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(nasm.info)Section 2.1.5

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2.1.5. The `-F' Option: Selecting a Debug Information Format
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   This option is used to select the format of the debug information
emitted into the output file, to be used by a debugger (or _will_ be).
Use of this switch does _not_ enable output of the selected debug info
format. Use `-g', see *Note Section 2.1.6::, to enable output.

   A complete list of the available debug file formats for an output
format can be seen by issuing the command `nasm -f <format> -y'. (only
"borland" in "-f obj", as of 0.98.35, but "watch this space") See:
*Note Section 2.1.20::.

   This should not be confused with the "-f dbg" output format option
which is not built into NASM by default. For information on how to
enable it when building from the sources, see *Note Section 6.10::