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@@ -1 +1,80 @@ -This document is not in use. See mailing list - https://lists.berlios.de/pipermail/openocd-development +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: + +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. + +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/'. + +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. + +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). |