RE: [PING][PATCH] test: basename filenames in dwarf2 frame checks

Filipovic, Bratislav
2026-04-01T14:55:04Z

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PING
Can someone take a look at this?

Regards Bratislav

-----Original Message-----
From: Filipovic, Bratislav <Bratislav.Filipovic@amd.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2026 5:32 PM
To: gdb-patches@sourceware.org
Cc: simon.marchi@efficios.com; Filipovic, Bratislav <Bratislav.Filipovic@amd.com>
Subject: [PATCH] test: basename filenames in dwarf2 frame checks

Some gdb.dwarf2 tests match the output of commands like frame and expect to see locations printed as fission-base.c:LINE (no directory prefix). When the test programs are built with clang as CC_FOR_TARGET, GDB can print an absolute source path instead, causing FAILs.

For example, with clang:

(gdb) PASS: gdb.dwarf2/fission-base.exp: ptype func
(gdb) frame
#0 main () at /path/to/gdb/testsuite/fission-base.c:27
27 return func (-1);
(gdb) FAIL: gdb.dwarf2/fission-base.exp: frame in main

With gcc:

(gdb) PASS: gdb.dwarf2/fission-base.exp: ptype func
(gdb) frame
#0 main () at fission-base.c:27
27 return func (-1);
(gdb) PASS: gdb.dwarf2/fission-base.exp: frame in main

The difference comes from the DWARF line table contents. With clang, the .debug_line directory table can contain an absolute directory that the file table entries reference:

The Directory Table:
0 /path/to/gdb/testsuite

The File Name Table:
0 Dir=0 Name=fission-base.c
1 Dir=0 Name=fission-base.c

Whereas with gcc the directory table is empty and only the bare filename is present:

The Directory Table is empty.

The File Name Table:
1 Name=fission-base.c

This difference reflects toolchain/assembler behavior in how .file/.loc are translated into .debug_line and is orthogonal to what these tests aim to validate.

Force set filename-display basename in the affected tests so the output is stable across toolchains.

Test: gdb.dwarf2/fission-base.exp (CC_FOR_TARGET=clang, gcc)
Test: gdb.dwarf2/dw2-undefined-ret-addr.exp (CC_FOR_TARGET=clang, gcc)
---
gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/dw2-undefined-ret-addr.exp | 5 +++++
gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/fission-base.exp | 5 +++++
2 files changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/dw2-undefined-ret-addr.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/dw2-undefined-ret-addr.exp
index 32ddaf4a..5b47c84c 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/dw2-undefined-ret-addr.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/dw2-undefined-ret-addr.exp
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ if {![runto "stop_frame"]} {
return -1
}

+# If test is compiled with clang, GDB would display absolute path #
+This command keeps output consistent across toolchains.
+
+gdb_test_no_output "set filename-display basename"
+
# stop_frame should be the outermost frame.

# Check that backtrace shows only frame #0.
diff --git a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/fission-base.exp b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/fission-base.exp
index 035fe731..a73cab48 100644
--- a/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/fission-base.exp
+++ b/gdb/testsuite/gdb.dwarf2/fission-base.exp
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ if {![runto_main]} {
gdb_test "ptype main" "type = int \\(\\)"
gdb_test "ptype func" "type = int \\(int\\)"

+# If test is compiled with clang, GDB would display absolute path #
+This command keeps output consistent across toolchains.