gdb/gdb-gdb-add-index-script.patch

http://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2010-07/msg00184.html
Subject: Re: [0/4] RFC: add DWARF index support

Jan Kratochvil: Fixed $d -> $dir.
Jan Kratochvil: Remove /dev/null redirection.

>>>>> "Tom" == Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com> writes:

Tom> This patch series adds support for a DWARF index to gdb.

Roland suggested we wrap up the index-creation code into a helper
script.

I'm not sure if this is something people would want in gdb proper, but I
figured I would send it here just in case.

Tom

2010-07-09  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>

	* Makefile.in (install-only): Install gdb-add-index.
	* gdb-add-index: New file.

2010-07-09  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>

	* gdb.texinfo (Index Files): Mention gdb-add-index.

>From 30714fe719e61baea03d0dc5793eb0d564faebb7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2010 11:17:54 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 4/4] add gdb-add-index
Subject: [PATCH 4/4] add gdb-add-index

---
 gdb/ChangeLog       |    5 +++++
 gdb/Makefile.in     |   11 ++++++++++-
 gdb/doc/ChangeLog   |    4 ++++
 gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo |    8 ++++++++
 gdb/gdb-add-index   |   30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 5 files changed, 57 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
 create mode 100755 gdb/gdb-add-index

Index: gdb-7.6.50.20130731-cvs/gdb/Makefile.in
===================================================================
--- gdb-7.6.50.20130731-cvs.orig/gdb/Makefile.in	2013-08-02 16:31:59.603674194 +0200
+++ gdb-7.6.50.20130731-cvs/gdb/Makefile.in	2013-08-02 16:32:08.260690156 +0200
@@ -1070,6 +1070,15 @@ install-only: install-gstack $(CONFIG_IN
 		  $(INSTALL_PROGRAM) gcore \
 			  $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$$transformed_name; \
 	fi
+	transformed_name=`t='$(program_transform_name)'; \
+			  echo gdb-add-index | sed -e "$$t"` ; \
+		if test "x$$transformed_name" = x; then \
+		  transformed_name=gdb-add-index ; \
+		else \
+		  true ; \
+		fi ; \
+		$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) $(srcdir)/gdb-add-index \
+			$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/$$transformed_name$(EXEEXT)
 	@$(MAKE) DO=install "DODIRS=$(SUBDIRS)" $(FLAGS_TO_PASS) subdir_do
 
 install-python:
Index: gdb-7.6.50.20130731-cvs/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
===================================================================
--- gdb-7.6.50.20130731-cvs.orig/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo	2013-08-02 16:31:59.616674218 +0200
+++ gdb-7.6.50.20130731-cvs/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo	2013-08-02 16:32:08.271690176 +0200
@@ -17447,6 +17447,14 @@ There are currently some limitation on i
 for DWARF debugging information, not stabs.  And, they do not
 currently work for programs using Ada.
 
+@value{GDBN} comes with a program, @command{gdb-add-index}, which can
+be used to add the index to a symbol file.  It takes the symbol file
+as its only argument:
+
+@smallexample
+$ gdb-add-index symfile
+@end smallexample
+
 @node Symbol Errors
 @section Errors Reading Symbol Files
 
@@ -43044,6 +43052,7 @@ switch (die->tag)
 * gdbserver man::               Remote Server for the GNU Debugger man page
 * gcore man::                   Generate a core file of a running program
 * gdbinit man::                 gdbinit scripts
+* gdb-add-index man::           Add index files to speed up GDB
 @end menu
 
