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Diffstat (limited to 'gdb/symfile.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | gdb/symfile.h | 27 |
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/symfile.h b/gdb/symfile.h index 36447d7e526..a6bf3f6da8f 100644 --- a/gdb/symfile.h +++ b/gdb/symfile.h @@ -218,18 +218,27 @@ extern char *obconcat (struct obstack *obstackp, const char *, const char *, /* Variables */ -/* whether to auto load solibs at startup time: 0/1. +/* If non-zero, shared library symbols will be added automatically + when the inferior is created, new libraries are loaded, or when + attaching to the inferior. This is almost always what users will + want to have happen; but for very large programs, the startup time + will be excessive, and so if this is a problem, the user can clear + this flag and then add the shared library symbols as needed. Note + that there is a potential for confusion, since if the shared + library symbols are not loaded, commands like "info fun" will *not* + report all the functions that are actually present. */ - On all platforms, 0 means "don't auto load". - - On HP-UX, > 0 means a threshhold, in megabytes, of symbol table which will - be auto loaded. When the cumulative size of solib symbol table exceeds - this threshhold, solibs' symbol tables will not be loaded. +extern int auto_solib_add; - On other platforms, > 0 means, "always auto load". - */ +/* For systems that support it, a threshold size in megabytes. If + automatically adding a new library's symbol table to those already + known to the debugger would cause the total shared library symbol + size to exceed this threshhold, then the shlib's symbols are not + added. The threshold is ignored if the user explicitly asks for a + shlib to be added, such as when using the "sharedlibrary" + command. */ -extern int auto_solib_add; +extern int auto_solib_limit; /* From symfile.c */ |