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@ 2022-11-07 8:40 Marc Poulhi?s
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commit r13-3746-g96c053335c7329ecd6c37f395b479994bc187d3a
Author: Cedric Landet <landet@adacore.com>
Date: Tue Oct 18 09:58:46 2022 +0200
ada: Document that gprof won't work on windows with PIE.
Document that gprof won't work on windows with PIE and -no-pie must be
used.
gcc/ada/
* doc/gnat_ugn/gnat_and_program_execution.rst: Mention the needed
-no-pie for windows to use gprof.
* gnat_ugn.texi: Regenerate.
Diff:
---
gcc/ada/doc/gnat_ugn/gnat_and_program_execution.rst | 8 ++++++--
gcc/ada/gnat_ugn.texi | 7 +++++--
2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/gcc/ada/doc/gnat_ugn/gnat_and_program_execution.rst b/gcc/ada/doc/gnat_ugn/gnat_and_program_execution.rst
index e827d1f9841..c239c363eae 100644
--- a/gcc/ada/doc/gnat_ugn/gnat_and_program_execution.rst
+++ b/gcc/ada/doc/gnat_ugn/gnat_and_program_execution.rst
@@ -1252,8 +1252,8 @@ most often, and are therefore the most time-consuming.
better handle Ada programs and multitasking.
It is currently supported on the following platforms
-* linux x86/x86_64
-* windows x86
+* Linux x86/x86_64
+* Windows x86/x86_64 (without PIE support)
In order to profile a program using ``gprof``, several steps are needed:
@@ -1291,6 +1291,10 @@ Note that only the objects that were compiled with the ``-pg`` switch will
be profiled; if you need to profile your whole project, use the ``-f``
gnatmake switch to force full recompilation.
+Note that on Windows, gprof does not support PIE. The ``-no-pie`` switch
+should be added to the linker flags to disable this feature.
+
+
.. _Program_execution:
diff --git a/gcc/ada/gnat_ugn.texi b/gcc/ada/gnat_ugn.texi
index ff5cfa9dbce..385f1d3deb5 100644
--- a/gcc/ada/gnat_ugn.texi
+++ b/gcc/ada/gnat_ugn.texi
@@ -19552,10 +19552,10 @@ It is currently supported on the following platforms
@itemize *
@item
-linux x86/x86_64
+Linux x86/x86_64
@item
-windows x86
+Windows x86/x86_64 (without PIE support)
@end itemize
In order to profile a program using @code{gprof}, several steps are needed:
@@ -19614,6 +19614,9 @@ Note that only the objects that were compiled with the @code{-pg} switch will
be profiled; if you need to profile your whole project, use the @code{-f}
gnatmake switch to force full recompilation.
+Note that on Windows, gprof does not support PIE. The @code{-no-pie} switch
+should be added to the linker flags to disable this feature.
+
@node Program execution,Running gprof,Compilation for profiling,Profiling an Ada Program with gprof
@anchor{gnat_ugn/gnat_and_program_execution id23}@anchor{175}@anchor{gnat_ugn/gnat_and_program_execution program-execution}@anchor{176}
@subsubsection Program execution
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