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Re: RFC: C/C++ preprocessor macro support for GDB

From: Jim Blandy <jimb at redhat dot com>
To: Zack Weinberg <zack at codesourcery dot com>
Cc: gdb-patches at sources dot redhat dot com, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
Date: 17 Mar 2002 22:33:18 -0500
Subject: Re: RFC: C/C++ preprocessor macro support for GDB
References: <20020317062306.CC96D5E9DE@zwingli.cygnus.com><20020317081117.GF896@codesourcery.com>


Zack Weinberg <zack@codesourcery.com> writes:
> On Sun, Mar 17, 2002 at 01:23:06AM -0500, Jim Blandy wrote:
> > The patch reads Dwarf 2 macro information, which GCC doesn't currently
> > generate.  (In fact, I don't know if any compiler generates it at the
> > moment.)  I've tested it against some hand-written ".debug_macinfo"
> > sections, which I'll post in the next message.  So it's not actually
> > useful yet.
> 
> Did you try -gdwarf-2 -g3 (i.e. level 3 of dwarf2 debug)?  It's not
> generated by default due to the space cost, but I think GCC will do
> it.

Yes, it does!  That's great --- so the GDB patch is useable as it
stands.

References:
- RFC: C/C++ preprocessor macro support for GDB
  - From: Jim Blandy
- Re: RFC: C/C++ preprocessor macro support for GDB
  - From: Zack Weinberg

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