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Re: [RFC/RFA?] Should break FILE:LINENO skip prologue?
- From: Daniel Jacobowitz <drow at false dot org>
- To: Jim Blandy <jimb at codesourcery dot com>
- Cc: Joel Brobecker <brobecker at adacore dot com>, gdb-patches at sourceware dot org
- Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 14:15:35 -0500
- Subject: Re: [RFC/RFA?] Should break FILE:LINENO skip prologue?
- References: <20080109151745.GA13181@adacore.com> <m3ejcq6chy.fsf@codesourcery.com>
On Wed, Jan 09, 2008 at 11:10:49AM -0800, Jim Blandy wrote:
> > [1]: I think we have made some progress with parameter/variable
> > tracking with DWARF, but I think it's not activated by default
> > and we also still support platforms where DWARF is not available.
>
> What is "not activated by default", exactly? Is it in GCC? In GDB?
> Where in GDB?
GCC does not generate the necessary location lists at -O0. Eric
B. tried at one point; I don't remember if there were bugs, or just
unacceptable bloat.
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Daniel Jacobowitz
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