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Re: [RFA]: arm changes to run gdb.asm/asm-source.exp successfully
- From: Corinna Vinschen <vinschen at redhat dot com>
- To: gdb-patches <gdb-patches at sources dot redhat dot com>
- Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 23:14:04 +0100
- Subject: Re: [RFA]: arm changes to run gdb.asm/asm-source.exp successfully
- References: <20011204193348.B10634@cygbert.vinschen.de> <3C0D2D6D.FB35D398@redhat.com>
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On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 01:09:17AM +0500, Fernando Nasser wrote:
> Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > the following patch allows ARM targets to run the gdb.asm test
> > successfully. The change consists basically of a change to
> > asm-tdep.c, function arm_skip_prologue() to scan the prologue
> > the hard way when the source is assembler code and of adding the
> > appropriate arm.inc file plus some additional lines in asm-source.exp
> > and configure.in to support the new target.
> >
>
> Yes, it makes sense not to use the line number information if the
> source is assembler (until something changes in gas land, but if
> that happens we will adapt). This part is approved, just add the word
> "Always" to the changelog or reword it to "Do not use line number
> information to skip the prolog if source is assembler.".
>
> If neither Michael Snyder not Andrew objects until tomorrow at this
> time, you can check in the new gdb.asm tests as well. (P.S.: The
> architecture is ARM, with capital letters -- it was once an acronym
> for Acorn Risc Machine).
I've eventually applied the gdb.asm tests after Fernando asked me
for them.
Corinna