Re: dwarflint versus linkage_name attributes

[Roland McGrath <roland at hack dot frob dot com>]

> There is actually a comment in the source code:
> 
>       /* This is a GNU Extension.  We are adding a
> 	 DW_AT_linkage_name attribute to the DIE of the
> 	 anonymous struct TYPE.  The value of that attribute
> 	 is the name of the typedef decl naming the anonymous
> 	 struct.  This greatly eases the work of consumers of
> 	 this debug info.  */

Because the typedef name is what contributes to the mangled name of its
methods?  I still don't understand why there isn't just a linkage_name on
each method (including the anonymous constructor methods).

> Although I admit to need to think a little harder to really understand
> how this is really used. And example would help.

Me too.  What does a consumer want with a linkage_name for a type?

> I like to make sure that we document these extensions in dwarflint as
> clearly as possible.

Certainly.


Thanks,
Roland