Re: [RFA/dwarf] Eliminate dwarf2_tmp_obstack

Michael Elizabeth Chastain
2004-04-19T18:33:03Z

> No. It was a parenthetical comment. It has nothing to do with any
> submitted patch.

Okay, I can go back in my cave then. :)

> I do not know of any Linux distribution which changed the default to
> dwarf2.

The gdb doco recommends that people use dwarf-2 over stabs+
for c++ support and for macro support. But I'm getting far afield
here.

mec> My personal estimate/opinion is that gdb HEAD can drop support for gcc 2
mec> some time around October 2005.
drow> "Making the test results worse" is a far cry from "dropping support".

That's true. I'm just personally obsessed with gcc 2.

Michael C