Chris Lattner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > If debug info size and link time is really such a serious problem for > so many users, perhaps people developing the gnu toolchain should > investigate an extension like this.
I'm in favor of implementing this. As I'm sure you know, the GNU binutils and gdb already support using a single separate file for debugging information. But these approaches do not solve all problems. The technique works well during development for a program which is normally run on the same system on which it is developed. It doesn't help much when the program must be run on a different system--it's possible to use gdbserver, but awkward. And it doesn't help at all when it is sometimes necessary to debug executables which have been built and distributed widely. Ian
