[llvm-branch-commits] [llvm-branch] r338891 - Release note for DWARF v5 support

[Paul Robinson via llvm-branch-commits]

Author: probinson
Date: Fri Aug  3 07:04:59 2018
New Revision: 338891

URL: http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project?rev=338891&view=rev
Log:
Release note for DWARF v5 support

Modified:
    llvm/branches/release_70/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst

Modified: llvm/branches/release_70/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst
URL: http://llvm.org/viewvc/llvm-project/llvm/branches/release_70/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst?rev=338891&r1=338890&r2=338891&view=diff
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--- llvm/branches/release_70/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst (original)
+++ llvm/branches/release_70/docs/ReleaseNotes.rst Fri Aug  3 07:04:59 2018
@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ Non-comprehensive list of changes in thi
   it's now a better choice even on the heap (although when TinyPtrVector works,
   it's even smaller).
 
+* Preliminary/experimental support for DWARF v5 debugging information,
+  including the new .debug_names accelerator table. DWARF emitted at ``-O0``
+  should be fully DWARF v5 compliant. Type units and split DWARF are known
+  not to be compliant, and higher optimization levels will still emit some
+  information in v4 format.
+
 * Note..
 
 .. NOTE