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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/dwarf2read.c b/gdb/dwarf2read.c
index 15e168f..ecba9ed 100644
--- a/gdb/dwarf2read.c
+++ b/gdb/dwarf2read.c
@@ -1898,8 +1898,12 @@ add_partial_symbol (struct partial_die_info *pdi, struct dwarf2_cu *cu)
switch (pdi->tag)
{
case DW_TAG_subprogram:
- if (pdi->is_external)
+ if (pdi->is_external || cu->language == language_ada)
{
+ /* brobecker/2007-12-26: Normally, only "external" DIEs are part
+ of the global scope. But in Ada, we want to be able to access
+ nested procedures globally. So all Ada subprograms are stored
+ in the global scope. */
/*prim_record_minimal_symbol (actual_name, pdi->lowpc + baseaddr,
mst_text, objfile); */
psym = add_psymbol_to_list (actual_name, strlen (actual_name),
@@ -7296,8 +7300,15 @@ new_symbol (struct die_info *die, struct type *type, struct dwarf2_cu *cu)
finish_block. */
SYMBOL_CLASS (sym) = LOC_BLOCK;
attr2 = dwarf2_attr (die, DW_AT_external, cu);
- if (attr2 && (DW_UNSND (attr2) != 0))
+ if ((attr2 && (DW_UNSND (attr2) != 0))
+ || cu->language == language_ada)
{
+ /* Subprograms marked external are stored as a global symbol.
+ Ada subprograms, whether marked external or not, are always
+ stored as a global symbol, because we want to be able to
+ access them globally. For instance, we want to be able
+ to break on a nested subprogram without having to
+ specify the context. */
add_symbol_to_list (sym, &global_symbols);
}
else