update NEWS with recent developments

Mention changes to flash bank command syntax, 'nand verify' command,
command error handling and reporting, and help/usage command upgrades.
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Zachary T Welch 2009-11-20 07:06:32 -08:00
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@ -16,13 +16,30 @@ Target Layer:
- accelerated GDB memory checksum
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