Hello,
perhaps it's just me but the Fedora switch to MiniDebugInfo [1] looks
incomplete.
For example, when I want to lookup the symbols of a system binary I have
to remember to use
eu-readelf -Ws --elf-section /usr/bin/dd
instead of just being able to use `nm`.
Similarly, when disassembling parts of a system binary, `objdump`
doesn't use those symbols from the .gnu_debugdata and thus the expected
function symbol labels are missing and symbolized jump targets are bogus
(e.g. `4ea0 <__sprintf_chk@plt+0x2540>` instead of `0x4ea0
<parse_integer+112>`).
Sure, gdb automatically uses the symbols from .gnu_debugdata, but
sometimes it's easier/more convenient to use binutils.
Are there any plans to improve the Fedora MiniDebugInfo support in tools
like nm and objdump?
Best regards
Georg
[1]: cf. https://sourceware.org/gdb/current/onlinedocs/gdb/MiniDebugInfo.html
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/MiniDebugInfo
https://lists.fedorahosted.org/pipermail/elfutils-devel/2012-November/002733.html
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