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Re: [RFA/DWARF] Set TYPE_FLAG_STUB for enum DIEs that are declarations only
Hi Eli,
> > That's not the kind of comment I was suggesting. I meant some summary
> > of the long explanation you posted as a preamble to the patch, which
> > explained why debugging Ada programs needed that.
>
> The preample was an introduction to an part of the Ada language, not
> a description of a problem. The "stub" DIE is a routine concept,
> that we see all the time with C opaque types. In fact, any type
> can be incomplete.
>
> But rather than arguing this ad vitam aeternam, here's a suggestion:
First of all, I have to apologize for writing this way to you.
I admit to being fustrated, but my fustration was not with you. it
was with myself, because I don't understand exactly what it is that
you'd like me to put in the comment.
I know this situation will happen again in the future because we
all have different conceptions of what necessary documentation is.
I will try to say it openly when I don't understand, so that you
can help me (please :).
Do you still think a comment should be added? If yes, is the comment
I suggested a step in the right direction?
> /* Enumeration DIEs descriptions can be imcomplete. In Ada, any
> type can be declared as private in the package spec, and then
> defined only inside the package body. Such types are known as
> Taft Amendment Types. When another package uses such a type,
> an incomplete DIE may be generated by the compiler. */
--
Joel