USING RELOCATABLE DEBUGGING INFORMATION ENTRIES TO SAVE COMPILE TIME

Provided are techniques for using relocatable debugging information entries to save compile time when there are changes to source code. While compiling source code, for an unchanged function, a copy is made of a relocatable debugging information entries table and of a relocation information table. In addition, for a changed function, a new relocatable debugging information entries table and a new relocation information table are generated. The copy of the relocatable debugging information entries table and the new relocatable debugging information entries table are merged. The copy of the relocation information table and the new relocation information table are merged. The relocatable debugging information entries in the merged relocatable debugging information entries table are resolved according to information in the merged relocation information table to generate relocated Debugging with Attributed Record Formats information, which is stored in an object file that corresponds to the source code.