DWARF_GET_ADDRESS_SIZE(3)

DWARF_GET_ADDRESS_SIZE(3) | Library Functions Manual | DWARF_GET_ADDRESS_SIZE(3)

# NAME

dwarf_get_address_size — return the number of bytes needed to represent an address

# LIBRARY

DWARF Access Library (libdwarf, -ldwarf)

# SYNOPSIS

#include <libdwarf.h>

int
dwarf_get_address_size(Dwarf_Debug dbg, Dwarf_Half *addr_size, Dwarf_Error *err);

# DESCRIPTION

Function dwarf_get_address_size() returns the size in bytes of a native address for a program object.

Argument dbg should denote a DWARF debug context created from a program object using dwarf_init(3). Argument addr_size should point to a location that will hold the returned size. Argument err, if non-NULL, it will be used to return error information.

# RETURN VALUES

On success, function dwarf_tag() returns DW_DLV_OK. In case of an error, it returns DW_DLV_ERROR and sets argument err.

# ERRORS

Function dwarf_get_address_size() can fail with the following error:

[DW_DLE_ARGUMENT]
  Either of arguments dbg or addr_size was NULL.

# SEE ALSO

dwarf(3), dwarf_init(3), dwarf_finish(3)

April 14, 2010 | NetBSD 7.1