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Re: add support for `S ´ augmentation in dwarf2 debug info
- From: Daniel Jacobowitz <drow at false dot org>
- To: gdb-patches at sourceware dot org, gdb-patches at sources dot redhat dot com
- Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 10:07:19 -0500
- Subject: Re: add support for `S ´ augmentation in dwarf2 debug info
- References: <orbqwnpne4.fsf@free.oliva.athome.lsd.ic.unicamp.br>
On Fri, Mar 03, 2006 at 12:18:43PM -0300, Alexandre Oliva wrote:
> This patch introduces code to recognize and take advantage of the "S"
> augmentation, but makes no effort to remove existing machine-specific
> code. The testcase probably already worked without the change, but
> it's good to have it there to avoid regressions when someone decides
> to experiment with taking code out.
Is that enough justification for such a nasty testcase? And it's going
to need more work over time; for instance, old assemblers or libgccs
will fail to build it, producing a noisy ERROR.
--
Daniel Jacobowitz
CodeSourcery