[RFC/RFA] use of dwarf2 unwind informations

[Daniel Jacobowitz]

On Thu, Sep 27, 2001 at 11:48:28AM +0200, Jiri Smid wrote:
> Hello,
> 
>   This is code which allows gdb to use dwarf2 frame informations for
> stack unwinding.
> 
> Index: gdb/ChangeLog
> from  Jiri Smid  <smid@suse.cz>
> 
> 	* dwarf2cfi.c: New file.
> 	* dwarf2cfi.h: New file.
> 	* dwarf2read.c (dwarf_frame_offset, dwarf_frame_size): New
> 	variables.
> 	(dwarf2_read_section): Change to non static.
> 	(dwarf2_locate_sections): Add frame section recognition.
> 	* elfread.c (elf_symfile_read): Add call of frame informations build.
> 	* frame.h (frame_info): Add pointer to unwind_context.
> 	* symfile.h (dwarf2_build_frame_info): Add declaration.
> 	* gdbarch.sh (DWARF2_BUILD_FRAME_INFO): Add.
> 	* gdbarch.h, gdbarch.c: Regenerate.
> 	(FRAME_SECTION): New define.
> 	* Makefile.in: Add dwarf2cfi_h, dwarf2cfi.o, update dependencies.

I see that Jim B approved this in October, but it doesn't look like it
was ever committed.  What's the status?

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Daniel Jacobowitz                           Carnegie Mellon University
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