Re: RFC objdump new feature to generate debug info using ctags style

[Salvador Eduardo Tropea <salvador at inti dot gov dot ar>]

Hi Nick

> > I managed to modify prdbg.c to print the information in a format 
> > compatible with Exuberant Ctags (plus some fields not available in
> > E.Ctags).
> >    
>
> Thanks very much for submitting this patch.
>
> Since this patch adds a new feature to objdump it definitely needs a
> copyright assignment before it can be accepted.  If you are willing
> to make such an assignment please fill out the email form attached
> below and send it off the FSF.  The process will take a while but it
> should be worth it as they we can consider accepting your patches.
Ok.

> As for the patch itself, there are a couple of issues:
>
>  * It needs a ChangeLog entry.
>
>  * Since you are adding a new feature it needs to be documented.
>    Please extend the patch to include changes to
>    binutils/doc/binutils.texi and binutils/NEWS.
Ok.

>  * Please try to follow the GNU coding standard.  (In the patch there
>    are several comments that ought to be reformatted to include a
>    terminating period followed by two spaces.  Also there are places
>    where there is no space between a function name and its opening
>    parenthesis).
Can I use some automatic tool like indent? In this case: where can I 
find the indent parameters? I know indent have a "GNU" mode, is that ok?

SET

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