Component balst_stacktraceresolver_dwarfreader [Package balst]

Provide mechanism for reading DWARF information from object files. More...

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namespace	balst

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Detailed Description

Outline

• Purpose
• Classes
• Description
  • Usage

Purpose:

Provide mechanism for reading DWARF information from object files.

Classes:

balst::StackTraceResolver_DwarfReader

reading mechanism

See also:

Component balst_stacktraceresolverimpl_elf Component balst_stacktraceresolver_filehelper

Description:

This component provides a class, balst::StackTraceResolver_DwarfReader, that is optimized for reading information from object files that are in the DWARF format. The Elf object file format is used on Linux and Solaris platforms, and the DWARF file format is used within ELF files to encode source file name and line number information. The Elf format is described by documents at:

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executable_and_Linkable_Format
• http://downloads.openwatcom.org/ftp/devel/docs/elf-64-gen.pdf
• http://www.sco.com/developers/gabi/latest/contents.html

The DWARF format is described by documents at:

• http://dwarfstd.org

Note that this file does not include everything necessary to resolve DWARF information. Most of that functionality is in balst_stacktraceresolverimpl_elf, and this component only describe a tool used within that effort.

Usage:

This component is an implementation detail of balst and is not intended for direct client use. It is subject to change without notice. As such, a usage example is not provided.