Re: debug/9161: stabs: No function argument debug info for function pointers

Re: debug/9161: stabs: No function argument debug info for function pointers

[bangerth]

Old Synopsis: No function argument debug info for function pointers
New Synopsis: stabs: No function argument debug info for function pointers

State-Changed-From-To: open->analyzed
State-Changed-By: bangerth
State-Changed-When: Fri Mar 14 21:23:33 2003
State-Changed-Why:
    Confirmed also on x86-linux with mainline, when using
    -gstabs:
    
    g/x> cat x.cc
    int (*p1) ();
    int (*p2) (int);
    
    int main ()
    {}
    
    g/x> /home/bangerth/bin/gcc-3.4-pre/bin/c++ -gstabs x.cc
    
    g/x> gdb a.out
    GNU gdb 5.1.1
    Copyright 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and you are
    welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain conditions.
    Type "show copying" to see the conditions.
    There is absolutely no warranty for GDB.  Type "show warranty" for details.
    This GDB was configured as "i386-suse-linux"...
    (gdb) ptype p1
    type = int (*)(void)
    (gdb) ptype p2
    type = int (*)(void)
    
    W.

http://gcc.gnu.org/cgi-bin/gnatsweb.pl?cmd=view%20audit-trail&database=gcc&pr=9161

Re: debug/9161: stabs: No function argument debug info for function pointers

[Daniel Jacobowitz]

The following reply was made to PR debug/9161; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@mvista.com>
To: bangerth@dealii.org, dave@rebuzz.org, gcc-bugs@gcc.gnu.org,
	gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org
Cc:  
Subject: Re: debug/9161: stabs: No function argument debug info for function pointers
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 16:26:45 -0500

 On Fri, Mar 14, 2003 at 09:23:34PM -0000, bangerth@dealii.org wrote:
 > Old Synopsis: No function argument debug info for function pointers
 > New Synopsis: stabs: No function argument debug info for function pointers
 > 
 > State-Changed-From-To: open->analyzed
 > State-Changed-By: bangerth
 > State-Changed-When: Fri Mar 14 21:23:33 2003
 > State-Changed-Why:
 >     Confirmed also on x86-linux with mainline, when using
 >     -gstabs:
 >     
 >     g/x> cat x.cc
 >     int (*p1) ();
 >     int (*p2) (int);
 >     
 >     int main ()
 >     {}
 >     
 >     g/x> /home/bangerth/bin/gcc-3.4-pre/bin/c++ -gstabs x.cc
 >     
 >     g/x> gdb a.out
 >     GNU gdb 5.1.1
 >     Copyright 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 >     GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and you are
 >     welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain conditions.
 >     Type "show copying" to see the conditions.
 >     There is absolutely no warranty for GDB.  Type "show warranty" for details.
 >     This GDB was configured as "i386-suse-linux"...
 >     (gdb) ptype p1
 >     type = int (*)(void)
 >     (gdb) ptype p2
 >     type = int (*)(void)
 
 Yes.  There's a stabs syntax for this that GCC doesn't support.  I
 think GDB would recognize it if we generated it, but I don't really
 remember.
 
 -- 
 Daniel Jacobowitz
 MontaVista Software                         Debian GNU/Linux Developer