[Bug 819466] Re: objdump does not follow .gnu_debuglink to show function names when disassembling file

[Matthias Klose]

** Changed in: binutils (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Wishlist

** Changed in: binutils (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Triaged

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Title:
  objdump does not follow .gnu_debuglink to show function names when
  disassembling file

Status in “binutils” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  When disassembling a file using objdump

    objdump -d /usr/bin/xterm

  the symbols from /usr/lib/debug/usr/bin/xterm are not used, instead
  the whole text segment is shown as one big blob (.text) without
  boundaries at function level.

  Debug symbols are installed via xterm-dbgsym package.

  gdb is able to find the symbols and uses them successfully.

  This happens on maverick and natty.

  apt-cache policy binutils
  binutils:
    Installed: 2.20.51.20100908-0ubuntu2

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