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If the stab contains a string field, the +symbol table entry for that stab points to a string table entry +containing the string data from the stab. Assembler labels become +relocatable addresses. Symbol table entries in a.out have the format: +</p> +<div class="example"> +<pre class="example">struct internal_nlist { + unsigned long n_strx; /* index into string table of name */ + unsigned char n_type; /* type of symbol */ + unsigned char n_other; /* misc info (usually empty) */ + unsigned short n_desc; /* description field */ + bfd_vma n_value; /* value of symbol */ +}; +</pre></div> + +<p>If the stab has a string, the <code>n_strx</code> field holds the offset in +bytes of the string within the string table. The string is terminated +by a NUL character. If the stab lacks a string (for example, it was +produced by a <code>.stabn</code> or <code>.stabd</code> directive), the +<code>n_strx</code> field is zero. +</p> +<p>Symbol table entries with <code>n_type</code> field values greater than 0x1f +originated as stabs generated by the compiler (with one random +exception). The other entries were placed in the symbol table of the +executable by the assembler or the linker. +</p> + + + +</body> +</html> |