find the variables), @code{N_FUN} means the text segment, and
@code{N_LCSYM} means the bss segment.
-In xcoff files, each symbol has a section number, so the symbol type
+In xcoff files, each symbol has a section number, so the stab type
need not indicate the segment.
+In ecoff files, the storage class is used to specify the section, so the
+stab type need not indicate the segment.
+
@c In ELF files, it apparently is a big mess. See kludge in dbxread.c
@c in GDB. FIXME: Investigate where this kludge comes from.
@c