2004-11-18 Andrew Cagney * dwarf2read.c: Include "top.c". (dwarf2_has_info): Check for readnever_symbol_files. * symfile.c (readnever_symbol_files): Define. * top.h (readnever_symbol_files): Declare. * main.c (captured_main): Add --readnever option. (print_gdb_help): Ditto. 2004-11-18 Andrew Cagney * gdb.texinfo (File Options): Document --readnever. Index: gdb-7.2.50.20101116/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo =================================================================== --- gdb-7.2.50.20101116.orig/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo 2010-11-12 21:49:41.000000000 +0100 +++ gdb-7.2.50.20101116/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo 2010-11-16 07:59:31.000000000 +0100 @@ -1001,6 +1001,12 @@ Read each symbol file's entire symbol ta the default, which is to read it incrementally as it is needed. This makes startup slower, but makes future operations faster. +@item --readnever +@cindex @code{--readnever} +Do not read each symbol file's symbolic debug information. This makes +startup faster but at the expense of not being able to perform +symbolic debugging. + @end table @node Mode Options Index: gdb-7.2.50.20101116/gdb/main.c =================================================================== --- gdb-7.2.50.20101116.orig/gdb/main.c 2010-11-16 07:59:20.000000000 +0100 +++ gdb-7.2.50.20101116/gdb/main.c 2010-11-16 07:59:59.000000000 +0100 @@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ captured_main (void *data) {"xdb", no_argument, &xdb_commands, 1}, {"dbx", no_argument, &dbx_commands, 1}, {"readnow", no_argument, &readnow_symbol_files, 1}, + {"readnever", no_argument, &readnever_symbol_files, 1}, {"r", no_argument, &readnow_symbol_files, 1}, {"quiet", no_argument, &quiet, 1}, {"q", no_argument, &quiet, 1}, @@ -982,6 +983,7 @@ Options:\n\n\ fputs_unfiltered (_(" file.\n\ --quiet Do not print version number on startup.\n\ --readnow Fully read symbol files on first access.\n\ + --readnever Do not read symbol files.\n\ "), stream); fputs_unfiltered (_("\ --se=FILE Use FILE as symbol file and executable file.\n\ Index: gdb-7.2.50.20101116/gdb/symfile.c =================================================================== --- gdb-7.2.50.20101116.orig/gdb/symfile.c 2010-10-17 20:49:46.000000000 +0200 +++ gdb-7.2.50.20101116/gdb/symfile.c 2010-11-16 07:59:31.000000000 +0100 @@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ static void clear_symtab_users_cleanup ( /* Global variables owned by this file */ int readnow_symbol_files; /* Read full symbols immediately */ +int readnever_symbol_files; /* Never read full symbols. */ /* External variables and functions referenced. */ Index: gdb-7.2.50.20101116/gdb/dwarf2read.c =================================================================== --- gdb-7.2.50.20101116.orig/gdb/dwarf2read.c 2010-11-16 07:54:02.000000000 +0100 +++ gdb-7.2.50.20101116/gdb/dwarf2read.c 2010-11-16 08:00:18.000000000 +0100 @@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ #include "vec.h" #include "c-lang.h" #include "valprint.h" +#include "top.h" #include #include "gdb_string.h" @@ -1356,8 +1357,9 @@ dwarf2_has_info (struct objfile *objfile bfd_map_over_sections (objfile->obfd, dwarf2_locate_sections, NULL); dwarf2_per_objfile->objfile = objfile; } - return (dwarf2_per_objfile->info.asection != NULL - && dwarf2_per_objfile->abbrev.asection != NULL); + return (! readnever_symbol_files + && (dwarf2_per_objfile->info.asection != NULL + && dwarf2_per_objfile->abbrev.asection != NULL)); } /* When loading sections, we can either look for ".", or for Index: gdb-7.2.50.20101116/gdb/top.h =================================================================== --- gdb-7.2.50.20101116.orig/gdb/top.h 2010-04-07 18:54:39.000000000 +0200 +++ gdb-7.2.50.20101116/gdb/top.h 2010-11-16 07:59:31.000000000 +0100 @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ extern void set_prompt (char *); /* From random places. */ extern int readnow_symbol_files; +extern int readnever_symbol_files; /* Perform _initialize initialization */ extern void gdb_init (char *);