/an/absolute/path/program.debug; Was: [SCM] master: Add -sysroot option to fhpd.

[Andrew Cagney <cagney at redhat dot com>]

scox@sourceware.org wrote:
> +/**
> + * Given: a mock generated /sys/root/dir/usr/bin/program 
> + *			   /sys/root/dir/usr/lib/debug/usr/bin/program.debug
> + * Elfutils can be given an absolute or relative path to look for program.debug.
> + * It will look in: 
> + * 1. /sys/root/dir/usr/bin/program.debug 
> + * 2. /sys/root/dir/usr/bin/a/relative/path/program.debug 
> + * 3. /an/absolute/path/sys/root/dir/usr/bin/program.debug
>   
I'm not sure I follow this one.
> + * It would be helpful if it also looked in /an/absolute/path/program.debug 
> + * so it could be given /sys/root/dir/usr/lib/debug/usr/bin.  Lacking that we
> + * need to generate a relative path that has the same effect.
>   
The sysroot, by defining the top-level of the debug-info tree, provides 
a consistent root for locating both:
 -> the debug info
 -> the source code
directory search paths are different, so, I think, would want to be 
manipulated using a separate command; and their interaction with sysroot 
would need to be carefully considered.  For instance, given $SYSROOT, 
should it search $SYSROOT/$DEBUGPATH?

> + * XXX: Change to use java.io.File?
>   

Yes, definitely.

Andrew