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Re: [Ada/dwarf] New DW_AT_GNAT_descriptive_type DWARF attribute...
> I think you should trust your judgment here; you're the expert in this
> area.
Wow, thanks! :)
> Joel> The changes in GDB are relatively small, I think - at least in
> Joel> the DWARF reader part. We added a field in the gnat_specific part
> Joel> of struct type, and I can see how it could trigger some protests.
> Joel> But we can discuss the specifics of the patch if there are no
> Joel> objections to this new attribute.
>
> I don't see a gnat_specific part of struct type at all. Is this from
> an unsubmitted change?
Yes. This is actually part of the meat of that change were we add
the gnat_specific to the union to stuff some ada-specific data,
much like we do for C++ with the cplus_specific area.
I'll try to prepare a patch for everyone to see.
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Joel