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Re: [PATCH 2/2 v2] Demangler crash handler


> Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 21:41:37 +0100
> From: Pedro Alves <palves@redhat.com>
> CC: gdb-patches@sourceware.org, aburgess@broadcom.com, xdje42@gmail.com,
>         fw@deneb.enyo.de, mark.kettenis@xs4all.nl, tromey@redhat.com
> 
> Wouldn't a new "set debug demangle on" option, that would make
> GDB output:
> 
>  (gdb) bt / whatever-gdb-command-that-triggers-demangling
>  demangling _ZN2CV1mEi ... CV::m(int)
>  demangling _Zwhatever ... <NULL>
> 
> be just as helpful, and, even potentially be helpful to debug
> scenarios where GDB/libiberty might get the demangling wrong,
> but not cause a crash?
> 
> Seems like a natural and easy sell to me.

Yes, I agree.


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