X-Git-Url: https://review.openocd.org/gitweb?p=openocd.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=NEWS;h=9df165004a17b561a1a9b7f37a9506a7cfb53a6f;hp=f56c7a4f38342d5790b64d1862ef700a4db633c5;hb=89f07325f2e7ca9d28ba0c54a26e3aab8b34984a;hpb=1930e08b99b10969538851bdc28501e5d3ca9f21 diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index f56c7a4f38..9df165004a 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -1,80 +1,33 @@ -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 +source archive release. 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. + +Boundary Scan: Target Layer: -- New devices: AVR, FA526 -- Improved support: ARM ADI, ARM11, MIPS -- Numerous other bug fixes and improvements 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/'. +Board, Target, and Interface Configuration Scripts: + +Server Layer: 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. 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. + +This release also contains a number of other important functional and +cosmetic bugfixes. For more details about what has changed since the +last release, see the git repository history: + +http://sourceforge.net/p/openocd/code/ci/v0.x.0/log/?path= + + +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 -the BUGS and PATCHES files in the source archive). +the BUGS and PATCHES.txt files in the source archive).