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[docs][llvm-dwarfdump] Add the release notes about --show-section-sizes
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djtodoro created this revision.Apr 5 2020, 5:57 AM

Ha, I'm not sure I've ever writetn a release note for LLVM, despite adding various options! LGTM, but might be worth reaching out to someone who has written previous release notes to ensure it's well formed.

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Apr 6 2020, 12:40 AM

In D77495#1963096, @jhenderson wrote:

Ha, I'm not sure I've ever writetn a release note for LLVM, despite adding various options! LGTM, but might be worth reaching out to someone who has written previous release notes to ensure it's well formed.

OK, sure. Thanks!

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Ping.

In D77495#1966694, @djtodoro wrote:

Any additional comment on this?

@dblaikie/@aprantl/@vsk, have any of you had experience with writing LLVM release notes?

aprantl accepted this revision.Apr 9 2020, 12:56 PM

This looks great.

Thanks!

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	* LLVM now supports the debug entry values (DW_OP_entry_value) production for			* LLVM now supports the debug entry values (DW_OP_entry_value) production for
	the x86, ARM, and AArch64 targets by default. Other targets can use			the x86, ARM, and AArch64 targets by default. Other targets can use
	the utility by using the experimental option ("-debug-entry-values").			the utility by using the experimental option ("-debug-entry-values").
	This is a debug info feature that allows debuggers to recover the value of			This is a debug info feature that allows debuggers to recover the value of
	optimized-out parameters by going up a stack frame and interpreting the values			optimized-out parameters by going up a stack frame and interpreting the values
	passed to the callee. The feature improves the debugging user experience when			passed to the callee. The feature improves the debugging user experience when
	debugging optimized code.			debugging optimized code.

				Changes to the LLVM tools
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				* Added an option (--show-section-sizes) to llvm-dwarfdump to show the sizes
				of all debug sections within a file.

	Changes to LLDB			Changes to LLDB
	===============			===============

	External Open Source Projects Using LLVM 11			External Open Source Projects Using LLVM 11
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	* A project...			* A project...

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