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Bug 22493 – DWARF: Use flag DW_FORM for flag attributes to reduce binary size

Status: NEW
Severity: enhancement
Priority: P4
Component: dmd
Product: D
Version: D2
Platform: All
OS: All
Creation time: 2021-11-08T15:24:07Z
Last change time: 2024-12-13T19:19:13Z
Assigned to: No Owner
Creator: Luís Ferreira

Moved to GitHub: dmd#20005 →

Comments

Comment #0 by contact — 2021-11-08T15:24:07Z

DW_FORM_data1 is being used on every debug info entry, which adds 1 byte, even if the entry doesn't have that flag. With DWARF5, flags can be enabled on the abbreviation code, reducing the debug info entry size and therefore the overall size significantly.

Comment #1 by robert.schadek — 2024-12-13T19:19:13Z

THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN MOVED TO GITHUB https://github.com/dlang/dmd/issues/20005 DO NOT COMMENT HERE ANYMORE, NOBODY WILL SEE IT, THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN MOVED TO GITHUB