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Re:Writing a Linux Debugger (2017) by msla on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @05:03PM (#36332616)
libbfd is apparently what the GNU debugger uses:

https://ftp.gnu.org/old-gnu/Manuals/bfd-2.9.1/html_chapter/b...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_File_Descriptor_library

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Re:Writing a Linux Debugger (2017) by tromey on Wednesday June 14, 2023 @05:09PM (#36332694)
gdb uses BFD for object file access but has its own DWARF reader.
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