[llvm] [lldb][Windows] add release notes for lldb-server (PR #209415)
Charles Zablit via llvm-commits
llvm-commits at lists.llvm.org
Tue Jul 14 03:52:18 PDT 2026
https://github.com/charles-zablit updated https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/209415
>From 598d3ccaa227acd741fb283ad2a7fba7da6fc3f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Charles Zablit <c_zablit at apple.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:34:33 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] [lldb][Windows] add release notes for lldb-server
---
llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.md | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.md b/llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.md
index 4548be37e7f4c..13427b3624792 100644
--- a/llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.md
+++ b/llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.md
@@ -479,6 +479,8 @@ Makes programs 10x faster by doing Special New Thing.
* Python 3.11 or later is now recommended for building LLDB 23 on Windows. From LLDB 24, Python 3.11 or later will be required.
* Messages from `OutputDebugString[A|W]` are now shown inline when using LLDB
from the command-line and in the output window when using lldb-dap.
+* lldb-server.exe is now the default plugin, replacing and deprecating the
+ "in-process" plugin.
### Changes to BOLT
>From 7d9f79ead2ad34207c0067206629da79d1b5c0bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Charles Zablit <c_zablit at apple.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:52:04 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] fixup! [lldb][Windows] add release notes for lldb-server
---
llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.md | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.md b/llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.md
index 13427b3624792..aff1d456ee631 100644
--- a/llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.md
+++ b/llvm/docs/ReleaseNotes.md
@@ -479,8 +479,8 @@ Makes programs 10x faster by doing Special New Thing.
* Python 3.11 or later is now recommended for building LLDB 23 on Windows. From LLDB 24, Python 3.11 or later will be required.
* Messages from `OutputDebugString[A|W]` are now shown inline when using LLDB
from the command-line and in the output window when using lldb-dap.
-* lldb-server.exe is now the default plugin, replacing and deprecating the
- "in-process" plugin.
+* LLDB now uses `lldb-server.exe` to launch and manage the program being debugged,
+ instead of running it within LLDB's own process. To revert to the previous behavior, set the environment variable `LLDB_USE_LLDB_SERVER=0`.
### Changes to BOLT
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