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PATCH for Re: http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-3.1/changes.html - linux/x86debug formats?
- From: Gerald Pfeifer <pfeifer at dbai dot tuwien dot ac dot at>
- To: Richard Henderson <rth at redhat dot com>
- Cc: Alex Hornby <alex at anvil dot co dot uk>, <gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org>, <gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org>
- Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 17:45:39 +0200 (CEST)
- Subject: PATCH for Re: http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-3.1/changes.html - linux/x86debug formats?
On Thu, 25 Apr 2002, Richard Henderson wrote:
>> Did the default debug format change to dwarf2 from stabs on linux/x86 for
>> the 3.1 branch?
> Yes.
>> If so the change would be of interest to users such as
>> myself - as would which version(s) of gdb to use with it.
> 5.1.1.
Is the following patch okay then? (If not, what should I change?)
Gerald
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<li>The <code>-traditional</code> C compiler option has been
deprecated and will be removed in GCC 3.2. (It remains possible to
preprocess non-C code with the traditional preprocessor.)</li>
+
+ <li>The default debugging format for GNU/Linux platforms has changed
+ from stabs to DWARF2. This requires GDB 5.1.1 or later.</li>
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