The source: procedure AdaFF is type rec is record null; end record; X : rec; begin null; end AdaFF;
produces output by: $ rm -f adaff{,.o,.ali};gnatmake -g adaff.adb ;readelf -a --debug-dump adaff | grep 'DW_AT_byte_size.*0xffff' <30b> DW_AT_byte_size : 0xffffffff <1><306>: Abbrev Number: 20 (DW_TAG_structure_type) <307> DW_AT_name : (indirect string, offset: 0x3c8): ada_main__main__TsehB___XUT <30b> DW_AT_byte_size : 0xffffffff <30f> DW_AT_decl_file : 1 <310> DW_AT_decl_line : 105 <311> DW_AT_sibling : <0x33b> A more complicated testcase http://sourceware.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/src/gdb/testsuite/gdb.ada/packed_tagged/comp_bug.adb?rev=1.1&cvsroot=src crashes GDB eating all the memory on `print x' there. -- Summary: debug info invalid x86_64 DW_AT_byte_size 0xffffffff Product: gcc Version: 4.3.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: minor Priority: P3 Component: ada AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: jan dot kratochvil at redhat dot com GCC build triplet: x86_64-fedora-linux-gnu GCC host triplet: x86_64-fedora-linux-gnu GCC target triplet: x86_64-fedora-linux-gnu http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=35998