Local static variable table name

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Local static variable table name

Why is the number appended to the local static variable name in the symbol table?

int main(void) {
    static stat_var = 20;

    return 0;
}

8: 0000000000000008 4 OBJECT LOCAL DEFAULT 2 stat_var .1604

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Akeel 16 Feb 13 at 5:16

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Plynx · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-16T05:27:16+0000

There can be many local static variables with the same name (via different functions). The compiler gives them ambiguous suffixes to avoid potential name collisions.

Local static variable table name

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