Re: [RFA/DWARF] Set TYPE_FLAG_STUB for enum DIEs that are declarations only

[Eli Zaretskii <eliz at gnu dot org>]

> Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 21:57:14 -0800
> From: Joel Brobecker <brobecker@adacore.com>
> Cc: gdb-patches@sourceware.org
> 
> > The preample was an introduction to an part of the Ada language, not
> > a description of a problem.  The "stub" DIE is a routine concept,
> > that we see all the time with C opaque types. In fact, any type
> > can be incomplete.
> > 
> > But rather than arguing this ad vitam aeternam, here's a suggestion:
> 
> First of all, I have to apologize for writing this way to you.

I never received that, so no harm done.

> Do you still think a comment should be added? If yes, is the comment
> I suggested a step in the right direction?
> 
> >   /* Enumeration DIEs descriptions can be imcomplete.  In Ada, any
> >      type can be declared as private in the package spec, and then
> >      defined only inside the package body.  Such types are known as
> >      Taft Amendment Types.  When another package uses such a type,
> >      an incomplete DIE may be generated by the compiler.  */

Yes, thanks.  All I wanted was some kind of reference to Ada and
private type declaration.  Armed with these clues, an intelligent
reader will find out the rest.