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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
<?dbhtml filename="aboutdebug.html"?>
<para>Most programs and libraries are, by default, compiled with debugging
-symbols included (with <command>gcc</command>'s <emphasis>-g</emphasis>
+symbols included (with <command>gcc</command>'s <parameter>-g</parameter>
option). This means that, when debugging a program or library that was compiled
with debugging information included, the debugger can give you not only memory
addresses but also the names of the routines and variables.</para>
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ with debugging symbols: 1200 KB</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>a bash binary
without debugging symbols: 480 KB</para></listitem>
-<listitem><para>Glibc and GCC files (/lib and /usr/lib)
+<listitem><para>Glibc and GCC files (<filename class="directory">/lib</filename>
+and <filename class="directory">/usr/lib</filename>)
with debugging symbols: 87 MB</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Glibc and GCC files