[Bug debug/37982] Extraneous DW_TAG_variable tag

[swagiaal at redhat dot com]

------- Comment #8 from swagiaal at redhat dot com  2008-12-01 16:12 -------
> DW_AT_MIPS_linkage_name should be removed from GCC only after the DW_AT_name
> scoping/qualification will get fully fixed.  GDB currently already contains the
> DW_AT_MIPS_linkage_name reader and there is probably no need to disable it
> (except for testing purposes).
> 

Agreed. My patch fixes test cases where DW_AT_MIPS_linkage_name was not
generated by gcc, but the patch should be smarter about falling back on
DW_AT_MIPS_linkage_name when the correct canonical name cannot be constructed.

> On GDB CVS HEAD for gdb.cp/m-static.exp a command `print gnu_obj_4::elsewhere'
> works for me as it can find (presumably) the corrent .symtab mangled symbol.
> 
> Sure it would be good to get DW_AT_name fixed in GCC.
> 


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http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=37982