You need to understand the DWARF (debug info)
Try this:
Create a *SIMPLE* C file - with a simple structure
Do *not* "#include" any file - make your file 100% standalone.
(later you can get more complicated, you want a simple translation unit)
Do the following with both GCC and LLVM
Compile this file using only the "-c -S" options. (this produces an assembly listing)
Next, add the "-g" option thus: "-c -S -g" - look at the difference.
Try other variants of the "-g" (see the man pages)
Look over the .S file output - this should give you a good description of the dwarf info.
Add things - this will get you started. Then - start reading about DWARF records and and then start spelunking (cave exploring) through out the code base - both in LLVM and in GDB - compare and contrast.
Find some function - in the bowels of GDB and/or LLVM and set a breakpoint - use GDB to DEBUG GDB
or LLVM to Debug LLVM what ever combination you like.
A good example would be the "print variable" operation, then step through the code and examine the available variables and the dwarf debug data structures "in-situ" with actual data present. Also disable the optimizer, and turn on all debugging. This means building your own version of GDB and/or LLVM
-Duane.
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Subject: [lldb-dev] Structure variable names
From: Jiten Thakkar via lldb-dev <lldb-dev@lists.llvm.org>
Date: Tue, June 07, 2016 9:56 am
To: lldb-dev@lists.llvm.org
Hi All,
I am working on a project as part of my graduate study which uses LLVM.
I am new to LLVM and lldb to be particular.
My goal is to get names of the parameters to functions. If the parameter is a variable in a structure, it is represented as an offset in the structure.
I want to get the names of all those parameters. I assume that debug info should provide this but so far I am unable to find any documentation regarding which would describe how to do it.
Is there a way to do this using debug info? Is this even possible?
Please let me know if any of this is confusing and I will try to describe it in detail.
Thanks,
Jiten
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