pkg/proc: enable basic debug functionality for stripped ELF binaries #3408
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We used to parse the .gopclntab section but removed support in favor of simply using DWARF debug information, due to lack of C symbols among other reasons. This makes it impossible to debug stripped binaries, which some distrubutions ship by default. Add back in basic support for .gopclntab which survives if the binary is stripped, allowing for rudimentary debugging such as basic program navigation, tracing, etc...
aarzilli
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Jun 11, 2023
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@derekparker I'm (erroneously?) getting the "no debug info found" warning for these system libraries:
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We used to parse the .gopclntab section but removed support in favor of
simply using DWARF debug information, due to lack of C symbols among
other reasons. This makes it impossible to debug stripped binaries,
which some distrubutions ship by default.
Add back in basic support for .gopclntab which survives if the binary
is stripped, allowing for rudimentary debugging such as basic
program navigation, tracing, etc...