> After analyzing some test case failures in GCC and GDB I realized that > there are various problems with the handling of DWARF pieces > (particularly from registers) in the current implementations of GCC and > GDB. I'm working on a fix for the GDB part, but first I'd like to check > whether I'm heading into the right direction -- or what the right > direction is supposed to be. The article below outlines these issues > and the suggested solution options.
This is a very nice and detailed analysis of the current situation. Thank You! I admit that I read through the document fairly rapidly; it does seem to me, at this point, that the first step might be to get clarification from the DWARF committee? Or is input from the GCC/GDB community going to help the discussion with the DWARF committee? -- Joel