[fpc-devel] RTL StackTrace patch

[Fabio Dell'Aria]

Hi,

2008/1/17, Peter Vreman <peter at freepascal.org>:
> >>> I think it should by default look for program.dbg file , and then if not
> >>> exists for paramstr(0). Is that enough ? If so,please explain how to
> >>> check if file exists , which function could be used here.
> >>
> >> No, as Peter described, you should look in the executable for a link to
> >> the file
> >> with debug info.
> >
> > Moreover, if the debug information is included within the executable file
> > directly, there's probably no need to look for an external file, IMHO, so
> > if the proper link isn't available and we would want to support external
> > files anyway, the preference should be probably the other way round (first
> > paramstr(0), then paramstr(0) with extension changed to .dbg or something
> > like that).
>
> I don't agree. We should not support looking implicitly for a .dbg without a gnu_debuglink
> section. Because there is no garauntee that the .dbg and the .exe will match. The gnu_debuglink is
> the only reliable way, because it uses a build-id or a checksum verification.
>
> Peter

I'm sorry but I'm NOT ABLE to create a patch to read and verify the
gnu_debuglink section.
I'm ONLY able to search for an external .dbg file (the same of the
.exe but simply renamed).

So I think others must write this path, I'm really sorry to cannot help! :(

A voluntary? ;)

-- 
Best regards...

Fabio Dell'Aria.