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Debug info records the absolute build directory as DW_AT_comp_dir, so libjemalloc.a differs between checkouts at different paths. When the compiler accepts -fdebug-prefix-map, map OUT_DIR/build to "." in the CFLAGS given to configure; jemalloc embeds CFLAGS nowhere it installs. Signed-off-by: Al Johri <al.johri@gmail.com>
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- Around line 158-159: Update the debug-path remapping logic to use build_dir’s
path spelling, matching the directory used by configure, instead of
canonicalizing out_dir. Keep the existing conditional that adds the remap only
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| // Debug info records the build directory; remap it if the compiler can. | ||
| let dir = fs::canonicalize(&out_dir).map(|d| d.join("build")); |
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official Cargo documentation OUT_DIR symlink target directory path spelling rustc DW_AT_comp_dir debug-prefix-map
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The official docs establish these points:
- Cargo defines `OUT_DIR` as the package’s build-output directory, but does **not** specify whether its path spelling follows a symlink or uses the symlink’s resolved target path. ([doc.rust-lang.org](https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/environment-variables.html?highlight=DEP_&utm_source=openai))
- `rustc --remap-path-prefix FROM=TO` is a textual prefix remapping that applies to debug information; it doesn’t resolve symlinks or canonicalize paths. ([dev-doc.rust-lang.org](https://dev-doc.rust-lang.org/stable/rustc/remap-source-paths.html?utm_source=openai))
So, for `DW_AT_comp_dir`, the docs support remapping a path spelling that matches the prefix you provide, but they do **not** establish which spelling Cargo/rustc will use when the build directory is reached through a symlink. That specific behavior remains unresolved by these docs.
Citations:
- 1: https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/environment-variables.html?highlight=DEP_&utm_source=openai
- 2: https://dev-doc.rust-lang.org/stable/rustc/remap-source-paths.html?utm_source=openai
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Cargo source or authoritative issue symlinked CARGO_TARGET_DIR preserves symlink in OUT_DIR build script
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I couldn’t find a Cargo issue or documentation page that specifically confirms whether a symlinked `CARGO_TARGET_DIR` stays symlinked in a build script’s `OUT_DIR`.
Closest authoritative sources:
- Cargo docs say build scripts get `OUT_DIR` for their output files, but don’t specify how symlink components in its path are handled. ([github.com](https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/blob/master/doc/book/src/reference/build-scripts.md?utm_source=openai))
- Cargo’s build-cache docs confirm `CARGO_TARGET_DIR` changes the target directory, without addressing symlink resolution. ([doc.rust-lang.org](https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/build-cache.html?utm_source=openai))
- Cargo issue GitHub issue 9770 in rust-lang/cargo (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference) discusses Cargo’s broader symlink/canonicalization questions, particularly on Windows, but does not establish `OUT_DIR` behavior for a symlinked target directory. (GitHub issue 9770 in rust-lang/cargo (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference))
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- 1: https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/blob/master/doc/book/src/reference/build-scripts.md?utm_source=openai
- 2: https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/build-cache.html?utm_source=openai
- 3: GitHub issue 9770 in rust-lang/cargo (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
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Map the path spelling used by configure.
When CARGO_TARGET_DIR contains a symlink, Cargo can preserve that spelling in OUT_DIR. This build script canonicalizes the prefix, but configure runs from the non-canonical build_dir. GCC records that symlink-spelled directory in DW_AT_comp_dir, so the prefix map can miss and leave target-specific paths in debug information. Use build_dir for the map.
Suggested fix
- let dir = fs::canonicalize(&out_dir).map(|d| d.join("build"));
- if let Some(dir) = dir.as_deref().ok().and_then(Path::to_str) {
+ let dir = build_dir.to_str();
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Review comment at @jemalloc-sys/build.rs around lines 158 - 159:
Update the debug-path remapping logic to use build_dir’s path spelling, matching
the directory used by configure, instead of canonicalizing out_dir. Keep the
existing conditional that adds the remap only when the path can be represented
as a string.
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OUT_DIR/build) asDW_AT_comp_dirin every object inlibjemalloc.a/libjemalloc_pic.a, so the archives differ between checkouts at different paths. On toolchains that compress debug sections the path is not visible to a plain byte search.build.rsnow appends-fdebug-prefix-map=<canonical OUT_DIR/build>=.to the CFLAGS given to configure. It does this only when the compiler accepts the flag (cc'sis_flag_supported), the compiler is not MSVC, and the path contains only shell-safe characters.bin/jemalloc-config. That file is not installed, and the build directory is deleted after install. GCC leaves prefix-map options out ofDW_AT_producer.-ffile-prefix-mapgives byte-identical archives here, because__FILE__is already relative sincesrcrootis empty.-fdebug-prefix-maphas wider compiler support (GCC 4.3+, Clang 3.8+).Before/after:
cargo build -p tikv-jemalloc-sysrun from two copies of the repo at different absolute paths (GCC 16.2, binutils 2.47, x86_64 Linux). "Path hits" counts occurrences of the build path afterobjcopy --decompress-debug-sections.libjemalloc.alibjemalloc_pic.amainSummary by CodeRabbit