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Re: g++ 3.4.1


On Sun, 21 Nov 2004, Gerrit P. Haase wrote:

> Gerrit P. Haase wrote:
>
> > No, it will be enabled, or better sjlj will not be enabled and the build
> > defaults to dwarf2.
>
> I was wrong with this statement.
>
> To clarify this:
>
> gcc-3.4 has DWARF2 debug informations enabled,

But not by default, correct?  That is fine with me.

> but exception handling will stay to be SjLj exceptions and not be
> DWARF2, because:
>
> - there are w32api callback problems
> - there is a generic problem with stdcall fuctions and some combinations
>    of -fomit-frame-pointer/-mtune/optimisation levels
> - it is a major ABI change

Agreed.  Let Danny and company sort this mess out.

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