[rfc/rft] [3/3] Remove stabs target macros: SOFUN_ADDRESS_MAYBE_MISSING

[Ulrich Weigand]

Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > +@code{N_FUN} stabs have an address of zero.  Instead, you should find the
> > +addresses where the function starts by taking the function name from the
> > +stab, and then looking that up in the minsyms (the linker/assembler symbol
> > +table).  In other words, the stab has the name, and the linker/assembler
> > +symbol table is the only place that carries the address.
> 
> I'm confused by the "Instead" thing: instead of what? instead of using
> the (otherwise non-zero) address of N_FUN?

Yes, exactly.  Do you feel this needs to be clarified?

"Instead of using this address, you should find ..." ?


Bye,
Ulrich

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  Dr. Ulrich Weigand
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