Re: [MinGW] RFC/RFA: Get Partial Stack Traces on Windows

[Bryce McKinlay]

Ranjit Mathew wrote:
> > The stack-trace changes to:
> > --------------------------- 8< ---------------------------
> > Exception in thread "main" java.lang.Exception: I don't like you!
> >    at java.lang.VMThrowable.fillInStackTrace(a.exe)
> >    at java.lang.Throwable.<init>(a.exe)
> > --------------------------- 8< ---------------------------
> >     
>
> Since methods are called via the atable, the calling
> instruction is no longer a simple "CALL <XYZ>". The
> hack in fallback_backtrace() therefore doesn't work
> for methods called via indirect dispatch.
>   

I don't think it'll work for ordinary virtual calls either, or even 
non-local calls in a non-static-linked binary.

Bryce