stabs vs. dwarf-2 for C programs

J.T. Conklin
2001-04-12T19:13:00Z

In general, are there any advantages for using dwarf-2 over
stabs debugging symbols for C (not C++) programs?

I did a quick test of rebuilding our system with dwarf-2 debug
symbols, and found that the image file grew from 35MB to 167MB
and link times nearly quadrupled, so dwarf-2 isn't looking so
good so far. If I had to guess, it looks like duplicate debug
info (from headers, etc.) isn't being eliminated as is done
for stabs.

--jtc

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