	ns32k		--target=ns32k-netbsd broken
 			Maintenance only
 
 	pa		--target=hppa-elf ,-Werror
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ maintainer works with the native maintainer when resolving API issues.
 			(contact DJ Barrow	djbarrow@de.ibm.com)
 
 	sh		--target=sh-elf ,-Werror
+			--target=sh64-elf broken
 			Elena Zannoni		ezannoni@redhat.com
 
 	sparc		--target=sparc-elf ,-Werror
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ maintainer works with the native maintainer when resolving API issues.
 
 	tic80		Deleted.
 
-	v850		--target=v850-elf ,-Werror
+	v850		--target=v850-elf broken
 			Maintenance only
 
 	vax		--target=vax-netbsd ,-Werror
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ maintainer works with the native maintainer when resolving API issues.
 	x86-64		--target=x86_64-linux-gnu ,-Werror
 			Maintenance only
 
-	xstormy16	--target=xstormy16-elf ,-Werror
+	xstormy16	--target=xstormy16-elf broken
 			Corinna Vinschen	vinschen@redhat.com
 
 	z8k		Deleted.

gdb/NEWS

@@ -54,6 +54,29 @@ OpenBSD/powerpc					powerpc-*-openbsd*
 NetBSD/vax					vax-*-netbsd*
 OpenBSD/vax					vax-*-openbsd*
 
+* END-OF-LIFE frame compatibility module
+
+GDB's internal frame infrastructure has been completely rewritten.
+The new infrastructure making it possible to support key new features
+including DWARF 2 Call Frame Information.  To aid in the task of
+migrating old configurations to this new infrastructure, a
+compatibility module, that allowed old configurations to continue to
+work, was also included.
+
+GDB 6.2 will be the last release to include this frame compatibility
+module.  This change directly impacts the following configurations:
+
+h8300-*-*
+mcore-*-*
+mn10300-*-*
+ns32k-*-*
+sh64-*-*
+v850-*-*
+xstormy16-*-*
+
+Unless there is activity to revive these configurations, they will be
+made OBSOLETE in GDB 6.3, and REMOVED from GDB 6.4.
+
 * REMOVED configurations and files
 
 Sun 3, running SunOS 3				m68*-*-sunos3*

gdb/PROBLEMS

@@ -121,24 +121,3 @@ gdb/1505: [regression] gdb prints a bad backtrace for a thread
 When backtracing a thread, gdb does not stop when it reaches the
 outermost frame, instead continuing until it hits garbage.  This is
 sensitive to the operating system and thread library.
-
-hppa*-*-*
-mips*-*-*
-
-The MIPS and HPPA backtrace code has only very recently been updated
-to use GDB's new frame mechanism.  At present there are still a few
-problems, in particular backtraces through signal handlers do not
-work.
-
-People encountering problems with these architectures should consult
-GDB's web pages and mailing lists (http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/)
-to see if there are updates.
-
-powerpc*-*-*
-
-PowerPC architecture support, in 6.1, does not use the new frame code.
-
-Fortunately, PowerPC architecture support, in GDB's mainline sources,
-have been updated.  People encountering problems should consider
-downloading a more current snapshot of GDB
-(http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/current/).