Re: [GCC 4.8.1] Which section to emit, .eh_frame or .debug_section?

[Jakub Jelinek]

On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 05:24:53PM +0530, Ramana wrote:
> For C++ applications, on PPC, gcc v4.8.1 is generating the call frame
> information in the .eh_frame section by default.
> 
> Could you please tell me why .eh_frame is being generated instead of
> .debug_frame?

Because .eh_frame is the same data .debug_frame contains, just more compact
and usable also for unwinding and backtrace purposes, not just debugging.
It doesn't make sense to emit both.

        Jakub