Update information about the new DEBUG_TYPE macro

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<tt>dyn_cast&lt;&gt;</tt> templates</a> <tt>dyn_cast&lt;&gt;</tt> templates</a>
<li><a href="#DEBUG">The <tt>DEBUG()</tt> macro &amp; <li><a href="#DEBUG">The <tt>DEBUG()</tt> macro &amp;
<tt>-debug</tt> option</a> <tt>-debug</tt> option</a>
<ul>
<li><a href="#DEBUG_TYPE">Fine grained debug info with
<tt>DEBUG_TYPE</tt> and the <tt>-debug-only</tt> option</a/>
</ul>
<li><a href="#Statistic">The <tt>Statistic</tt> template &amp; <li><a href="#Statistic">The <tt>Statistic</tt> template &amp;
<tt>-stats</tt> option</a> <tt>-stats</tt> option</a>
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@ -324,12 +328,11 @@ Naturally, because of this, you don't want to delete the debug printouts, but
you don't want them to always be noisy. A standard compromise is to comment you don't want them to always be noisy. A standard compromise is to comment
them out, allowing you to enable them if you need them in the future.<p> them out, allowing you to enable them if you need them in the future.<p>
The "<tt><a The "<tt><a href="/doxygen/Debug_8h-source.html">Support/Debug.h</a></tt>" file
href="/doxygen/Statistic_8h-source.html">Support/Statistic.h</a></tt>" provides a macro named <tt>DEBUG()</tt> that is a much nicer solution to this
file provides a macro named <tt>DEBUG()</tt> that is a much nicer solution to problem. Basically, you can put arbitrary code into the argument of the
this problem. Basically, you can put arbitrary code into the argument of the <tt>DEBUG</tt> macro, and it is only executed if '<tt>opt</tt>' (or any other
<tt>DEBUG</tt> macro, and it is only executed if '<tt>opt</tt>' is run with the tool) is run with the '<tt>-debug</tt>' command line argument:
'<tt>-debug</tt>' command line argument:
<pre> <pre>
... ...
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$ $
</pre><p> </pre><p>
Using the <tt>DEBUG()</tt> macro instead of a home brewed solution allows you to Using the <tt>DEBUG()</tt> macro instead of a home-brewed solution allows you to
now have to create "yet another" command line option for the debug output for now have to create "yet another" command line option for the debug output for
your pass. Note that <tt>DEBUG()</tt> macros are disabled for optimized builds, your pass. Note that <tt>DEBUG()</tt> macros are disabled for optimized builds,
so they do not cause a performance impact at all (for the same reason, they so they do not cause a performance impact at all (for the same reason, they
@ -359,6 +362,62 @@ enable or disable it directly in gdb. Just use "<tt>set DebugFlag=0</tt>" or
program hasn't been started yet, you can always just run it with program hasn't been started yet, you can always just run it with
<tt>-debug</tt>.<p> <tt>-debug</tt>.<p>
<!-- _______________________________________________________________________ -->
</ul><h4><a name="DEBUG_TYPE"><hr size=0>Fine grained debug info with
<tt>DEBUG_TYPE()</tt> and the <tt>-debug-only</tt> option</a> </h4><ul>
Sometimes you may find yourself in a situation where enabling <tt>-debug</tt>
just turns on <b>too much</b> information (such as when working on the code
generator). If you want to enable debug information with more fine-grained
control, you define the <tt>DEBUG_TYPE</tt> macro and the <tt>-debug</tt> only
option as follows:<p>
<pre>
...
DEBUG(std::cerr &lt;&lt; "No debug type\n");
#undef DEBUG_TYPE
#define DEBUG_TYPE "foo"
DEBUG(std::cerr &lt;&lt; "'foo' debug type\n");
#undef DEBUG_TYPE
#define DEBUG_TYPE "bar"
DEBUG(std::cerr &lt;&lt; "'bar' debug type\n");
#undef DEBUG_TYPE
#define DEBUG_TYPE ""
DEBUG(std::cerr &lt;&lt; "No debug type (2)\n");
...
</pre><p>
Then you can run your pass like this:<p>
<pre>
$ opt &lt; a.bc &gt; /dev/null -mypass
&lt;no output&gt;
$ opt &lt; a.bc &gt; /dev/null -mypass -debug
No debug type
'foo' debug type
'bar' debug type
No debug type (2)
$ opt &lt; a.bc &gt; /dev/null -mypass -debug-only=foo
No debug type
'foo' debug type
No debug type (2)
$ opt &lt; a.bc &gt; /dev/null -mypass -debug-only=bar
No debug type
'bar' debug type
No debug type (2)
$
</pre><p>
Of course, in practice, you should only set <tt>DEBUG_TYPE</tt> at the top of a
file, to specify the debug type for the entire module (if you do this before you
<tt>#include "Support/Debug.h"</tt>, you don't have to insert the ugly
<tt>#undef</tt>'s). Also, you should use names more meaningful that "foo" and
"bar", because there is no system in place to ensure that names do not conflict:
if two different modules use the same string, they will all be turned on when
the name is specified. This allows all, say, instruction scheduling debug
information to be enabled with <tt>-debug-type=InstrSched</tt>, even if the
source lives in multiple files.<p>
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