patch for binutils bfd/dwarf2.c.

[Daniel Jacobowitz]

On Wed, Sep 25, 2002 at 09:30:14AM -0400, Nathan Tallent wrote:
> What follows is a patch for binutils bfd/dwarf2.c.
> -Nathan Tallent
> 
> 
> Description:
> ------------
> lookup_address_in_line_info_table:
> In the case that the function is found but a line number is not for a given
> vma, this routine currently returns the line number and filename of the
> most recently examined vma, if available.  (This is supposed to be tailored
> for GCC 2.95.)  However, because the list is searched 'backwards', if the
> vma is not found then at the end of the search the most recently examined
> vma will be near the beginning of the function.  This behavior can result
> in bogus line number reporting for non-GCC compiled binaries.  I have
> changed the function to instead report the filename and linenumber of the
> *nearest* vma in the case that an exact match is not found.

What compiler is producing this bogus information (this case only ever
applies for bogus debug info)?  Is there a gap in the middle of the
function without any line number information?

I'd really like to see the debug info you're trying to handle here.


-- 
Daniel Jacobowitz
MontaVista Software                         Debian GNU/Linux Developer