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diff --git a/clang/docs/MSVCCompatibility.rst b/clang/docs/MSVCCompatibility.rst index ead0ae847a2..b82869b267c 100644 --- a/clang/docs/MSVCCompatibility.rst +++ b/clang/docs/MSVCCompatibility.rst @@ -72,14 +72,11 @@ The status of major ABI-impacting C++ features: .. _/vm: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/yad46a6z.aspx .. _pointer to a member of a virtual base class: http://llvm.org/PR15713 -* Debug info: :partial:`Minimal`. Clang emits both CodeView line tables - (similar to what MSVC emits when given the ``/Z7`` flag) and DWARF debug - information into the object file. - Microsoft's link.exe will transform the CodeView line tables into a PDB, - enabling stack traces in all modern Windows debuggers. Clang does not emit - any CodeView-compatible type info or description of variable layout. - Binaries linked with either binutils' ld or LLVM's lld should be usable with - GDB however sophisticated C++ expressions are likely to fail. +* Debug info: :good:`Mostly complete`. Clang emits relatively complete CodeView + debug information if ``/Z7`` or ``/Zi`` is passed. Microsoft's link.exe will + transform the CodeView debug information into a PDB that works in Windows + debuggers and other tools that consume PDB files like ETW. Work to teach lld + about CodeView and PDBs is ongoing. * RTTI: :good:`Complete`. Generation of RTTI data structures has been finished, along with support for the ``/GR`` flag. |
