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Re: [BUG] Regression in 2.14.90 (relative to 2.13.90)
On Wed, Nov 26, 2003 at 01:10:15PM +0000, Nick Clifton wrote:
> Hi Daniel,
>
> >> Please just let gdb ignore such entries with PC=0.
> >
> > No. A number of embedded targets _do_ have code at PC=0 - including
> > some of the simulator targets (I think), and Harvard architecture
> > processors. Emitting garbage line info that says code is there is a
> > bug in the debug info producers, not the consumer.
> >
> > GDB already has several hacks to ignore info at 0. I strongly oppose
> > adding more; as GNU ld gets better at producing correct info the
> > existing ones should be removed.
>
> Fair enough.
>
> Is there a way to tell GDB that a particular line table entry is
> invalid ? Or is the linker supposed to delete such entries entirely
> from the line table ?
I believe the latter. Can anyone see a use of line table entries which
do not correspond to used code? I can't think of an example.
--
Daniel Jacobowitz
MontaVista Software Debian GNU/Linux Developer