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Re: patch: improve decode-to-name of additional dwarf2/dwarf3 codes

From: "Jim Blandy" <jimb at red-bean dot com>
To: "Jim Blandy" <jimb at codesourcery dot com>
Cc: "Gary Funck" <gary at intrepid dot com>, gdb-patches at sourceware dot org
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 13:24:08 -0800
Subject: Re: patch: improve decode-to-name of additional dwarf2/dwarf3 codes
References: <200611222018.kAMKI9J1007420@intrepid.intrepid.com> <m3k61n5d3e.fsf@codesourcery.com>

On 11/22/06, Jim Blandy <jimb@codesourcery.com> wrote:

- DWARF is an acronym (Debug With Arbitrary Record Format), so it
  needs to be written in all caps.  The version number isn't a part of
  the name; "DWARF 2" and "DWARF 3" is best.


David Anderson has politely told me off-list that it's actually
"Debugging With Attributed Record Formats".

http://dwarf.freestandards.org/faq.php

References:
- patch: improve decode-to-name of additional dwarf2/dwarf3 codes
  - From: Gary Funck
- Re: patch: improve decode-to-name of additional dwarf2/dwarf3 codes
  - From: Jim Blandy

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