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Re: [RFA/RFC] blockframe.c Fix errorneous addr check: msg#00564

gdb.patches

Subject: Re: [RFA/RFC] blockframe.c Fix errorneous addr check

On Jun 27, 10:58pm, Andrew Volkov wrote:

> >> current_source_end_addr = start_addr + size;
> >>
> >> but must be:
> >>
> >> current_source_end_addr = start_addr + size + <addr sizeof>;
> >>
> >> As I understand, since machine address size is not known at
> >time of parsing
> >> coff file, then we have big trouble :(.
> >
> >Could you explain why you need to add in the size of an address?
>
> It's not necessarily must be addr sizeof, it may be 1, but, I think,
> will be better, if current_source_end_addr will contain correct
> value for target.

What I'd like to understand is why (start_addr + size) is insufficient.
I.e, why do we need to add 1 or some other small value to compute the
correct ending address?

Kevin



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