[PATCH WIP] objdump: UTF-8 jump visuzalization

Jan Beulich jbeulich@suse.com
Wed Jun 12 08:40:21 GMT 2024


On 12.06.2024 09:48, Jiří Wolker wrote:
> Dne 12. 06. 24 v 9:33 Jan Beulich napsal(a):
>> On 11.06.2024 20:14, Jiří Wolker wrote:
>>> I've just modified the objdump to render the jump visualization using
>>> UTF-8 characters. I attach the patch and a screenshot of the new output
>>> with extended color enabled.
>>>
>>> I send this message to ask whether this feature has an opportunity to be
>>> added to the binutils.
>>
>> I see no reason why it shouldn't be acceptable once finished.
> 
> That's nice. I really like box drawing characters. :)
> 
> I'll finish this probably in this week.
> 
> A question: Do we want to have UTF-8 characters in binutils
>              source code?

I see no reason why not. C99 compilers are, afaict, supposed to be dealing
fine with them.

Jan


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