Gdb dwarf bug ([BUG] Regression in 2.14.90 (relative to 2.13.90))

[H. J. Lu]

On Tue, Nov 18, 2003 at 12:47:40PM +0000, Nick Clifton wrote:
> Hi Carlo,
> 
> > The correct output would give an entry with PC = 0.  And you get
> > (just like me) two entries with both a non-zero PC, which is the
> > bug.  If you would *compile/link* the test case with binutils
> > 2.3.90, then you would see different results, which is correct.
> 
> Ok - I think I was mistaken when I reported that the current sources
> generate a non-0 address table for the discard wa2.C compilation
> unit.  Looking further into the "readelf -wl" output of the a.out file
> built from wa.c and wa2.c using todays gcc/binutils I get this:
> 

Carlo is right. ld is changed to work around

http://sources.redhat.com/ml/binutils/2003-06/msg00473.html

The problem is gdb can't deal with discarded line info in different
CUs.


H.J.