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authorTom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>2023-10-21 15:22:09 -0600
committerTom Tromey <tom@tromey.com>2024-01-08 18:40:21 -0700
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Add "maint set dwarf synchronous"
For testing, it's sometimes convenient to be able to request that DWARF reading be done synchronously. This patch adds a new "maint" setting for this purpose. Reviewed-By: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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* GDB index now contains information about the main function. This speeds up
startup when it is being used for some large binaries.
+* On hosts where threading is available, DWARF reading is now done in
+ the background, resulting in faster startup. This can be controlled
+ using "maint set dwarf synchronous".
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