STABS

This document describes the stabs debugging format.

1. Overview of Stabs    Overview of stabs

2. Encoding the Structure of the Program    Encoding of the structure of the program

3. Constants

4. Variables

5. Defining Types    Type definitions

6. Symbol Information in Symbol Tables    Symbol information in symbol tables

7. GNU C++ Stabs    Stabs specific to C++

A. Table of Stab Types    Symbol types in a.out files

B. Table of Symbol Descriptors    Table of symbol descriptors

C. Table of Type Descriptors    Table of type descriptors

D. Expanded Reference by Stab Type    Reference information by stab type

E. Questions and Anomalies    Questions and anomalies

F. Using Stabs in Their Own Sections    In some object file formats, stabs are in sections.

Symbol Types Index    Index of symbolic stab symbol type names.

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1. Overview of Stabs		Overview of stabs
2. Encoding the Structure of the Program		Encoding of the structure of the program
3. Constants
4. Variables
5. Defining Types		Type definitions
6. Symbol Information in Symbol Tables		Symbol information in symbol tables
7. GNU C++ Stabs		Stabs specific to C++
A. Table of Stab Types		Symbol types in a.out files
B. Table of Symbol Descriptors		Table of symbol descriptors
C. Table of Type Descriptors		Table of type descriptors
D. Expanded Reference by Stab Type		Reference information by stab type
E. Questions and Anomalies		Questions and anomalies
F. Using Stabs in Their Own Sections		In some object file formats, stabs are in sections.
Symbol Types Index		Index of symbolic stab symbol type names.