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Re: [patch] Dwarf3 CIE format
> There is one other point. There is a comment in bfd/elf-eh-frame.c just
> above the patched code:
>
> /* Note - in DWARF2 the return address column is an unsigned byte.
> In DWARF3 it is a ULEB128. We are following DWARF3. For most
> ports this will not matter as the value will be less than 128.
> For the others (eg FRV, SH, MMIX, IA64) they need a fixed GCC
> which conforms to the DWARF3 standard. */
>
> Does this comment still apply ?
No. It should be removed. The field type (ubyte vs uleb128) is now deduced
from the version number.
Paul