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Re: Designs for better debug info in GCC
On Nov 12, 2007, Mark Mitchell <mark@codesourcery.com> wrote:
> Clearly, for some users, incorrect debugging information on optimized
> code is not a terribly big deal. It's certainly less important to many
> users than that the program get the right answer. On the other hand,
> there are no doubt users where, whether for debugging, certification, or
> whatever, it's vitally important that the debugging information meet
> some standard of accuracy.
How is this different from a port of the compiler for a CPU that few
people care about? That many users couldn't care less whether the
compiler output on that port works at all doesn't make it any less of
a correctness issue.
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