Re: Problems while debugging fortran

[Jim Blandy <jimb@codesourcery.com>]

Joel Brobecker <brobecker at adacore.com> writes:
> I agree with Jim's comment, but on the other hand, I propose a slightly
> different way of saying this:
>
>    /* In Fortran programs compiled with XLF, the only way we have found
>       so far to identify the main procedure is by using the fact that
>       the calling convention is different from the other procedures:
>       The DW_AT_calling_convention attribute is set to DW_CC_program.
>
>       This is not the intent of this attribute as documented in the
>       DWARF standard, but we haven't found any other distinctive
>       characteristic of the main procedure, so we check the calling
>       convention for Fortran compilation units.  */
>
> I want to steer away from the concept of "entry point", because the
> main is not necessarily the entry point. For instance, in Ada, the
> entry point is distinct from the main procedure.
>
> Is Carlos Eduado's patch OK with the comment I suggest?

This would be fine with me, too.