Re: DWARF parser?

Jean Scailteur wrote:
> We have to implement a parser which is able to interpret the DWARF
> file object format. There we are looking for tools from which we could
> based the development. Does somebody know some of those tools which
> could handle the DWARF format and can parse it into a different format?
>
> Thanks
>
> Jean
> [The obvious place to look is the GNU binary tools and debugger. -John]


1) DWARF is a debug format, not an object format. It is normally
      embedded in Elf.


2) There are two different levels of DWARF (called, imaginatively, DWARF 1
      and DWARF 2). They are similar at a high level and very different at a bit
      level.


3) You should look at SGI's open sourced DWARF 2 access libraries.
      (Start from http://reality.sgi.com/davea/objectinfo.html )


4) There is an informal committee currently working on DWARF2 enhancements.
      (http://www.eagercon.com and look for DWARF 2)


-- Jim


James Cownie <jcownie@etnus.com>
Etnus, Inc. +44 117 9071438
http://www.etnus.com

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