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Diffstat (limited to 'gdb/symfile.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/symfile.c | 20 |
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/symfile.c b/gdb/symfile.c index 04c6b88..02b2c36 100644 --- a/gdb/symfile.c +++ b/gdb/symfile.c @@ -2632,9 +2632,21 @@ start_psymtab_common (struct objfile *objfile, } /* Add a symbol with a long value to a psymtab. - Since one arg is a struct, we pass in a ptr and deref it (sigh). */ - -void + Since one arg is a struct, we pass in a ptr and deref it (sigh). + Return the partial symbol that has been added. */ + +/* NOTE: carlton/2003-09-11: The reason why we return the partial + symbol is so that callers can get access to the symbol's demangled + name, which they don't have any cheap way to determine otherwise. + (Currenly, dwarf2read.c is the only file who uses that information, + though it's possible that other readers might in the future.) + Elena wasn't thrilled about that, and I don't blame her, but we + couldn't come up with a better way to get that information. If + it's needed in other situations, we could consider breaking up + SYMBOL_SET_NAMES to provide access to the demangled name lookup + cache. */ + +const struct partial_symbol * add_psymbol_to_list (char *name, int namelength, domain_enum domain, enum address_class class, struct psymbol_allocation_list *list, long val, /* Value as a long */ @@ -2677,6 +2689,8 @@ add_psymbol_to_list (char *name, int namelength, domain_enum domain, } *list->next++ = psym; OBJSTAT (objfile, n_psyms++); + + return psym; } /* Add a symbol with a long value to a psymtab. This differs from |