DWARF

See also: dwarf

English

Etymology

A play on the related ELF object file format. The backronym “Debugging With Arbitrary Record Formats” has been suggested.

Proper noun

DWARF

1. (file format) A standardized debugging file format.
   • 2019, Rahul Sharma, Vesa Kaihlavirta, Mastering Rust, 2nd edition, Packt Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, page 500:

     In debug mode, a compiled binary will include debugging symbols in the DWARF debugging format.

Further reading

• DWARF on Wikipedia.Wikipedia