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Table of Symbol Descriptors
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   The symbol descriptor is the character which follows the colon in
many stabs, and which tells what kind of stab it is.  Note: String
Field, for more information about their use.

`DIGIT'
`('
`-'
     Variable on the stack; see Note: Stack Variables.

`:'
     C++ nested symbol; see Note: Nested Symbols.

`a'
     Parameter passed by reference in register; see Note: Reference
     Parameters.

`b'
     Based variable; see Note: Based Variables.

`c'
     Constant; see Note: Constants.

`C'
     Conformant array bound (Pascal, maybe other languages); Note:
     Conformant Arrays.  Name of a caught exception (GNU C++).  These
     can be distinguished because the latter uses `N_CATCH' and the
     former uses another symbol type.

`d'
     Floating point register variable; see Note: Register Variables.

`D'
     Parameter in floating point register; see Note: Register
     Parameters.

`f'
     File scope function; see Note: Procedures.

`F'
     Global function; see Note: Procedures.

`G'
     Global variable; see Note: Global Variables.

`i'
     Note: Register Parameters.

`I'
     Internal (nested) procedure; see Note: Nested Procedures.

`J'
     Internal (nested) function; see Note: Nested Procedures.

`L'
     Label name (documented by AIX, no further information known).

`m'
     Module; see Note: Procedures.

`p'
     Argument list parameter; see Note: Parameters.

`pP'
     Note: Parameters.

`pF'
     Fortran Function parameter; see Note: Parameters.

`P'
     Unfortunately, three separate meanings have been independently
     invented for this symbol descriptor.  At least the GNU and Sun
     uses can be distinguished by the symbol type.  Global Procedure
     (AIX) (symbol type used unknown); see Note: Procedures.
     Register parameter (GNU) (symbol type `N_PSYM'); see Note:
     Parameters.  Prototype of function referenced by this file (Sun
     `acc') (symbol type `N_FUN').

`Q'
     Static Procedure; see Note: Procedures.

`R'
     Register parameter; see Note: Register Parameters.

`r'
     Register variable; see Note: Register Variables.

`S'
     File scope variable; see Note: Statics.

`s'
     Local variable (OS9000).

`t'
     Type name; see Note: Typedefs.

`T'
     Enumeration, structure, or union tag; see Note: Typedefs.

`v'
     Parameter passed by reference; see Note: Reference Parameters.

`V'
     Procedure scope static variable; see Note: Statics.

`x'
     Conformant array; see Note: Conformant Arrays.

`X'
     Function return variable; see Note: Parameters.


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