[llvm-dev] [llvm-symbolizer] Add an alias to be a drop-in replacement for addr2line

[Jordan Rupprecht via llvm-dev]

Sounds reasonable to me, and was also suggested on a recent review:
https://reviews.llvm.org/D57083#1368695 (+cc reviewers there)

On Tue, Feb 19, 2019 at 4:15 AM Igor Kudrin via llvm-dev <
llvm-dev at lists.llvm.org> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> The latest efforts made "llvm-symbolizer" to behave very close to GNU's
> "addr2line" tool.
> However, there are still some differences, which prevent it to be a
> drop-in replacement.
> In particular:
>
> * "llvm-symbolizer" has "-I", "-f" and "-C" options ON by default;
>
> * "llvm-symbolizer" prints line and position while "addr2line" prints only
> a line.
>
> * "addr2line" allows more flexible usage of the "-e" option.
>   For example, "-fe <file>" and "-e<file>" command lines are handled
> smoothly.
>
> We probably should not change the behavior of the existing tool, which
> might affect,
> for example, parsers of its output. But what if we create another tool,
> say, "llvm-addr2line",
> in the same way as "llvm-readelf" co-exists with "llvm-readobj"? That tool
> might
> follow the behavior of "addr2line" better without risking to break
> compatibility
> for current users of "llvm-symbolizer".
>
> What do you think?
>
> Best Regards,
> Igor Kudrin
> C++ Developer, Access Softek, Inc.​
>
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