On Mon, Mar 23, 2020 at 11:08:16AM -0400, Brian Callahan wrote: > > > On 2020-03-23 10:54 AM, Marc Espie wrote: > > On Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 03:22:16PM -0400, Brian Callahan wrote: > > > Hello ports -- > > > > > > It was hinted at recently that a port of dwz might be desirable. Here is > > > one. > > > > > > --- > > > pkg/DESCR: > > > dwz is a program that attempts to optimize DWARF debugging information > > > contained in ELF shared libraries and ELF executables for size, by > > > replacing DWARF information representation with equivalent smaller > > > representation where possible and by reducing the amount of duplication > > > using techniques from DWARF standard appendix E - creating > > > DW_TAG_partial_unit compilation units (CUs) for duplicated information > > > and using DW_TAG_imported_unit to import it into each CU that needs it. > > > --- > > > > > > Can verify that it does in fact do something with some test binaries on > > > amd64 (diffing the output of `objdump -g' from a newer binutils does show > > > substantial differences), but I don't know enough about DWARF symbols to > > > authoritatively say anything more than that. Testing on other archs would > > > be > > > greatly appreciated. > > > > > > OK? > > Thanks for the initial work, but you're not thinking straight. > > > > Here's an updated port. > > > > You'll notice the dependencies on gmake and xz are gone, which is > > required if we want to use this for DEBUG_PACKAGES eventually ;) > > Unless I'm missing something, you sent me back my own port without changes. > I'm fine with switching to the gz tarball and removing the dependency on > gmake. I get why.
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dwz.tgz
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