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Re: RFA: don't read coff line number unless we have symbols too

From: Jim Blandy <jimb at redhat dot com>
To: Joel Brobecker <brobecker at gnat dot com>
Cc: Philippe De Muyter <phdm at macqel dot be>,gdb-patches at sources dot redhat dot com
Date: 25 Jun 2002 17:03:47 -0500
Subject: Re: RFA: don't read coff line number unless we have symbols too
References: <npk7otx0uv.fsf@zwingli.cygnus.com><200206241257.g5OCv8T09670@mail.macqel.be><20020624121003.B25572@gnat.com>

Joel Brobecker <brobecker@gnat.com> writes:
> Hello,
> > Seems OK to me.
> 
> This change seems to be causing some problems. Unfortunately, I don't
> have all the details yet. Can we put this patch on hold until I collect
> all the information, please?

Sure.

It's supposed to be semantically undetectable, except for not reading
the line number info.  The code simply makes GDB not read info from
the executable that it will never use.  If that expectation is
incorrect, I definitely want to know.

Follow-Ups:
- Re: RFA: don't read coff line number unless we have symbols too
  - From: Philippe De Muyter

References:
- Re: RFA: don't read coff line number unless we have symbols too
  - From: Jim Blandy
- Re: RFA: don't read coff line number unless we have symbols too
  - From: Philippe De Muyter
- Re: RFA: don't read coff line number unless we have symbols too
  - From: Joel Brobecker

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