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diff --git a/manual/debug.texi b/manual/debug.texi index 25492c3291..ac5121b061 100644 --- a/manual/debug.texi +++ b/manual/debug.texi @@ -90,12 +90,12 @@ contains a printable representation of the corresponding element of determined), an offset into the function, and the actual return address (in hexadecimal). -Currently, the function name and offset only be obtained on systems that +Currently, the function name and offset can only be obtained on systems that use the ELF binary format for programs and libraries. On other systems, only the hexadecimal return address will be present. Also, you may need to pass additional flags to the linker to make the function names available to the program. (For example, on systems using GNU ld, you -must pass (@code{-rdynamic}.) +must pass @code{-rdynamic}.) The return value of @code{backtrace_symbols} is a pointer obtained via the @code{malloc} function, and it is the responsibility of the caller |