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diff --git a/gdb/language.h b/gdb/language.h index 06b42ae..029de4a 100644 --- a/gdb/language.h +++ b/gdb/language.h @@ -264,6 +264,26 @@ struct language_defn const char *la_name_of_this; + /* True if the symbols names should be stored in GDB's data structures + for minimal/partial/full symbols using their linkage (aka mangled) + form; false if the symbol names should be demangled first. + + Most languages implement symbol lookup by comparing the demangled + names, in which case it is advantageous to store that information + already demangled, and so would set this field to false. + + On the other hand, some languages have opted for doing symbol + lookups by comparing mangled names instead, for reasons usually + specific to the language. Those languages should set this field + to true. + + And finally, other languages such as C or Asm do not have + the concept of mangled vs demangled name, so those languages + should set this field to true as well, to prevent any accidental + demangling through an unrelated language's demangler. */ + + const bool la_store_sym_names_in_linkage_form_p; + /* This is a function that lookup_symbol will call when it gets to the part of symbol lookup where C looks up static and global variables. */ |