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Re: PATCH: Also expect .zdebug in debug section name


>>> On 15.11.10 at 14:12, "H.J. Lu" <hjl.tools@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 12:05 AM, Jan Beulich <JBeulich@novell.com> wrote:
>>>>> On 13.11.10 at 17:16, "H.J. Lu" <hongjiu.lu@intel.com> wrote:
>>> --- a/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/testranges.d
>>> +++ b/binutils/testsuite/binutils-all/testranges.d
>>> @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
>>>  #name: unordered .debug_info references to .debug_ranges
>>>  #not-target: ia64-*-*
>>>
>>> -Contents of the .debug_ranges section:
>>> +Contents of the \.(z|)debug_ranges section:
>>
>> Why not \.z?debug_ranges ?
>>
> 
> What is the difference?

It's smaller, and hence easier to read (and extend, should that
ever be necessary).

Jan


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