Re: Deprecate dwarf and mdebug support, delete nlm?

Andrew Cagney
2003-05-05T17:30:53Z

> I don't think its a fair measure to equate number of patches with value.

The number of patches does at least hint at the level of activity. As
for value, part of a value judgment is determining the cost.

> I've still got users who are using commercial compilers that emit dwarf1 and
> it would be a great loss to these users if dwarf1 went away.

Significant structural change, such as adding support for multiple
address spaces, moves more rapidly when there are fewer debug readers to
content with. These users potential loss is someone elses potential
gain. These users can also continue to use an existing GDB.

As someone (michael?) suggested, can these users move to Free compilers?

>> Here is the URL for one guy who has a diab compiler and wanted
>> to improve gdb dwarf-1 support:
>>
>> http://sources.redhat.com/ml/gdb-patches/2002-07/msg00505.html
>>
>> That's the extent of interest in dwarf-1: two people in the past year
>> with diab compiler: this guy, and one other that I didn't dig up
>> the URL for yet.

Andrew