dwarfdump utility but in Zig.
Turns out the best way of learning a new file/data format is to write a parser yourself, and so here we are.
Perhaps in the future we will be able to use this project as a full substitute for llvm-dwarfdump, but time
will tell.
$ zig-dwarfdump --help
Usage: zig-dwarfdump [options] file
General options:
--debug-info Display .debug_info section contents (default)
--eh-frame Display .eh_frame section contents
--llvm-compatibility Output is formatted exactly like llvm-dwarfdump, with no extra information
--all, -a Display all debug info sections
--help Display this help and exit
$ zig-dwarfdump main.o
__debug_info contents:
0x0000000000000000: Compile Unit: length = 0x00000000000000a1, format = DWARF32, version = 0x0004, abbr_offset = 0x0000000000000000, addr_size = 0x08 (next unit at 0x00000000000000a5)
0x000000000000000b: DW_TAG_compile_unit
DW_AT_producer (clang version 15.0.0 (git@github.com:ziglang/zig-bootstrap ae458b715c229ee49397c2c156461ababc7ed98c))
DW_AT_language (c)
DW_AT_name (main.c)
DW_AT_LLVM_sysroot (/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX12.3.sdk)
DW_AT_APPLE_sdk (MacOSX12.3.sdk)
DW_AT_stmt_list (0000000000000000)
DW_AT_comp_dir (/Users/kubkon/dev/zld/examples/hello_c)
DW_AT_low_pc (0000000000000000)
DW_AT_high_pc (0000000000000+48)
0x0000000000000032: DW_TAG_variable
DW_AT_type (43)
DW_AT_decl_file (1)
DW_AT_decl_line (4)
DW_AT_location ( 3 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 )
0x0000000000000043: DW_TAG_array_type
DW_AT_type (4f)
0x0000000000000048: DW_TAG_subrange_type
DW_AT_type (56)
DW_AT_count (8)
0x000000000000004e: NULL
0x000000000000004f: DW_TAG_base_type
DW_AT_name (char)
DW_AT_encoding (6)
DW_AT_byte_size (1)
0x0000000000000056: DW_TAG_base_type
DW_AT_name (__ARRAY_SIZE_TYPE__)
DW_AT_byte_size (8)
DW_AT_encoding (7)
0x000000000000005d: DW_TAG_subprogram
DW_AT_low_pc (0000000000000000)
DW_AT_high_pc (0000000000000+48)
DW_AT_framebase ( 6d )
DW_AT_name (main)
DW_AT_decl_file (1)
DW_AT_decl_line (3)
DW_AT_prototyped (true)
DW_AT_type (93)
DW_AT_external (true)
0x0000000000000076: DW_TAG_formal_parameter
DW_AT_location ( 91 78 )
DW_AT_name (argc)
DW_AT_decl_file (1)
DW_AT_decl_line (3)
DW_AT_type (93)
0x0000000000000084: DW_TAG_formal_parameter
DW_AT_location ( 8f 10 )
DW_AT_name (argv)
DW_AT_decl_file (1)
DW_AT_decl_line (3)
DW_AT_type (9a)
0x0000000000000092: NULL
0x0000000000000093: DW_TAG_base_type
DW_AT_name (int)
DW_AT_encoding (5)
DW_AT_byte_size (4)
0x000000000000009a: DW_TAG_pointer_type
DW_AT_type (9f)
0x000000000000009f: DW_TAG_pointer_type
DW_AT_type (4f)
0x00000000000000a4: NULL
$ zig-dwarfdump --eh-frame main.o
__TEXT,__eh_frame contents:
CIE:
Length : 16
Id : 0
Version : 1
Augmentation : zR
Code Alignment Factor : 1
Data Alignment Factor : -8
Return Address Register : 30
Augmentation Length : 1
FDE Pointer Encoding : 16
LSDA Pointer Encoding : 0
Augmentation Data : 0x10
Initial Instructions : 0x0c1f00
FDE:
Length : 32
CIE Pointer : 0x18
PC Begin : 0xffffffffffffffe4
PC Range : 64
Augmentation Length : 0
Instructions : 0x440e10780e000000000000
FDE:
Length : 44
CIE Pointer : 0x3c
PC Begin : 0xffffffffffffffc0
PC Range : 56
Augmentation Length : 0
Instructions : 0x440e30480c1d109e019d02600c1f30480e00dedd000000
Use latest zig master:
$ git clone https://github.com/kubkon/zig-dwarfdump.git
$ zig build