DWARF: make it possible to emit debug info for declarations only
The DWARF back-end used to systematically ignore file-scope function and
variable declarations. While this is justified in language like C/C++,
where such declarations can appear in several translation units and thus
bloat uselessly the debug info, this behavior is counter-productive in
languages with a well-defined module system. Specifically, it prevents
the description of imported entities, that belong to foreign languages,
making them unavailable from debuggers.
Take for instance:
package C_Binding is
function My_C_Function (I : Integer) return Integer;
pragma Import (C, My_C_Function, "my_c_function");
end C_Binding;
This makes available for Ada programs the C function "my_c_function"
under the following name: C_Binding.My_C_Function. When GCC compiles
it, though, it is represented as a FUNCTION_DECL node with DECL_EXTERNAL
set and a null DECL_INITIAL, which used to be discarded unconditionally
in the DWARF back-end.
This patch moves such filter from the DWARF back-end to the relevant
callers: passes.c:rest_of_decl_compilation and
godump.c:go_early_global_decl. It also This patch also updates the Ada
front-end to call debug hooks for functions such as in the above
example, so that we do generate debugging information for them.
gcc/
* dwarf2out.c (gen_decl_die): Remove the guard to skip file-scope
FUNCTION_DECL declarations.
(dwarf2out_early_global_decl): Remove the guard to skip FUNCTION_DECL
declarations.
(dwaf2out_decl): Likewise.
* godump.c (go_early_global_decl): Skip call to the real debug hook
for FUNCTION_DECL declarations.
* passes.c (rest_of_decl_compilation): Skip call to the
early_global_decl debug hook for FUNCTION_DECL declarations, unless
-fdump-go-spec is passed.
gcc/ada/
* gcc-interface/ada-tree.h (DECL_FUNCTION_IS_DEF): Update copyright
notice. New macro.
* gcc-interface/trans.c (Subprogram_Body_to_gnu): Tag the subprogram
as a definition.
(Compilation_Unit_to_gnu): Tag the elaboration procedure as a
definition.
* gcc-interface/decl.c (gnat_to_gnu_entity): Tag declarations of
imported subprograms for the current compilation unit as
definitions. Disable debug info for references to variables.
* gcc-interface/gigi.h (create_subprog_decl): Update declaration.
* gcc-interface/utils.c (gnat_pushdecl): Add external DECLs that are
not built-in functions to their binding scope.
(create_subprog_decl): Add a DEFINITION parameter. If it is true, tag
the function as a definition. Update all callers.
(gnat_write_global_declarations): Emit debug info for imported
functions. Filter out external variables for which debug info
is disabled.
gcc/testsuite/
* gnat.dg/debug11_pkg.adb, gnat.dg/debug11_pkg.ads,
gnat.dg/debug11_pkg2.ads: New testcase.
From-SVN: r249449
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