Digital Mars - c++ - Viewing symbols

↑ ↓ ← → comeau panix.com (Greg Comeau) writes:

I see various dump* utility commands, which have some
capability to emit symbols, in both .obj's and .exe's,
but they are within a hex core dump.  Is their an equivalent
to MS's link -dump -symbols for .obj's and .exe's?

Also, how do I get symbols in a map file by invoking sc?
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Jan 12 2002

↑ ↓ ← → comeau panix.com (Greg Comeau) writes:

In article <a1q8ih$549$1 panix3.panix.com>,
Greg Comeau <comeau comeaucomputing.com> wrote:
I see various dump* utility commands, which have some
capability to emit symbols, in both .obj's and .exe's,
but they are within a hex core dump.  Is their an equivalent
to MS's link -dump -symbols for .obj's and .exe's?

Also, how do I get symbols in a map file by invoking sc?


Ok, I now see -L/XREF and -L/DETAILEDMAP which I think addresses
the latter.  Still curious on the former, and for .obj's.
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Jan 12 2002

↑ ↓ ← → "Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> writes:

"Greg Comeau" <comeau panix.com> wrote in message
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 I see various dump* utility commands, which have some
 capability to emit symbols, in both .obj's and .exe's,
 but they are within a hex core dump.  Is their an equivalent
 to MS's link -dump -symbols for .obj's and .exe's?


For .obj's:
    obj2asm file.obj

For .exe's:
    dumpexe file.exe
(all the symbols will be in there, as well as the hex data)

 Also, how do I get symbols in a map file by invoking sc?


sc file.c -L/map

Jan 12 2002

↑ ↓ ← → comeau panix.com (Greg Comeau) writes:

In article <a1qd2g$1i0g$3 digitaldaemon.com>,
Walter <walter digitalmars.com> wrote:
"Greg Comeau" <comeau panix.com> wrote in message
news:a1q8ih$549$1 panix3.panix.com...
 I see various dump* utility commands, which have some
 capability to emit symbols, in both .obj's and .exe's,
 but they are within a hex core dump.  Is their an equivalent
 to MS's link -dump -symbols for .obj's and .exe's?


For .obj's:
    obj2asm file.obj

For .exe's:
    dumpexe file.exe
(all the symbols will be in there, as well as the hex data)


I see the symbols in the records, but they're not too readable.
For instance, this:

0000  THEADR  b 5f 63 6f 6d 6f 69 6e 74 63 2e 63               ._comointc.c
....
0086  COMDEF 14 5f 55 6e 49 6e 69 74 65 64 47 6c 6f 62 61 6c   ._UnInitedGlobal
             41 72 72 61 79  0 62 81 8c  1                     Array.b...
00a4  PUB386  1  2 12 5f 44 65 66 69 6e 65 64 57 69 74 68 4e   ..._DefinedWithN
             6f 49 6e 69 74  0  0  0  0  0 11 5f 49 6e 69 74   oInit......_Init
             64 47 6c 6f 62 61 6c 41 72 72 61 79  4  0  0  0   dGlobalArray....
              0  b 5f 45 78 74 65 72 6e 64 49 44 32 10  0  0   .._ExterndID2...
              0  0 10 5f 44 65 66 69 6e 65 64 57 69 74 68 49   ..._DefinedWithI
             6e 69 74 14  0  0  0  0                           nit.....
0109  EXTDEF  e 5f 5f 61 63 72 74 75 73 65 64 5f 63 6f 6e  0   .__acrtused_con.
              e 5f 45 78 74 65 72 6e 46 6f 6f 5f 5f 46 76  0   ._ExternFoo__Fv.
              8 5f 66 6f 6f 5f 5f 46 76  0  a 5f 45 78 74 65   ._foo__Fv.._Exte
             72 6e 64 49 44  0  6 5f 5f 6d 61 69 6e  0         rndID..__main.
014b  PUB386  0  1  f 5f 44 65 66 69 6e 65 64 66 6f 6f 5f 5f   ..._Definedfoo__
             46 76  1  0  0  0  0  5 5f 6d 61 69 6e  2  0  0   Fv......_main...
....

would look nice as such:

0000  THEADR _comointc.c
0086  COMDEF _UnInitedGlobalArray
0086  COMDEF b
00a4  PUB386 _DefinedWithNoInit
00a4  PUB386 _InitdGlobalArray
00a4  PUB386 _ExterndID2
00a4  PUB386 _DefinedWithInit
0109  EXTDEF __acrtused_con
0109  EXTDEF _ExternFoo__Fv
0109  EXTDEF _foo__Fv
0109  EXTDEF _ExterndID
0109  EXTDEF __main
014b  PUB386 _Definedfoo__Fv
014b  PUB386 _main
....  ...... ....

