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Re: [RFA] Artifical dwarf2 debug info
> Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 15:50:02 +0100
> From: Michal Ludvig <mludvig@suse.cz>
>
> FDE (Frame description entry) and CIE (common information entry) are
> abbrevs used in Dwarf2 unwinding.
> Basically each function should have an appropriate FDE that contains
> information about how to unwind from the given function. CIE contains
> information common for several FDEs.
> Where in the doco should I write this very brief description?
I suggest to put this right where you mention the terms for the first
time. If you feel that the explanations take you too far from the
main subject, you could make this text a @footnote.
Thanks.