[ros-dev] Proposal to change .sym files

[Ge van Geldorp]

> From: art yerkes
> 
> On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 16:43:17 +0100
> Hartmut Birr <hartmut.birr at gmx.de> wrote:
> 
> > I would like it if we can add the sym files as a no-load
> > section to each binary. This protects from using wrong
> > symbol files and does help for some binaries like
> > packet.sys and packet.dll.
> 
> I agree that i like symbols better in their binaries than out.

Hmm, maybe we should just use the *.nostrip.* stuff then and possibly
convert at runtime? It doesn't make much sense to me to first create a
stripped version and then add back the symbols.

Ge van Geldorp.