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Re: [0/5] handle multiple .debug_types sections
- From: Tom Tromey <tromey at redhat dot com>
- To: elfutils-devel at lists dot fedorahosted dot org
- Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:30:54 -0600
- Subject: Re: [0/5] handle multiple .debug_types sections
>>>>> "Roland" == Roland McGrath <roland@hack.frob.com> writes:
Roland> Can you start with some background on why the sections aren't
Roland> joined at link time?
Sure, sorry.
There may not be a link time -- you can "pahole something.o". If the .o
was made with -fdebug-types-section, then it may have multiple such
sections. This is just a consequence of the use of different comdat
sections for each type unit.
Patch #5 adds a test case along these lines.
Tom