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Re: RFC: Mark outer frames


On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 3:51 PM, Joel Brobecker<brobecker@adacore.com> wrote:
>>[...]
>> So the frame
>> id is null_frame_id - which is overloaded to mean 'unknown id' and
>> 'no frame at all'.  The value checks are using it one way and the
>> unwinder is using it the other.
>>[...]
>> Is it too ugly to live?
>
> Not sure. I haven't taken the time to look at the patch itself
> (trying to focus on the blocking items for the next release),
> but if no one else has a better idea... We could try to brainstorm
> on that after the branch has been cut...

fwiw,
I've tripped over this myself a couple of times ("this" being the overloading).
I think this patch, or something akin to it, is needed.


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