avr-gcc, .debug_frame and bitfields

[E. Weddington]

On 4 May 2004 at 9:50, Denis Chertykov wrote:

<snip>
> > When building objects, I am unable to make gcc output the .debug_frame
> > section. This is how I build my objects:
> > 
> >  >avr-gcc -mmcu=atmega169 -gdwarf-2 -o test.elf test.c
> 
> Avr port support only stabs debugging format.
> (-g equal to -gstabs.)
> 
> 
<snip>

> > Are these problems specific for the AVR target?
> 
> Yes.
> 
> > How would I go about to fix these problems?
> 
> Rewrite code which handle debugging information.
> 

Denis,

Torleif is an Atmel employee who is in the process of adding ELF / DWARF 
support to their AVR Studio software especially for debugging. This is a very 
desirable feature to have in their software.

Do you have *specific* information as to what exactly needs to be done to add 
DWARF support for the AVR?

Thanks
Eric