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Re: [patch] IS_ABSOLUTE_PATH to handle both DOS and POSIX path st yles

From: Daniel Jacobowitz <drow at false dot org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz at gnu dot org>
Cc: dje at google dot com, gdb-patches at sources dot redhat dot com, ARistovski at qnx dot com, gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org, RMansfield at qnx dot com
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 08:47:16 -0500
Subject: Re: [patch] IS_ABSOLUTE_PATH to handle both DOS and POSIX path st yles
References: <20080106054030.GA10410@caradoc.them.org> <uprweu4nm.fsf@gnu.org> <e394668d0801061203u5c582be7m9f78cb5d4fdd3bc7@mail.gmail.com> <uir26u2sj.fsf@gnu.org> <e394668d0801061307x57c030frc9791d9cffef5a67@mail.gmail.com> <uhchqtgk5.fsf@gnu.org> <e394668d0801070935k1bbfd41cmc573f8dd9b934c70@mail.gmail.com> <u7iiltjbz.fsf@gnu.org> <20080107213543.GA29902@caradoc.them.org> <u63y5t05a.fsf@gnu.org>

On Tue, Jan 08, 2008 at 06:24:33AM +0200, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> Yes, but why does GDB want to know at startup something about start.S
> and crtn.S?

I believe we need this information when building psymtabs.  If not, it
may be because we need symbol information for the program entry point.
One or the other.

> Anyway, whatever problems can happen with these calls if we adopt my
> suggestion of a user option, they already happen today.  So there's
> nothing to lose here.

True.

-- 
Daniel Jacobowitz
CodeSourcery

References:
- Re: [patch] IS_ABSOLUTE_PATH to handle both DOS and POSIX path st yles
  - From: Eli Zaretskii
- Re: [patch] IS_ABSOLUTE_PATH to handle both DOS and POSIX path st yles
  - From: Doug Evans
- Re: [patch] IS_ABSOLUTE_PATH to handle both DOS and POSIX path st yles
  - From: Eli Zaretskii
- Re: [patch] IS_ABSOLUTE_PATH to handle both DOS and POSIX path st yles
  - From: Doug Evans
- Re: [patch] IS_ABSOLUTE_PATH to handle both DOS and POSIX path st yles
  - From: Eli Zaretskii
- Re: [patch] IS_ABSOLUTE_PATH to handle both DOS and POSIX path st yles
  - From: Doug Evans
- Re: [patch] IS_ABSOLUTE_PATH to handle both DOS and POSIX path st yles
  - From: Eli Zaretskii
- Re: [patch] IS_ABSOLUTE_PATH to handle both DOS and POSIX path st yles
  - From: Daniel Jacobowitz
- Re: [patch] IS_ABSOLUTE_PATH to handle both DOS and POSIX path st yles
  - From: Eli Zaretskii

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