kamleshbhalui added a comment. In D103131#2780997 <https://reviews.llvm.org/D103131#2780997>, @dblaikie wrote:
> Looks like GCC emits aliases as a `DW_TAG_variable` without a location, not > as a `DW_TAG_imported_declaration` - what gave you the inspiration to do it > in this way? (I think it's probably good, but DWARF doesn't lend itself to > novelty so much... can be good to stick with how other folks already do > things since it'll be what consumers already know how to handle) > > How's this work if the alias target isn't declared in the source - but in > inline assembly instead? (I guess GCC probably handles that OK, but the Clang > strategy here might not cope with it) > what gave you the inspiration to do it in this way? Actually, I got the idea from the discussion in the defect. > How's this work if the alias target isn't declared in the source gcc spec says that alias target has to be in the same source. https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Variable-Attributes.html it would be great if you share an example if I misunderstood you. Repository: rG LLVM Github Monorepo CHANGES SINCE LAST ACTION https://reviews.llvm.org/D103131/new/ https://reviews.llvm.org/D103131 _______________________________________________ cfe-commits mailing list cfe-commits@lists.llvm.org https://lists.llvm.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cfe-commits
