Landing: 634e1cb34a98
Project / Subsystem
binutils / binutils
Date
2026-04-30
Author
Frank Ch. Eigler <fche@sourceware.org>
Commit
634e1cb34a986229f861ea9085bf5fe6fe1a6088
Source
public_inbox
Perf win
Yes
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- Gprof now supports split debuginfo.
- tldr
- gprof now correctly handles binaries stripped with "strip -g" by using debug BFD for symbol and line information.
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- Frank Ch. Eigler <fche@sourceware.org>
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- • gprof
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- 2026-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
Gprof now uses debug BFD for symbol and line information when a separated debuginfo file is found. This enables gprof to work correctly with binaries stripped with “strip -g”. This change is a step towards future debuginfod/dwz support.