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[pf3gnuchains/gcc-fork.git] / gcc / dwarf2out.c

diff --git a/gcc/dwarf2out.c b/gcc/dwarf2out.c
index 4c350eb..8661080 100644 (file)
--- a/gcc/dwarf2out.c
+++ b/gcc/dwarf2out.c
@@ -1829,6 +1829,14 @@ output_call_frame_info (for_eh)
       fputc ('\n', asm_out_file);
       ASM_OUTPUT_LABEL (asm_out_file, l1);
 
+      /* ??? This always emits a 4 byte offset when for_eh is true, but it
+        emits a target dependent sized offset when for_eh is not true.
+        This inconsistency may confuse gdb.  The only case where we need a
+        non-4 byte offset is for the Irix6 N64 ABI, so we may lose SGI
+        compatibility if we emit a 4 byte offset.  We need a 4 byte offset
+        though in order to be compatible with the dwarf_fde struct in frame.c.
+        If the for_eh case is changed, then the struct in frame.c has
+        to be adjusted appropriately.  */
       if (for_eh)
        ASM_OUTPUT_DWARF_DELTA4 (asm_out_file, l1, "__FRAME_BEGIN__");
       else