Hi, is it a known bug that `main' function (and so even specially compiled with the specific prologue/epilogue) missing DWARF `DW_AT_location' for its `argc' and `argv' on 32-bit targets? I did not find a Bugzilla entry for it.
affected: x86_64-redhat-linux with -m32, i386-redhat-linux not affected: x86_64-redhat-linux (-m64) 32-bit broken for: gcc-4.1.1, snapshot 4.2.0 always works: gcc-3.4.6 It causes gdb(1) to hide the arguments during backtrace: #0 main () at test.c:3 Thanks, Jan correct (gcc-3.4.6): <1><ee3>: Abbrev Number: 33 (DW_TAG_subprogram) DW_AT_sibling : <f63> DW_AT_external : 1 DW_AT_name : main DW_AT_decl_file : 46 DW_AT_decl_line : 267 DW_AT_prototyped : 1 DW_AT_type : <c4> DW_AT_low_pc : 0x8048c0f DW_AT_high_pc : 0x8048e26 DW_AT_frame_base : 616 (location list) <2><f02>: Abbrev Number: 34 (DW_TAG_formal_parameter) DW_AT_name : argc DW_AT_decl_file : 46 DW_AT_decl_line : 267 DW_AT_type : <c4> DW_AT_location : 2 byte block: 91 0 (DW_OP_fbreg: 0) <2><f12>: Abbrev Number: 34 (DW_TAG_formal_parameter) DW_AT_name : argv DW_AT_decl_file : 46 DW_AT_decl_line : 267 DW_AT_type : <f63> DW_AT_location : 2 byte block: 91 4 (DW_OP_fbreg: 4) incorrect (gcc-4.1.1): <1><64>: Abbrev Number: 2 (DW_TAG_subprogram) DW_AT_external : 1 DW_AT_name : main DW_AT_decl_file : 1 DW_AT_decl_line : 2 DW_AT_prototyped : 1 DW_AT_type : <9b> DW_AT_low_pc : 0x8048324 DW_AT_high_pc : 0x804833d DW_AT_frame_base : 0 (location list) DW_AT_sibling : <9b> <2><82>: Abbrev Number: 3 (DW_TAG_formal_parameter) DW_AT_name : argc DW_AT_decl_file : 1 DW_AT_decl_line : 1 DW_AT_type : <9b> <2><8e>: Abbrev Number: 3 (DW_TAG_formal_parameter) DW_AT_name : argv DW_AT_decl_file : 1 DW_AT_decl_line : 1 DW_AT_type : <a2>