 @node gdb man
@@ -43696,6 +43705,54 @@ gdb(1), @code{info -f gdb -n Startup}
 The full documentation for @value{GDBN} is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
 If the @code{info} and @code{gdb} programs and @value{GDBN}'s Texinfo
 documentation are properly installed at your site, the command
+
+@smallexample
+info gdb
+@end smallexample
+
+should give you access to the complete manual.
+
+@cite{Using GDB: A Guide to the GNU Source-Level Debugger},
+Richard M. Stallman and Roland H. Pesch, July 1991.
+@end ifset
+@c man end
+
+@node gdb-add-index man
+@heading gdb-add-index
+
+@c man title gdb-add-index Add index files to speed up GDB
+
+@c man begin SYNOPSIS gdb-add-index
+gdb-add-index @var{filename}
+@c man end
+
+@c man begin DESCRIPTION gdb-add-index
+When GDB finds a symbol file, it scans the symbols in the file in order
+to construct an internal symbol table.  This lets most GDB operations
+work quickly--at the cost of a delay early on.  For large programs,
+this delay can be quite lengthy, so GDB provides a way to build an
+index, which speeds up startup.
+
+To determine whether a file contains such an index, use the command
+@command{readelf -S filename}: the index is stored in a section named
+@code{.gdb_index}.  Note that the index is never generated for files that do
+not contain DWARF debug information (sections named @code{.debug_*}).
+
+See more in
+@ifset man
+the @value{GDBN} manual in node @code{Index Files}
+-- shell command @code{info -f gdb -n 'Index Files'}.
+@end ifset
+@ifclear man
+@ref{Index Files}.
+@end ifclear
+@c man end
+
+@c man begin SEEALSO gdb-add-index
+@ifset man
+The full documentation for @value{GDBN} is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
+If the @code{info} and @code{gdb} programs and @value{GDBN}'s Texinfo
+documentation are properly installed at your site, the command
 
 @smallexample
 info gdb
Index: gdb-7.6.50.20130731-cvs/gdb/gdb-add-index
===================================================================
--- /dev/null	1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
+++ gdb-7.6.50.20130731-cvs/gdb/gdb-add-index	2013-08-02 16:32:08.271690176 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+
+# Add a .gdb_index section to a file.
+
+# Copyright (C) 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+file="$1"
+dir="${file%/*}"
+
+# We don't care if gdb gives an error.
+gdb -nx --batch-silent -ex "file $file" -ex "save gdb-index $dir"
+
+if test -f "${file}.gdb-index"; then
+   objcopy --add-section .gdb_index="${file}.gdb-index" --set-section-flags .gdb_index=readonly "$file" "$file"
+   rm -f "${file}.gdb-index"
+fi
+
+exit 0
Index: gdb-7.6.50.20130731-cvs/gdb/doc/Makefile.in
===================================================================
--- gdb-7.6.50.20130731-cvs.orig/gdb/doc/Makefile.in	2013-08-02 16:31:59.618674222 +0200
+++ gdb-7.6.50.20130731-cvs/gdb/doc/Makefile.in	2013-08-02 16:32:28.828727314 +0200
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ POD2MAN5 = pod2man --center="GNU Develop
 		   --release="gdb-`sed q version.subst`" --section=5
 
 # List of man pages generated from gdb.texi
-MAN1S = gdb.1 gdbserver.1 gcore.1
+MAN1S = gdb.1 gdbserver.1 gcore.1 gdb-add-index.1
 MAN5S = gdbinit.5
 MANS = $(MAN1S) $(MAN5S)
 
@@ -630,6 +630,13 @@ gcore.1: $(GDB_DOC_FILES)
 		mv -f $@.T$$$$ $@) || (rm -f $@.T$$$$ && exit 1)
 	rm -f gcore.pod
 
+gdb-add-index.1: $(GDB_DOC_FILES)
+	touch $@
+	-$(TEXI2POD) $(MANCONF) -Dgdb-add-index < $(srcdir)/gdb.texinfo > gdb-add-index.pod
+	-($(POD2MAN1) gdb-add-index.pod | sed -e '/^.if n .na/d' > $@.T$$$$ && \
+		mv -f $@.T$$$$ $@) || (rm -f $@.T$$$$ && exit 1)
+	rm -f gdb-add-index.pod
+
 gdbinit.5: $(GDB_DOC_FILES)
 	touch $@
 	-$(TEXI2POD) $(MANCONF) -Dgdbinit < $(srcdir)/gdb.texinfo > gdbinit.pod