On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 7:51 PM, Joel Brobecker <brobecker@adacore.com> wrote:
>> Type units don't need the pc/line-number mapping,
>> and this can save a lot of space.
>
> Types in general have a sloc, and we sometimes use them. For instance,
> trying the following:
>
>        (gdb) ptype ambiguous_type
>        Multiple matches for ambiguous_type
>        [0] cancel
>        [1] pck.ambiguous_type at pck.adb:8
>        [2] bar.ambiguous_type at bar.adb:9
>        >
>
> Is your patch going to affect the above?

Appended is what I committed to trunk.
I think it's fine.

>> Joel: I'd also like to check this into the 7.4 branch.
>> IMO it's safe enough.
>
> No problem on my end if the concerns above are unfounded.
> Although I know I do not know this file as well as you do.

It's rarely how much I know, it's how much I remember. 1/2 :-)

The memory space reduction is substantial so I'd like to get this in 7.4.
[the reduction only kicks in for .debug_types, btw]

2012-01-10  Doug Evans  <dje@google.com>

        * dwarf2read.c (dwarf_decode_lines): Remove arg "abfd".  New arg
        "want_line_info".  All callers updated.
        (dwarf_decode_lines_1): New function.
        (handle_DW_AT_stmt_list): Add function comment.
        New arg "want_line_info".  All callers updated.
        (read_file_scope,read_type_unit_scope): Move comment from
        handle_DW_AT_stmt_list to here.