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To: Joel Brobecker <brobecker@gnat.com>
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Subject: Re: [RFC] breakpoints and function prologues...
References: <20020722231957.GE4999@gnat.com>
From: Jim Blandy <jimb@redhat.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 16:53:00 -0000
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In the long term, if we can get GDB to use Dwarf 2 CFI and location
lists, there will be no difference between setting breakpoints before
or after the prologue.  The prologue scanning and skipping behavior
will only be necessary in the absence of that debugging info.