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Re: Dynamically generated code and DWARF exception handling

From: Daniel Jacobowitz <drow at false dot org>
To: Mike Stump <mrs at apple dot com>
Cc: jacob navia <jacob at jacob dot remcomp dot fr>, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 23:16:07 -0400
Subject: Re: Dynamically generated code and DWARF exception handling
References: <4457414C.2010404@jacob.remcomp.fr> <FB62205C-C4BB-47C1-9FAE-E41C1AE8BE02@apple.com>

On Tue, May 02, 2006 at 07:21:24PM -0700, Mike Stump wrote:
> >Otherwise, would it be possible to generate the DWARF Tables and  
> >add those tables dynamically to the running program?
> 
> Yes (could require OS changes).
> 
> >Under windows, Microsoft provides an API for JITs that does exactly  
> >that. Is there an equivalent API for linux?
> 
> Don't think so.

There isn't really.  But I know that other JITs have managed to do this
- I just don't know how.  They may use a nasty hack somewhere.

-- 
Daniel Jacobowitz
CodeSourcery

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