-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 should include highlights of the changes made in the
+OpenOCD openocd-0.3.0 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.
+ FT2232H (high speed USB) support doesn't need separate configuration
+ New reset_config options for SRST gating the JTAG clock (or not)
+ TAP declaration no longer requires ircapture and mask attributes
+ New "post-reset" event handler for TAP-invariant setup code
+ Overridable Tcl "init_reset" and "jtag_init" procedures
Target Layer:
-- New devices: AVR, FA526
-- Improved support: ARM ADI, ARM11, MIPS
-- Numerous other bug fixes and improvements
+ New commands for use with Cortex-M3 processors:
+ "cortex_m3 disassemble" ... Thumb2 disassembly (UAL format)
+ "cortex_m3 vector_catch" ... traps certain hardware faults
+ without tying up breakpoint resources
+ If you're willing to help debug it
+ VERY EARLY Cortex-A8 and ARMv7A support
+ Updated BeagleBoard.org hardware support
+ New commands for use with XScale processors: "xscale vector_table"
+ ARM11
+ single stepping support for i.MX31
+ bugfix for missing "arm11" prefix on "arm11 memwrite ..."
+ ETM support
+ Unavailable registers are not listed
Flash Layer:
-- Improved drivers: mflash
-- New drivers: AT91SAM3, AVR, Davinci NAND
-
-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/'.
+ The lpc2000 driver handles the new NXP LPC1700 (Cortex-M3) chips
+ New lpc2900 driver for NXP LPC2900 chips (ARM968 based)
+ New "last" flag for NOR "flash erase_sector" and "flash protect"
+ The "nand erase N" command now erases all of bank N
+
+Board, Target, and Interface Configuration Scripts:
+ Amontec JTAGkey2 support
+ Cleanup and additions for the TI/Luminary Stellaris scripts
+ LPC1768 target (and flash) support
+ Keil MCB1700 eval board
+ Samsung s3c2450
+ Mini2440 board
+ Numeric TAP and Target identifiers now trigger warnings
+ PXA255 partially enumerates
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.
+ Capture more debugging and setup advice
+ Notes on target source code changes that may help debugging
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.
-For more details about what has changed since 0.1.0, see the ChangeLog
-associated with this release.
+For more details about what has changed since the last release,
+see the ChangeLog associated with this source archive. For older NEWS,
+see the NEWS files associated with each release (i.e. NEWS-<version>).
For more information about contributing test reports, bug fixes, or new
features and device support, please read the new Developer Manual (or
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