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27 .\" Id: dwarf_new_expr.3 2074 2011-10-27 03:34:33Z jkoshy
34 .Nd create a location expression descriptor
41 .Fa "Dwarf_P_Debug dbg"
42 .Fa "Dwarf_Error *err"
47 allocates a DWARF location expression descriptor used to build up a
48 location expression stream.
50 The application can use the functions
51 .Xr dwarf_add_expr_gen 3
53 .Xr dwarf_add_expr_addr_b 3
54 to add location expression operators to the created descriptor.
55 When done, the application can call the function
56 .Xr dwarf_expr_into_block 3
57 to retrieve the generated byte stream for the location expression,
59 .Xr dwarf_add_AT_location_expr 3
60 to create an attribute with the location expression stream as its
65 should reference a DWARF producer instance allocated using
66 .Xr dwarf_producer_init 3
68 .Xr dwarf_producer_init_b 3 .
72 is not NULL, it will be used to store error information in case
77 returns the created location expression descriptor.
78 In case of an error, function
88 .Bl -tag -width ".Bq Er DW_DLE_ARGUMENT"
89 .It Bq Er DW_DLE_ARGUMENT
93 .It Bq Er DW_DLE_MEMORY
94 An out of memory condition was encountered during the execution of
98 To create a location expression descriptor, add location expression
99 operators to it and to retrieve the generated byte stream,
101 .Bd -literal -offset indent
108 /* ...Assume that `dbg' refers to a DWARF producer instance... */
110 if ((pe = dwarf_new_expr(dbg, &de)) == DW_DLV_BADADDR) {
111 warnx("dwarf_new_expr failed: %s", dwarf_errmsg(-1));
115 if (dwarf_add_expr_gen(pe, DW_OP_regx, 55, 0, &de) ==
117 warnx("dwarf_add_expr_gen failed: %s", dwarf_errmsg(-1));
121 if ((buf = dwarf_expr_into_block(pe, &len, &de)) ==
123 warnx("dwarf_expr_into_block failed: %s",
130 .Xr dwarf_add_AT_location_expr 3 ,
131 .Xr dwarf_add_expr_gen 3 ,
132 .Xr dwarf_add_expr_addr 3 ,
133 .Xr dwarf_add_expr_addr_b 3 ,
134 .Xr dwarf_expr_current_offset 3 ,
135 .Xr dwarf_expr_into_block 3 ,
136 .Xr dwarf_producer_init 3 ,
137 .Xr dwarf_producer_init_b 3