Re: [open-cobol-list] Proposed addition to OpenCOBOL an object module generator

[David Essex]

Well DWARF looks interesting, but I'm confused as to your objectives.

Perhaps you could clarify.

Jeff Chimene wrote:
> > Would there be any interest in adding an object module generator to 
> > OpenCOBOL?
>
> I'm going to investigate adding support for libdwarf 
> (http://wiki.dwarfstd.org/index.php?title=Libdwarf_And_Dwarfdump)
>
> Please let me know if this is unsuitable for OC.
>
> The library is copyrighted by Silicon Graphics under the terms of the LPGL.
>
> I'll continue this post once I get some confirmation the libdwarf is 
> suitable for inclusion in OC

From link [1]:
...
Many projects generate (gcc for example) and consume (gdb for example) 
DWARF2/3 information without any reference-to or use-of libdwarf.

From link [2]:
...
The DWARF Debugging Information Format is of interest to programmers 
working on compilers and debuggers.

1) Libdwarf And Dwarfdump
http://wiki.dwarfstd.org/index.php?title=Libdwarf_And_Dwarfdump

2) David A's DWARF Page
http://reality.sgiweb.org/davea/dwarf.html