2009-02-28  Joerg Wunsch <j.gnu@uriah.heep.sax.de>

	* avr910.c (avr910_read_byte_flash): Eliminate a static variable that
	hasn't been in use for 5 years.

2009-02-27  Joerg Wunsch <j.gnu@uriah.heep.sax.de>

	* configure.ac: Post-release 5.6.

2009-02-27  Joerg Wunsch <j.gnu@uriah.heep.sax.de>

	* configure.ac: Prepare for releasing version 5.6.

2009-02-27  Joerg Wunsch <j.gnu@uriah.heep.sax.de>

	Submitted by Ed Okerson:
	* jtagmkII.c (jtagmkII_read_byte): Fix signature reading of
	Xmega.

2009-02-26  Joerg Wunsch <j.gnu@uriah.heep.sax.de>

	Submitted by Mikael Hermansson:
	* avrdude.conf.in (ATxmega256A3): new device.
	* stk500v2 (stk500v2_initialize): Enable the AVRISPmkII as a
	PDI-capable device for ATxmega parts.

2009-02-25  Joerg Wunsch <j.gnu@uriah.heep.sax.de>

	Submitted by Lars Immisch:
	patch #6750: Arduino support - new programmer-id
	* arduino.c: New file, inherits stk500.c.
	* arduino.h: New file.
	* Makefile.am: Add arduino.c and arduino.h.
	* config_gram.y: Add arduino keyword.
	* lexer.l: (Ditto.)
	* avrdude.conf.in: (Ditto.)
	* avrdude.1: Document the new programmer type.
	* doc/avrdude.texi: (Ditto.)

2009-02-25  Joerg Wunsch <j.gnu@uriah.heep.sax.de>

	* stk500v2.c: Turn all non-const static data into instance data.

2009-02-25  Joerg Wunsch <j.gnu@uriah.heep.sax.de>

	* Makefile.am: Move term.[ch] from the library into the CLI
	application section, as it is not useful for anything else but
	the CLI frontend.

2009-02-25  Joerg Wunsch <j.gnu@uriah.heep.sax.de>

	* avrdude.conf.in (ATmega1284P): new device.

2009-02-23  Joerg Wunsch <j.gnu@uriah.heep.sax.de>

	More fixes for Solaris, including fixes for the Sunpro compiler:
	* avr.h: Remove stray semicolon.
	* configure.ac: Add check for predefined types uint_t and ulong_t.
	* confwin.c: Include "avrdude.h" on top to avoid empty translation
	unit warning.
	* ppwin.c: (Ditto.)
	* ser_win32.c: (Ditto.)
	* serbb_win32.c: (Ditto.)
	* jtagmkII.c (jtagmkII_recv): remove unreachable "return".
	* stk500.c (stk500_initialize): (Ditto.)
	* par.c: Test for both, __sun__ and __sun to see whether we are
	being compiled on Solaris.
	* ppi.c: (Ditto.)
	* stk500v2.c: Implement the DEBUG and DEBUGRECV macros in a way
	that is compatible with the ISO C99 standard.
	* usbtiny.c: Only typedef uint_t and ulong_t if they have not
	been found already by the autoconf checks.

2009-02-23  Joerg Wunsch <j.gnu@uriah.heep.sax.de>

	bug #22204: Solaris10/11 Undefiniertes Symbol gethostbyname socket
	connect
	* configure.ac: Add checks for gethostent() and socket().
	While being here, remove some old cruft left from ancient days.

2009-02-22  Joerg Wunsch <j.gnu@uriah.heep.sax.de>

	* lexer.l: Bump the %p size so AT&T lex will continue to work.

2009-02-19  Joerg Wunsch <j.gnu@uriah.heep.sax.de>

	(Partially) submitted by John Voltz:
	bug #20004: AVRDUDE update (-U) operations do not close files
	* fileio.c (fmt_autodetect, fileio): fclose() files.

2009-02-18  Joerg Wunsch <j.gnu@uriah.heep.sax.de>

	* usbtiny.c: Replace all but one (very unlikely to trigger) exit(1)
	by return -1.

2009-02-18  Joerg Wunsch <j.gnu@uriah.heep.sax.de>

	Submitted by Dick Streefland:
	patch #6749: make reading from the USBtinyISP programmer more robust
	* usbtiny.c: Add code to retry failed communication attempts.

2009-02-17  Joerg Wunsch <j.gnu@uriah.heep.sax.de>

	Submitted by Nick Hibma:
	bug #22271: usb_reset in usb_libusb.c not necessary in FreeBSD 6.x
	* usb_libusb.c (usbdev_close): Do not call usb_reset() on FreeBSD.
	It is not necessary there.

2009-02-17  Joerg Wunsch <j.gnu@uriah.heep.sax.de>

	Submitted by Andrew O. Shadoura:
	bug #25156: add direct SPI transfer mode
	* bitbang.c: Implement direct SPI transfers.
	* bitbang.h: (Ditto.)
	* par.c: (Ditto.)
	* pgm.c: (Ditto.)
	* pgm.h: (Ditto.)
	* term.c: Add the "spi" and "pgm" commands.
	* avrdude.1: Document the changes.
	* doc/avrdude.texi: (Ditto.)

2009-02-17  Joerg Wunsch <j.gnu@uriah.heep.sax.de>

	Submitted by Limor ("Lady Ada"):
	bug #24749: add support for '328p
	* avrdude.conf.in (ATmega328P): new device support.

2009-02-17  Joerg Wunsch <j.gnu@uriah.heep.sax.de>

	Submitted by "Womo":
	bug #25241: AT90USB162, AT90USB82 device support patch for avrdude-5.5
	(also: bug #21745: AT90USBxx2 support)
	* avrdude.conf.in (AT90USB162, AT90USB82): new device support.

2009-02-17  Joerg Wunsch <j.gnu@uriah.heep.sax.de>

	Submitted by Evangelos Arkalis:
	patch #6069: Atmel AT89ISP Cable
	* avrdude.conf.in (89isp): new programmer support.

2009-02-16  Joerg Wunsch <j.gnu@uriah.heep.sax.de>

	Submitted by Bob Paddock:
	patch #6748: ATTiny88 Config
	* avrdude.conf.in (ATtiny88): new device support.

2009-02-16  Joerg Wunsch <j.gnu@uriah.heep.sax.de>

	Submitted by Mark Litwack:
	patch #6261: avrdude won't use dragon/debugwire to write a file
	to eeprom
	* jtagmkII.c (jtagmkII_paged_write): when in debugWire mode,
	implement a paged write to EEPROM as a series of byte writes.

2009-02-16  Joerg Wunsch <j.gnu@uriah.heep.sax.de>

	Submitted by Janos Sallai:
	patch #6542: paged_load fails on the MIB510 programming board
	* stk500.c: Add a workaround for the different signon sequence on
	MIB510 programmers.

2009-02-05  Joerg Wunsch <j.gnu@uriah.heep.sax.de>

	* avrdude.conf.in: Add the ATmega128RFA1.
	* avrdude.1: document the addition of ATmega128RFA1.
	* doc/avrdude.texi: (Ditto.)