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From: "H . J . Lu" <hjl@lucon.org>
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Subject: stabs or ecoff for Linux/mips
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What is the better debug format for Linux/mips in the terms of gdb
and binutils, stabs or ecoff? I know the future is dwarf2. But I need
something stable now. Since Linux/x86 uses stabs, I lean toward to
stabs. Any comments?


H.J.