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2011 Jul 15
1
[LLVMdev] debug metadata incomplete for array arguments to functions?
...metadata format is required
to support this.
Do you imply that DWARF doesn't support this construct, so the "cause is
lost"?
Thanks,
Eli
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2011 Jul 15
0
[LLVMdev] debug metadata incomplete for array arguments to functions?
On 15 July 2011 05:35, Eli Bendersky <eliben at gmail.com> wrote:
> Suppose one would start writing a patch to Clang to rectify this, how would
> this information be encoded in the debug metadata, given the dual nature of
> the arg_arr argument? Is there a mechanism to support it, or is an extension
> required?
Hi Eli,
The first thing is to make sure it actually makes any
2011 Jul 15
6
[LLVMdev] debug metadata incomplete for array arguments to functions?
> > This reflects the compiler's view of things correctly, but is problematic
> for a debugger. The debugger should know that arg_arr refers to a 42-element
> array and isn't just a pointer into a buffer of unspecified length. This is
> something the user would expect.
> > On the other hand, the debugger should also get the information that
> arg_arr is actually a