From: Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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Subject: Re: Strange behavior of compiler.
Date: 29 Jun 2001 10:28:04 GMT
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Graaagh the Mighty <invalid AT erehwon DOT invalid> wrote:
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> Okay, so where in this picture does the stabs format and some problem
> or conflict between it and the available space in COFF images fit?

COFF's own type of debugging info has some internal limitations, and
stabs *removes* those limitations.  Whatever that discussion was, you
remembered the advice the wrong way round: for debugging C++ apps with
inlined methods, and for large code (more than 64K lines of code with
debug info in them), you should by all means use -gstabs+ or -ggdb
instead of plain -g.

But sometimes, even stabs isn't enough, and that's why we're now
moving towards DWARF2.
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Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.