>> * .debug_pubtypes - Public types for use in building the >> .gdb_index section at link time. This section will have an >> extended format to allow it to represent both types in the >> .debug_dwo_info section and type units in .debug_types. > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > = .dwo_info , maybe both .debug_info and .dwo_info > > >> * .dwo_abbrev - Defines the abbreviation codes used by the >> .debug_dwo_info section. > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > = .dwo_info
Thanks, I've fixed the wiki page. > I find this .dwo_* setup is great for rapid development rebuilds but it should > remain optional as the currently used DWARF final separate .debug info file is > smaller than all the .dwo files together. In the case of the final linked > .debug builds (rpm/deb/...) one does not consider the build speed as > important. > It probably does not make sense to merge + convert .dwo files back to a single > .debug file for the rpm/deb/... build performance reasons. Yes, we'll definitely make this a compile-time option. While I haven't finished designing the package format for collecting all the .dwo files, I do plan on having the packaging tool do at least duplicate type elimination to reduce the size of the package file. -cary
