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 - accelerated GDB memory checksum
Flash Layer: 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: Board, Target, and Interface Configuration Scripts:
ARM9 ARM9
- ETM and ETB hookup for iMX2* targets - ETM and ETB hookup for iMX2* targets
Add $HOME/.openocd to the search path. 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: Documentation:
New built-in command development documentation and primer.
Build and Release: Build and Release:
Use --enable-doxygen-pdf to build PDF developer documentation.
For more details about what has changed since the last release, For more details about what has changed since the last release,
see the git repository history. With gitweb, you can browse that see the git repository history. With gitweb, you can browse that