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authorNick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>2022-03-10 09:11:40 +0000
committerNick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>2022-03-10 09:11:40 +0000
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Add option to objdump/readelf to disable access to debuginfod servers.
* dwarf.c (use_debuginfod): New variable. Set to 1. (load_separate_debug_info): Only call debuginfod_fetch_separate_debug_info is use_debuginfod is true. (dwarf_select_sections_by_names): Add do-not-use-debuginfod and use-debuginfod options. (dwarf_select_sections_by_letters): Add D and E options. * dwarf.h (use_debuginfod): New extern. * objdump.c (usage): Mention the new options. * readelf.c (usage): Likewise. * doc/binutils.texi: Document the new options. * doc/debug-options.texi: Describe the new options. * NEWS: Mention the new feature. * testsuite/binutils-all/debuginfod.exp: Add tests of the new options.
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@@ -68,10 +68,27 @@ chosen when configuring the binutils via the
@option{--enable-follow-debug-links=no} options. If these are not
used then the default is to enable the following of debug links.
+Note - if support for the debuginfod protocol was enabled when the
+binutils were built then this option will also include an attempt to
+contact any debuginfod servers mentioned in the @var{DEBUGINFOD_URLS}
+environment variable. This could take some time to resolve. This
+behaviour can be disabled via the @option{=do-not-use-debuginfod} debug
+option.
+
@item N
@itemx =no-follow-links
Disables the following of links to separate debug info files.
+@item D
+@itemx =use-debuginfod
+Enables contacting debuginfod servers if there is a need to follow
+debug links. This is the default behaviour.
+
+@item E
+@itemx =do-not-use-debuginfod
+Disables contacting debuginfod servers when there is a need to follow
+debug links.
+
@item l
@itemx =rawline
Displays the contents of the @samp{.debug_line} section in a raw