at least in terms of symbols, similar to the output from UNIX's nm command.
obj2asm has such a form, using extrn, comm, and public, but I don't need to
see the code and other things, just symbols.  And not just for .obj's
but for .libs too.  Is there any such option and/or command?
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Jan 13 2002

↑ ↓ ← → "Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> writes:

"Greg Comeau" <comeau panix.com> wrote in message
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 In article <a1qd2g$1i0g$3 digitaldaemon.com>,
 at least in terms of symbols, similar to the output from UNIX's nm


 obj2asm has such a form, using extrn, comm, and public, but I don't need


 see the code and other things, just symbols.  And not just for .obj's
 but for .libs too.  Is there any such option and/or command?


No, but for libs there is. Try:
    libunres -l file.lib

Jan 13 2002

↑ ↓ ← → comeau panix.com (Greg Comeau) writes:

In article <a1sdrv$2p4c$1 digitaldaemon.com>,
Walter <walter digitalmars.com> wrote:
"Greg Comeau" <comeau panix.com> wrote in message
news:a1s5gm$53h$1 panix3.panix.com...
 In article <a1qd2g$1i0g$3 digitaldaemon.com>,
 at least in terms of symbols, similar to the output from UNIX's nm


 obj2asm has such a form, using extrn, comm, and public, but I don't need


 see the code and other things, just symbols.  And not just for .obj's
 but for .libs too.  Is there any such option and/or command?


No, but for libs there is. Try:
    libunres -l file.lib


Ok, I'll play more.  In the meantime I just ran libunres on a .obj
and it seem to produce something meaningful, no?
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Jan 13 2002

↑ ↓ ← → "Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> writes:

"Greg Comeau" <comeau panix.com> wrote in message
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 In article <a1sdrv$2p4c$1 digitaldaemon.com>,
 Walter <walter digitalmars.com> wrote:
"Greg Comeau" <comeau panix.com> wrote in message
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 In article <a1qd2g$1i0g$3 digitaldaemon.com>,
 at least in terms of symbols, similar to the output from UNIX's nm


 obj2asm has such a form, using extrn, comm, and public, but I don't






to
 see the code and other things, just symbols.  And not just for .obj's
 but for .libs too.  Is there any such option and/or command?


No, but for libs there is. Try:
    libunres -l file.lib


 Ok, I'll play more.  In the meantime I just ran libunres on a .obj
 and it seem to produce something meaningful, no?


I wrote libunres so long ago I don't remember if it works on .obj files!

Jan 13 2002

↑ ↓ ← → comeau panix.com (Greg Comeau) writes:

In article <a1sgg6$2qor$1 digitaldaemon.com>,
Walter <walter digitalmars.com> wrote:
I wrote libunres so long ago I don't remember if it works on .obj files!


It seems to.   I don't seem to be able to get COMDEF's emitted
in a list from it though.  Any thoughts?
-- 
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Jan 13 2002

↑ ↓ ← → "Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> writes:

I think comdef's are newer than the utility <g>.

"Greg Comeau" <comeau panix.com> wrote in message
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 In article <a1sgg6$2qor$1 digitaldaemon.com>,
 Walter <walter digitalmars.com> wrote:
I wrote libunres so long ago I don't remember if it works on .obj files!


 It seems to.   I don't seem to be able to get COMDEF's emitted
 in a list from it though.  Any thoughts?
 --
 Greg Comeau   What's next: additional Windows backends and 'export'!
 Comeau C/C++ ONLINE ==>     http://www.comeaucomputing.com/tryitout
 World Class Compilers:  Breathtaking C++, Amazing C99, Fabulous C90.
 Comeau C/C++ with Dinkumware's Libraries... Have you tried it?

Jan 13 2002

↑ ↓ ← → comeau panix.com (Greg Comeau) writes:

In article <a1tdh8$anv$1 digitaldaemon.com>,
Walter <walter digitalmars.com> wrote:
"Greg Comeau" <comeau panix.com> wrote in message
news:a1sv6n$oou$1 panix3.panix.com...
 In article <a1sgg6$2qor$1 digitaldaemon.com>,
 Walter <walter digitalmars.com> wrote:
I wrote libunres so long ago I don't remember if it works on .obj files!


 It seems to.   I don't seem to be able to get COMDEF's emitted
 in a list from it though.  Any thoughts?


I think comdef's are newer than the utility <g>.


