[PATCH] Add support for DW_TAG_skeleton_unit

Tom Tromey tom@tromey.com
Fri Mar 13 13:39:45 GMT 2020


>>>>> "Luis" == Luis Machado <luis.machado@linaro.org> writes:

Luis> Should we at least have some small smoke test to check we do support
Luis> reading DW_TAG_skeleton_unit now? Is there something functionally 
Luis> different compared to the partial and compile unit?

Alternatively, just providing some assurance that this patch is
sufficient would be good.  Like, is there is a mode in which the test
suite can be run that triggers this code?  And it fails before the patch
and works after it?

Luis> I'm wondering if mentioning this in the NEWS would also be nice, maybe
Luis> with a reference of when compilers started generating this. What do
Luis> you think?

I think what would warrant a NEWS entry would be something like full (or
close to full) support for DWARF 5.  This particular patch is obscure
enough that most NEWS readers wouldn't know what it meant.

Tom


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