Re: Decoding a symbol generated by g++

[Thomas Maeder]

sheikashrub@gmail.com writes:

> Does any one know of a better way to decode the symbol generated by
> the g++ 3.4.2 after it compiles a code?

Are you thinking of something like c++filt?

% man c++filt

       c++filt - Demangle C++ and Java symbols.


> I see a symbol being undefined when I link it. But not sure how to
> map that to the actual line in code.  Essentially I need to know how
> to decode the symbol and map it to a line in C++.

That line would be where the (demangled) symbol is referenced.