Re: [rfc] struct dictionary

Andrew Cagney
2003-04-25T02:17:25Z

> Blocks currently store symbols in one of three different ways: using a
> hash table, using an unsorted list, or using a sorted list. Most
> blocks are built by buildsym.c, which use only the former two
> mechanisms. Sorted list blocks are only being produced by
> mdebugread.c. And, to make matters worse, jv-lang.c produces one
> unsorted list block for which the predicate BLOCK_SHOULD_SORT matches;
> the chain of events by which GDB actually treats that block correctly
> is very tenuous.

Um, didn't BLOCK_SHOULD_SORT get deleted?

Andrew