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diff --git a/doc/developer/xrefs.rst b/doc/developer/xrefs.rst index 689a21cc1f..6a0794d41b 100644 --- a/doc/developer/xrefs.rst +++ b/doc/developer/xrefs.rst @@ -161,3 +161,10 @@ the xref array is in the file. Also note the owner is clearly marked as For SystemTap's use of ELF notes, refer to https://libstapsdt.readthedocs.io/en/latest/how-it-works/internals.html as an entry point. + +.. note:: + + Due to GCC bug 41091, the "xref_array" section is not correctly generated + for C++ code when compiled by GCC. A workaround is present for runtime + functionality, but to extract the xrefs from a C++ source file, it needs + to be built with clang (or a future fixed version of GCC) instead. |