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| <h2 class="chapter">5 Symbols</h2> |
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| <p><a name="index-symbols-208"></a>Symbols are a central concept: the programmer uses symbols to name |
| things, the linker uses symbols to link, and the debugger uses symbols |
| to debug. |
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| <a name="index-debuggers_002c-and-symbol-order-209"></a><em>Warning:</em> <samp><span class="command">as</span></samp> does not place symbols in the object file in |
| the same order they were declared. This may break some debuggers. |
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