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Re: patch to emit debug into emitted classes
On Thu, Mar 10, 2005 at 03:56:27PM -0800, Per Bothner wrote:
> Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:
> >So does it still help so much?
>
> I think so, but I'll have to re-compile the library.
>
> I did try a simple hello world:
> -rw-rw-r-- 1 bothner bothner 56053 Mar 10 15:33 Foo1.s # before
> -rw-rw-r-- 1 bothner bothner 12607 Mar 10 15:39 Foo2.s # after
>
> >Is the resulting debug information useful?
>
> Why not? Of course it needs to be tested, but the mechanism works for C++,
> and has been used by gcc/gdb for many years.
I know the principle is sound, although it's less "obvious" than you're
making it sound - for instance, the user is SOL if a Java library lacks
debugging info. I was asking about the Java-specific bits, i.e.
whether the resulting set of output classes is appropriate. I'll just
take your word for it; I barely even speak Java.
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Daniel Jacobowitz
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