Re: [EXT] Re: gdb does not stop at printf for ppc

Thanks Adhemerval/Peter

Ok, I can try for the printf and test it.

Regards:
Sachin.

On Wed, Oct 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM Peter Bergner via Libc-help <
libc-help-9JcytcrH/[email protected]> wrote:

> On 10/7/25 12:21 PM, Adhemerval Zanella Netto wrote:
> > On 03/10/25 16:43, Tom Tromey wrote:
> >> Yes, DWARF can use DW_TAG_imported_declaration.  However gdb's support
> >> for this is incomplete and you'd have to try it out to see if it's
> >> sufficient for this purpose.
> >
> > Thanks for the information, but it seems that it can not be easily
> created
> > by the compiler on C code (typedef creates DW_TAG_typedef and asm
> function
> > aliases do not generate DWARF entries); and relying on a possible
> incomplete
> > is kinda fragile because we would like to support old gdb releases.
> >
> > I think the local symbol aliases seems the best strategy.
>
>
> Ok, then I think we have a plan.  Sachin, how about you use Adhemerval's
> local symbol alias solution and place it through some thorough testing?
>
> Peter
>
>