<s>
A	O
debugging	B-General_Concept
data	I-General_Concept
format	I-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
storing	O
information	O
about	O
a	O
compiled	B-Language
computer	B-Application
program	I-Application
for	O
use	O
by	O
high-level	O
debuggers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modern	O
debugging	B-General_Concept
data	I-General_Concept
formats	I-General_Concept
store	O
enough	O
information	O
to	O
allow	O
source-level	O
debugging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
High-level	O
debuggers	B-Application
need	O
information	O
about	O
variables	O
,	O
types	O
,	O
constants	O
,	O
subroutines	O
and	O
so	O
on	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
can	O
translate	O
between	O
machine-level	O
storage	O
and	O
source	O
language	O
constructs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
information	O
must	O
be	O
generated	O
by	O
the	O
compiler	B-Language
and	O
stored	O
in	O
the	O
executable	B-Application
file	I-Application
or	O
dynamic	B-Application
library	I-Application
by	O
the	O
linker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
object	B-Application
file	I-Application
formats	I-Application
include	O
debugging	O
information	O
,	O
but	O
others	O
can	O
use	O
generic	O
debugging	B-General_Concept
data	I-General_Concept
formats	I-General_Concept
such	O
as	O
stabs	B-General_Concept
and	O
DWARF	O
.	O
</s>
