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Re: [vta->trunk] VTA merge
On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 09:47:18AM -0600, Tom Tromey wrote:
> >>>>> "Richard" == Richard Guenther <richard.guenther@gmail.com> writes:
>
> Richard> What gdb version is recommended to be able to benefit from
> Richard> -fvar-tracking-assignments? In particular do you in this
> Richard> patchset output expressions with the new dwarf4 stuff?
>
> The new DW_OP_*_value support is only on a branch in the archer
> repository for the time being. I'll try to push it upstream soon.
>
> Note that GCC trunk with -gdwarf-3 already requires an uncommitted gdb
> patch, due to the use of DW_OP_call_frame_cfa. However, I didn't see
> any checks in this patch against dwarf_version, which seems a little
> suspect. If those checks were added, then this patch would not make the
> choice-of-debugger situation any worse than it already is.
>
> Tom
Will merging in VTA break the use of older gdb releases? Apple is still
using the gdb 6.3.50-20050815 release for Snow Leopard (although it may
well be patched newer than that indicates).
Jack