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stabs vs. dwarf-2 for C programs
- To: gdb at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
- Subject: stabs vs. dwarf-2 for C programs
- From: jtc at redback dot com (J.T. Conklin)
- Date: 12 Apr 2001 19:13:26 -0700
- Cc: binutils at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
- Reply-To: jtc at redback dot com
In general, are there any advantages for using dwarf-2 over
stabs debugging symbols for C (not C++) programs?
I did a quick test of rebuilding our system with dwarf-2 debug
symbols, and found that the image file grew from 35MB to 167MB
and link times nearly quadrupled, so dwarf-2 isn't looking so
good so far. If I had to guess, it looks like duplicate debug
info (from headers, etc.) isn't being eliminated as is done
for stabs.
--jtc
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J.T. Conklin
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