riscv-openocd/NEWS

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:
	Support KT-Link JTAG adapter.

Boundary Scan:
Target Layer:
	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
	Cortex-A8
		- support "arm regs" command
		- can access all core modes and registers
		- supports "reset-assert" event (used on OMAP3530)
	Cortex-M3
		- Exposed DWT registers like cycle counter

Flash Layer:
	'flash bank' and 'nand device' take <bank_name> as first argument.
	With this, flash/NAND commands allow referencing banks by name:
		- <bank_name>: reference the bank with its defined name
		- <driver_name>[.N]: reference the driver's Nth bank
	New 'nand verify' command to check bank against an image file.

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:
	New built-in command development documentation and primer.

Build and Release:
	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 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
the BUGS and PATCHES files in the source archive).