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Re: The gdb x86 function prologue parser
- From: Jason Molenda <jason-swarelist at molenda dot com>
- To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz at gnu dot org>
- Cc: gdb-patches at sources dot redhat dot com, kettenis at jive dot nl
- Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2005 10:00:57 -0700
- Subject: Re: The gdb x86 function prologue parser
- References: <85C775AE-3B05-431E-96D2-49EA9D1413E6@apple.com> <u8y1kaoki.fsf@gnu.org>
Hi Eli,
On Wed, Jun 08, 2005 at 05:52:13PM +0300, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > +#include <stdint.h>
>
> I don't think we can use stdint.h freely, as we still don't require a
> C9x compiler. I see you needed it for things like uint8_t and
> uint32_t, which should be easily replaceable by suitable standard x86
> types.
I'll change the code. I've become spoiled and taken to assuming
these types are available.
> Last, but not least, I'd surely appreciate some write-up, even in
> plain ASCII, about how prologue analyzers in general and the x86 one
> in particular work: that stuff is sorely needed in gdbint.texinfo.
OK, I'll look over gdbint next week and see what it says and where
something like that might fit in.
Thanks for the comments,
J