DWARF v5 Debugging Support Added to OCaml Native Compiler for macOS and Linux
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Summary
This article describes a pull request to add DWARF v5 debugging support to the OCaml native compiler. The implementation enables proper source-level debugging in GDB and LLDB debuggers for macOS and Linux platforms. The PR includes DWARF v5 debug information generation, which allows developers to debug OCaml native code more effectively with standard debugging tools.
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· 3 pulledThis PR adds DWARF v5 debug information to the OCaml native compiler, allowing proper source-level debugging in GDB and LLDB.
DWARF v5 Debugging Support for OCaml Native Compiler
What's Implemented: DWARF v5 debug information generation for OCaml native code
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