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Re: [RFC] Optimization Diary
Daniel Berlin <dberlin@dberlin.org> writes:
> Tom Tromey wrote:
> >>>>>> "Devang" == Devang Patel <dpatel@apple.com> writes:
> >
> > Devang> This version removes internal radar numbers and replaces s/
> > Devang> DW_AT_APPLE.../DW_AT_GNU...
> >
> > I read this. I'm not anywhere near an expert in dwarf or anything
> > related to this proposal, so please bear with me if I say something
> > dumb :-).
> >
> > I do have a few questions and concerns.
> >
> >
> In addition to Tom's concerns, it seems to me to be a *really bad idea*
> to try to come up with integer values for every single message, instead
> of just placing a string there.
One issue here is that this interacts poorly with
internationalization. No matter what you do, you'll need to have a
table of possible strings somewhere, so you might as well save space
by not putting it in every object file.