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29.Dd August 21, 2011
30.Dt DWARF_ADD_DIE_TO_DEBUG 3
31.Os
32.Sh NAME
33.Nm dwarf_add_die_to_debug
34.Nd set the root debugging information entry
35.Sh LIBRARY
36.Lb libdwarf
37.Sh SYNOPSIS
38.In libdwarf.h
39.Ft Dwarf_Unsigned
40.Fo dwarf_add_die_to_debug
41.Fa "Dwarf_P_Debug dbg"
42.Fa "Dwarf_P_Die first_die"
43.Fa "Dwarf_Error *err"
44.Fc
45.Sh DESCRIPTION
46Function
47.Fn dwarf_add_die_to_debug
48sets the root debugging information entry of a DWARF producer
49instance.
50All debugging information entries linked to the root entry will also
51be added to the producer instance.
52.Pp
53Argument
54.Fa dbg
55should reference a DWARF producer instance allocated using
56.Xr dwarf_producer_init 3
57or
58.Xr dwarf_producer_init_b 3 .
59.Pp
60Argument
61.Fa first_die
62should hold the debugging information entry which will become
63the root DIE.
64.Pp
65If argument
66.Fa err
67is not
68.Dv NULL ,
69it will be used to store error information in case of an error.
70.Sh RETURN VALUES
71On success, function
72.Fn dwarf_add_die_to_debug
73returns
74.Dv DW_DLV_OK .
75In case of an error, function
76.Fn dwarf_add_die_to_debug
77returns
78.Dv DW_DLV_NOCOUNT
79and sets the argument
80.Fa err .
81.Sh ERRORS
82Function
83.Fn dwarf_add_die_to_debug
84can fail with:
85.Bl -tag -width ".Bq Er DW_DLE_ARGUMENT"
86.It Bq Er DW_DLE_ARGUMENT
87Either of the arguments
88.Fa dbg
89or
90.Fa first_die
91was
92.Dv NULL .
93.El
94.Sh SEE ALSO
95.Xr dwarf 3 ,
96.Xr dwarf_die_link 3 ,
97.Xr dwarf_new_die 3 ,
98.Xr dwarf_producer_init 3 ,
99.Xr dwarf_producer_init_b 3
100