Any chance of making the utility newer than comdef's then? :)
And also letting one output combo's of the different sections?
I know I know... easy for me to ask...
-- 
Greg Comeau   What's next: additional Windows backends and 'export'!
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Jan 14 2002

↑ ↓ ← → "Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> writes:

"Greg Comeau" <comeau panix.com> wrote in message
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 In article <a1tdh8$anv$1 digitaldaemon.com>,
 Walter <walter digitalmars.com> wrote:
"Greg Comeau" <comeau panix.com> wrote in message
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 In article <a1sgg6$2qor$1 digitaldaemon.com>,
 Walter <walter digitalmars.com> wrote:
I wrote libunres so long ago I don't remember if it works on .obj








 It seems to.   I don't seem to be able to get COMDEF's emitted
 in a list from it though.  Any thoughts?


I think comdef's are newer than the utility <g>.


 Any chance of making the utility newer than comdef's then? :)
 And also letting one output combo's of the different sections?
 I know I know... easy for me to ask...


I'm curious - what would it be used for?

Jan 14 2002

↑ ↓ ← → comeau panix.com (Greg Comeau) writes:

In article <a1vs4t$1t9k$1 digitaldaemon.com>,
Walter <walter digitalmars.com> wrote:
"Greg Comeau" <comeau panix.com> wrote in message
news:a1ulik$o2a$1 panix3.panix.com...
 In article <a1tdh8$anv$1 digitaldaemon.com>,
 Walter <walter digitalmars.com> wrote:
"Greg Comeau" <comeau panix.com> wrote in message
news:a1sv6n$oou$1 panix3.panix.com...
 In article <a1sgg6$2qor$1 digitaldaemon.com>,
 Walter <walter digitalmars.com> wrote:
I wrote libunres so long ago I don't remember if it works on .obj
files!


 It seems to.   I don't seem to be able to get COMDEF's emitted
 in a list from it though.  Any thoughts?


I think comdef's are newer than the utility <g>.


 Any chance of making the utility newer than comdef's then? :)
 And also letting one output combo's of the different sections?
 I know I know... easy for me to ask...


I'm curious - what would it be used for?


We put out special names tell the Comeau template instantiation
mechanism what to do.  W/o seeing the names, it assumes no
template instantiation is necessary.
-- 
Greg Comeau   What's next: additional Windows backends and 'export'!
Comeau C/C++ ONLINE ==>     http://www.comeaucomputing.com/tryitout
World Class Compilers:  Breathtaking C++, Amazing C99, Fabulous C90.
Comeau C/C++ with Dinkumware's Libraries... Have you tried it?

Jan 14 2002

↑ ↓ ← → "Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> writes:

"Greg Comeau" <comeau panix.com> wrote in message
news:a20b50$k1f$1 panix3.panix.com...
 In article <a1vs4t$1t9k$1 digitaldaemon.com>,
 Walter <walter digitalmars.com> wrote:
"Greg Comeau" <comeau panix.com> wrote in message
news:a1ulik$o2a$1 panix3.panix.com...
 In article <a1tdh8$anv$1 digitaldaemon.com>,
 Walter <walter digitalmars.com> wrote:
"Greg Comeau" <comeau panix.com> wrote in message
news:a1sv6n$oou$1 panix3.panix.com...
 In article <a1sgg6$2qor$1 digitaldaemon.com>,
 Walter <walter digitalmars.com> wrote:
I wrote libunres so long ago I don't remember if it works on .obj
files!


 It seems to.   I don't seem to be able to get COMDEF's emitted
 in a list from it though.  Any thoughts?


I think comdef's are newer than the utility <g>.


 Any chance of making the utility newer than comdef's then? :)
 And also letting one output combo's of the different sections?
 I know I know... easy for me to ask...


I'm curious - what would it be used for?


 We put out special names tell the Comeau template instantiation
 mechanism what to do.  W/o seeing the names, it assumes no
 template instantiation is necessary.


Ok. It helps to know what the problem is, so the solution will be the right
one!

Jan 14 2002

↑ ↓ ← → comeau panix.com (Greg Comeau) writes:

In article <a20b5r$26pg$1 digitaldaemon.com>,
Walter <walter digitalmars.com> wrote:
"Greg Comeau" <comeau panix.com> wrote in message
news:a20b50$k1f$1 panix3.panix.com...
 We put out special names tell the Comeau template instantiation
 mechanism what to do.  W/o seeing the names, it assumes no
 template instantiation is necessary.


Ok. It helps to know what the problem is, so the solution will be the right
one!


Name encoding details aside, we output something like this:

char vector_int_can_be_instantiated;

We then look for these, and determine which object files will
"own" that instantiation, since many may request it.
This analysis is done program-wide, and then the instantiations
are distributed.

But we can't seem to get the id name.  If used as above,
the utility won't output it.  If we = 0 it, then I recall it
will get output, however, if it's in multiple source files,
then a duplicate definition occurs.  If we extern it,
I recall we can also see it, but then an unrevolved reference
error occurs.
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Jan 14 2002