On 12/06/2012 01:02 PM, Long, Dan T wrote:
Are the variables’ initial condition values stored in the DWARF files?
For example (Ada language with gnat compiler):
type A_type is
record
B : Integer := 10;
C : Float := 2.5;
D : Boolean := true;
End record;
EE : Integer := 100;
FF : Float := 77.007;
Where are the initial condition values: 10, 2.5, true, and 100 stored in DWARF
files? Or where in the compiled code are they? I used readelf –w filename.o
> filename.dwarf then
I looked at its DWARF file and I can see the definition of structure A along
with B, C, D type definitions and EE type too but I cannot find 10, 2.5, true
nor 100 values anywhere.
I needs to extract the variable names, types and initial values for input into
a mySQL database.
Typically (with -g compilation, not by default) the type information and
variable information is
in DWARF.
The initial values of data items (variables) are in the executable itself,
usually in some data section. DW_AT_location attributes in the DWARF
records describing
variables provide the means for you write code (or use a debugger) to
access any visible data values.
Hope this helps.
DavidA.
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