The section .debug_aranges contains: Length: 28 Version: 2 Offset into .debug_info: 0 Pointer Size: 4 Segment Size: 0 Address Length 0x08048324 0x34 0x00000000 0x0 Contents of the .debug_pubnames section: Length: 23 Version: 2 Offset into .debug_info section: 0 Size of area in .debug_info section: 148 Offset Name 98 main The section .debug_info contains: Compilation Unit @ offset 0x0: Length: 144 Version: 2 Abbrev Offset: 0 Pointer Size: 4 <0>: Abbrev Number: 1 (DW_TAG_compile_unit) DW_AT_stmt_list : 0 DW_AT_high_pc : 0x8048358 DW_AT_low_pc : 0x8048324 DW_AT_producer : GNU C 4.1.1 20070105 (Red Hat 4.1.1-51) DW_AT_language : 1 (ANSI C) DW_AT_name : dummy.c DW_AT_comp_dir : /home/ajocksch/src/tests <1><62>: Abbrev Number: 2 (DW_TAG_subprogram) DW_AT_sibling : <8c> DW_AT_external : 1 DW_AT_name : main DW_AT_decl_file : 1 DW_AT_decl_line : 2 DW_AT_type : <8c> DW_AT_low_pc : 0x8048324 DW_AT_high_pc : 0x8048358 DW_AT_frame_base : 0 (location list) <2><7f>: Abbrev Number: 3 (DW_TAG_variable) DW_AT_name : x DW_AT_decl_file : 1 DW_AT_decl_line : 3 DW_AT_type : <8c> DW_AT_location : 2 byte block: 91 70 (DW_OP_fbreg: -16) <1><8c>: Abbrev Number: 4 (DW_TAG_base_type) DW_AT_name : int DW_AT_byte_size : 4 DW_AT_encoding : 5 (signed) Contents of the .debug_abbrev section: Number TAG 1 DW_TAG_compile_unit [has children] DW_AT_stmt_list DW_FORM_data4 DW_AT_high_pc DW_FORM_addr DW_AT_low_pc DW_FORM_addr DW_AT_producer DW_FORM_string DW_AT_language DW_FORM_data1 DW_AT_name DW_FORM_string DW_AT_comp_dir DW_FORM_string 2 DW_TAG_subprogram [has children] DW_AT_sibling DW_FORM_ref4 DW_AT_external DW_FORM_flag DW_AT_name DW_FORM_string DW_AT_decl_file DW_FORM_data1 DW_AT_decl_line DW_FORM_data1 DW_AT_type DW_FORM_ref4 DW_AT_low_pc DW_FORM_addr DW_AT_high_pc DW_FORM_addr DW_AT_frame_base DW_FORM_data4 3 DW_TAG_variable [no children] DW_AT_name DW_FORM_string DW_AT_decl_file DW_FORM_data1 DW_AT_decl_line DW_FORM_data1 DW_AT_type DW_FORM_ref4 DW_AT_location DW_FORM_block1 4 DW_TAG_base_type [no children] DW_AT_name DW_FORM_string DW_AT_byte_size DW_FORM_data1 DW_AT_encoding DW_FORM_data1 Dump of debug contents of section .debug_line: Length: 55 DWARF Version: 2 Prologue Length: 30 Minimum Instruction Length: 1 Initial value of 'is_stmt': 1 Line Base: -5 Line Range: 14 Opcode Base: 13 Opcodes: Opcode 1 has 0 args Opcode 2 has 1 args Opcode 3 has 1 args Opcode 4 has 1 args Opcode 5 has 1 args Opcode 6 has 0 args Opcode 7 has 0 args Opcode 8 has 0 args Opcode 9 has 1 args Opcode 10 has 0 args Opcode 11 has 0 args Opcode 12 has 1 args The Directory Table is empty. The File Name Table: Entry Dir Time Size Name 1 0 0 0 dummy.c Line Number Statements: Extended opcode 2: set Address to 0x8048324 Special opcode 6: advance Address by 0 to 0x8048324 and Line by 1 to 2 Advance PC by constant 17 to 0x8048335 Special opcode 6: advance Address by 0 to 0x8048335 and Line by 1 to 3 Special opcode 104: advance Address by 7 to 0x804833c and Line by 1 to 4 Special opcode 104: advance Address by 7 to 0x8048343 and Line by 1 to 5 Special opcode 105: advance Address by 7 to 0x804834a and Line by 2 to 7 Special opcode 76: advance Address by 5 to 0x804834f and Line by 1 to 8 Advance PC by 9 to 0x8048358 Extended opcode 1: End of Sequence The section .debug_frame contains: 00000000 00000010 ffffffff CIE Version: 1 Augmentation: "" Code alignment factor: 1 Data alignment factor: -4 Return address column: 8 DW_CFA_def_cfa: r4 ofs 4 DW_CFA_offset: r8 at cfa-4 DW_CFA_nop DW_CFA_nop 00000014 00000024 00000000 FDE cie=00000000 pc=08048324..08048358 DW_CFA_advance_loc: 4 to 08048328 DW_CFA_def_cfa: r1 ofs 0 DW_CFA_register: r4 in r1 DW_CFA_advance_loc: 6 to 0804832e DW_CFA_def_cfa: r4 ofs 4 DW_CFA_advance_loc: 1 to 0804832f DW_CFA_def_cfa_offset: 8 DW_CFA_offset: r5 at cfa-8 DW_CFA_advance_loc: 2 to 08048331 DW_CFA_def_cfa_reg: r5 DW_CFA_advance_loc: 1 to 08048332 DW_CFA_offset: r4 at cfa-12 DW_CFA_nop DW_CFA_nop Contents of the .debug_loc section: Offset Begin End Expression 00000000 08048324 08048328 (DW_OP_breg4: 4) 00000000 08048328 0804832e (DW_OP_reg1) 00000000 0804832e 0804832f (DW_OP_breg4: 4) 00000000 0804832f 08048331 (DW_OP_breg4: 8) 00000000 08048331 08048358 (DW_OP_breg5: 8) 00000000