[Bug c++/82724] Larger than needed DWARF type declarations for explicitly instantiated class templates

[dblaikie at gmail dot com]

https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=82724

--- Comment #6 from David Blaikie <dblaikie at gmail dot com> ---
(In reply to Paul Robinson from comment #5)
> (In reply to David Blaikie from comment #4)
> > What I'm saying is consumers already have to parse it to match up the same
> > type name between compilers.
> 
> Consumers of objects produced by gcc or unmodified clang do, yes.
> Not that it's a good thing, it's just engineering reality.
> 
> > Does the Sony debugger?
> 
> The Sony debugger throws away the <params> part and reconstructs info
> to its liking from the template children.

Good to understand

> Given that the Sony debugger doesn't have to contend with gcc-produced
> objects, and we have our own clang that does what we want, we're happy.
> I'm just pointing out that gcc and upstream clang are doing something
> that is reasonably viewed as non-conformant and consumer-unfriendly.
> 
> It's the non-conformant part that mostly irks me.  Aside from that,
> as long as compilers and debuggers understand each other that's the
> important thing.
> 
> But you raised this bug really to point out an inconsistency within gcc
> and that's worth addressing.  Which way it goes is not a big deal for me.
> You cc'd me on the bug, which I took as a chance to say my piece, and
> thanks for the opportunity.

*nod* Thanks for chiming in - didn't mean to be too offputting, seemed good to
have all these views down here so GCC folks can consider them when figuring out
what to do with this bug.