[PATCH] A 64-bit address does not imply 64-bit DWARF2 offsets.

[Carlos O'Donell]

On Thu, Feb 22, 2007 at 10:39:53AM +0000, Nick Clifton wrote:
> Hi Carlos,
> 
> >2007-02-21  Carlos O'Donell  <carlos@codesourcery.com>
> >
> >	* dwarf2.c (_bfd_dwarf2_find_nearest_line): Assume 32-bit
> >	DWARF even with 64-bit addresses.
> >	(_bfd_dwarf2_find_nearest_line): Likewise.
> >
> 
> Approved - please apply.
> 
> Actually it might be a good idea to extend the new comment to explain 
> why we assume 32-bit debug info on a 64-bit target.  eg:
> 
>   /* In the absence of the hints above, we assume 32-bit DWARF2
>      offsets even for targets with 64-bit addresses, because:
>        a) most of the time these targets will not have generated
>           more than 2Gb of debug info and so will not need 64-bit
>           offsets,
>      and
>        b) if they do use 64-bit offsets but they are not using
>           the size hints that are tested for above then they are
>           not conforming to the DWARF3 standard anyway.  */

Sounds good, I checked this in with the extended comment.

Thanks.

Cheers,
Carlos.
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