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Re: [Xen-devel] Enhanced debugging for assembler files

To: Jimi Xenidis <jimix@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Enhanced debugging for assembler files
From: Keir Fraser <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 10:21:12 +0100
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On 31 Mar 2006, at 03:56, Jimi Xenidis wrote:

This patch enhances how gdb handles assembler and has no performance issues and no size issues after striping.
Signed-off-by: Jimi Xenidis <jimix@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Does gcc not pass '-g' through to the assembler backend? When I added -Wa,-gdwarf-2 I saw no change in file sizes.

If not, then still would -Wa,-g not be better? It should use the best debug format for the target system, just as -g does for gcc. Otherwise I would think we should be using -gdwarf-2 for C files as well.

 -- Keir


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