PDB file generation

[Tom Kacvinsky]

On Sat, May 27, 2023 at 9:57 AM Tom Kacvinsky <tkacvins@gmail.com> wrote:

> HI,
>
> On Sat, May 27, 2023 at 8:48 AM Tom Kacvinsky <tkacvins@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> On Sat, May 27, 2023 at 5:49 AM Tom Kacvinsky <tkacvins@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I can make a BZ and attach the PDB files as generated by the Visual Studio
>>> tool chain and the latest release binutils and GCC 12.1.0.  I don't know
>>> the
>>> ins and outs of PDB dumps to understand the differences.
>>>
>>
>> I filed https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=30493 and will
>> upload files
>> later.  But there are reproducer steps in the BZ
>>
>
> I had missed that Mark had sent a patch to the GCC list that allows for
> -gcodeview,
> which I think is the secret sauce I need.  However, I am using GCC 12.1
> which does
> not have that option.  I _think_ GCC 13.1 does. Checking the GCC git repo
> now.
>
> If that's the case, I will just close the bug if things work after I get a
> GCC with the
> -gcodeview option.
>

The CodeView debugging information has not been added to GCC yet.  From a
review
of the patch series

https://gcc.gnu.org/pipermail/gcc-patches/2021-March/567030.html

I see there is some work to be done.

Tom

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