[PATCH] D70665: [llvm-readobj] - Implement --dependent-lib-directives flag.

[James Henderson via Phabricator via llvm-commits]

jhenderson added inline comments.


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Comment at: llvm/docs/CommandGuide/llvm-readobj.rst:157
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+ Display the dependent libraries section.
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grimar wrote:
> grimar wrote:
> > MaskRay wrote:
> > > jhenderson wrote:
> > > > section -> directives (in case it starts getting used by COFF)
> > > @bd1976llvm @jhenderson Do we have to call it `-directives`? A `#pragma` is referred to as a directive, but the section is not.
> > > 
> > > We support other options that dump extension sections (e.g. `--stack-sizes`). None has the suffix `-directives`. I think `--dependent-libs` (I presume you will prefer the plural form) should be fine.
> > > section -> directives (in case it starts getting used by COFF)
> > 
> > The section type is called "SHT_LLVM_DEPENDENT_LIBRARIES". That is why I haven't changed the description.
> > Given this the description seems to be fine?
> Or.. Does "SHT_LLVM_DEPENDENT_LIBRARIES" used by COFF somehow or this section type is needed only for ELF?
> (I know nothing about COFF. I've supposed it still creates a section of this type under hood, but may be I getting it wrong?).
> Do we have to call it -directives? A #pragma is referred to as a directive, but the section is not.

> Or.. Does "SHT_LLVM_DEPENDENT_LIBRARIES" used by COFF somehow or this section type is needed only for ELF?

I actually prefer it without, but I chatted offline with @bd1976llvm who explained that for the equivalent feature in COFF, they are not listed as libraries, but rather command-line like directives e.g. `/DEFAULTLIB:library.lib`. Microsoft's `dumpbin` uses `/directives` as the option to dump them, for the record, but that dumps more than just library directives.

Happy to hear what other people think though. --dependent-libs is fine for me (or perhaps we should use `--dependent-libraries`) and I think would be sufficient for COFF too.


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