------- Comment #1 from pj dot pandit at yahoo dot co dot in 2010-08-02 18:38
-------
The following patch to gcc-4.4.4 seems to fix the issue for DW_AT_subprogram
DIEs.
$ diff -Naurp gcc-4.4.4/gcc/dwarf2out.c gcc-4.4.4.1/gcc/dwarf2out.c
--- gcc-4.4.4/gcc/dwarf2out.c 2010-02-10 20:39:06.000000000 +0530
+++ gcc-4.4.4.1/gcc/dwarf2out.c 2010-08-02 15:16:17.495688080 +0530
@@ -13712,7 +13712,7 @@ gen_subprogram_die (tree decl, dw_die_re
{
subr_die = new_die (DW_TAG_subprogram, context_die, decl);
- if (TREE_PUBLIC (decl))
+ if (TREE_PUBLIC (decl) && !DECL_EXTERNAL (decl))
add_AT_flag (subr_die, DW_AT_external, 1);
add_name_and_src_coords_attributes (subr_die, decl);
@@ -14163,7 +14163,7 @@ gen_variable_die (tree decl, tree origin
add_type_attribute (var_die, type, TREE_READONLY (decl),
TREE_THIS_VOLATILE (decl), context_die);
- if (TREE_PUBLIC (decl))
+ if (TREE_PUBLIC (decl) && !DECL_EXTERNAL (decl))
add_AT_flag (var_die, DW_AT_external, 1);
if (DECL_ARTIFICIAL (decl))
--
http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=45153
