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Re: [RFA] Fix for searching for data symbols
On Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 06:26:08PM -0500, Elena Zannoni wrote:
> Daniel Jacobowitz writes:
> > This patch fixes the problem I described in:
> > http://sources.redhat.com/ml/gdb/2002-01/msg00223.html
> >
> > Basically, since we use the bounds of the text segment to search for symbols
> > in find_pc_*, don't let them return a bogus answer for a symbol we know is
> > off in data land.
> >
> > OK to commit, or does anyone prefer a different approach to this?
> >
>
> I think it's fine. Just could you add comments with an explanation of
> the odd case that you described in the mail above?
Committed with comments, thanks!
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Daniel Jacobowitz Carnegie Mellon University
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