Does this mean the 32-bit version of FPC generates STABS and the 64-bit version generates DWARF?
If my goal was to use gdb on a large application written in Pascal, am I better off using the 32-bit version because the debugger support is better? Also, I'm assuming it's the DWARF parser in gdb that needs "fixing". Is this specific to Pascal, or is the DWARF support generally broken? I'm pretty confused by this... -- Bruce -----Original Message----- From: fpc-devel-boun...@lists.freepascal.org [mailto:fpc-devel-boun...@lists.freepascal.org] On Behalf Of Jonas Maebe Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 4:10 PM To: FPC developers' list; Martin Schreiber Subject: Re: [fpc-devel] FPC 64bit and gdb on Linux Martin Schreiber wrote on Fri, 23 Oct 2009: > Why is it not possible to set a breakpoint to "test"? You have to use TEST. This is the same for Stabs on 32 bit platforms, afaik: you always have to use the uppercase name for setting breakpoints on procedures/functions. > Is it as designed that the displayed value of a var parameter is the address > instead the value? It's because nobody bothered to submit a patch to GDB yet to add support for var parameters in their DWARF parser, so we currently encode them as C++-style references. That's the way references are displayed by GDB. Jonas ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. _______________________________________________ fpc-devel maillist - fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-devel CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this email in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you received this e-mail in error, please delete it from your computer and contact the sender. _______________________________________________ fpc-devel maillist - fpc-devel@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-devel
