X-Git-Url: https://review.openocd.org/gitweb?p=openocd.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=498797b1f4855cd5732f8789330890c487179155;hp=f56c7a4f38342d5790b64d1862ef700a4db633c5;hb=a0edb8a328ceea23186ab74c941454fb146c9a48;hpb=1930e08b99b10969538851bdc28501e5d3ca9f21 diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index f56c7a4f38..498797b1f4 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,79 +1,70 @@ -The OpenOCD 0.2.0 source archive release includes numerous improvements -that were made since the initial 0.1.0 source archive release. Many -contributors helped make this release a great success, and the community -of developers and maintainers look forward to any response. - -In addition to the list of changes below, countless bug fixing and -cleaning was performed across the tree. Various TCL command parameters -must past stricter value checks, and many more error conditions have -been handled correctly. These efforts helped to make the 0.2.0 release -more stable and robust, though some changes may expose latent bugs in -your existing configuration scripts. - -This release does not maintain backward compatibility in all respects, -so some target or configuration scripts may need to be updated. In some -cases, you may also see warnings; resolve those, because they indicate -commands that will be removed in the future. - -The following areas of OpenOCD functionality changed in this release: +This file includes highlights of the changes made in the +OpenOCD 0.4.0 source archive release. See the repository +history for details about what changed, including bugfixes +and other issues not mentioned here. JTAG Layer: -- Improves modularity: core, TCL, driver commands, and interface have - been separated, encapsulated, and documented for developers. Mostly. -- Improves JTAG TAP transition tables: - * Makes TAP paths variable length, rather than being fixed at 7 steps. - * Fixes problems with some targets that did not like longer paths. -- Improves JTAG driver/minidriver modularity and encapsulation. -- New drivers: - * Adds stub minidriver for developing new embedded JTAG interfaces. -- Improves drivers: - * ft2232+ftd2xx: - + Adds initial high-speed device support: --enable-ftd2xx-highspeed - + Supports more types of FTDI-based devices. - * jlink: - + Works with more versions of the firmware (v3 and newer) - + Supports dynamically detects device capabilities and limits - * vsllink: - + Supports very long scan chains - * amtjtagaccel: - + Fixes broken ID code detection problems. + Support KT-Link JTAG adapter. +Boundary Scan: Target Layer: -- New devices: AVR, FA526 -- Improved support: ARM ADI, ARM11, MIPS -- Numerous other bug fixes and improvements + General + - new "reset-assert" event, for systems without SRST + ARM + - renamed "armv4_5" command prefix as "arm" + - recognize TrustZone "Secure Monitor" mode + - "arm regs" command output changed + - register names use "sp" not "r13" + - add top-level "mcr" and "mrc" commands, replacing + various core-specific operations + - basic semihosting support + ARM11 + - Preliminary ETM and ETB hookup + - accelerated "flash erase_check" + - accelerated GDB memory checksum + - support "arm regs" command + - can access all core modes and registers + - watchpoint support + Cortex-A8 + - support "arm regs" command + - can access all core modes and registers + - supports "reset-assert" event (used on OMAP3530) + - watchpoint support + Cortex-M3 + - Exposed DWT registers like cycle counter Flash Layer: -- Improved drivers: mflash -- New drivers: AT91SAM3, AVR, Davinci NAND + 'flash bank' and 'nand device' take as first argument. + With this, flash/NAND commands allow referencing banks by name: + - : reference the bank with its defined name + - [.N]: reference the driver's Nth bank + New 'nand verify' command to check bank against an image file. -Board, Interface, and Target Configuration Scripts: -- Many new and improved targets and boards are now available. -- Better separation of "board" and "target" configuration -- Moved all TCL files to top-level "tcl" directory in the source tree -- Installation moved from '$pkglibdir/' to '$pkgdatadir/scripts/'. -- Site-specific files should be installed under '$pkgdatadir/site/'; - files that exist this tree will be used in preference to default - distribution configurations in '$pkgdatadir/scripts/'. +Board, Target, and Interface Configuration Scripts: + ARM9 + - ETM and ETB hookup for iMX2* targets + Add $HOME/.openocd to the search path. + +Core Jim/TCL Scripting: + New 'usage' command to provide terse command help. + Improved command 'help' command output (sorted and indented). + Improved command handling: + - Most boolean settings now accept any of the following: + on/off, enable/disable, true/false, yes/no, 1/0 + - More error checking and reporting. Documentation: -- Updated User Guide: http://openocd.berlios.de/doc/html/index.html - * Partially re-written and re-organized. - * Standardized presentation for all commands. - * Covers many drivers and commands that were previously omitted. - * New index for commands and drivers. -- Added Developer Manual: http://openocd.berlios.de/doc/doxygen/index.html - * Now includes architecture, technical primers, style guides, and more. - * Available in-tree and on-line. + New built-in command development documentation and primer. Build and Release: -- Increased configuration and compilation warning coverage. - * Use --disable-werror to work around build errors caused by warnings. -- Use libtool to produce helper libraries as a step toward "libopenocd". -- New processes and scripting to facilitate future source releases. + Use --enable-doxygen-pdf to build PDF developer documentation. + +For more details about what has changed since the last release, +see the git repository history. With gitweb, you can browse that +in various levels of detail. -For more details about what has changed since 0.1.0, see the ChangeLog -associated with this release. +For older NEWS, see the NEWS files associated with each release +(i.e. NEWS-). For more information about contributing test reports, bug fixes, or new features and device support, please read the new Developer Manual (or