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diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog index 564efbc..25beb91 100644 --- a/binutils/ChangeLog +++ b/binutils/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2007-09-17 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com> + + * doc/binutils.texi (objdump): Describe the output of the --syms + option in more detail. + 2007-09-17 Alon Bar-Lev <alon.barlev@gmail.com> PR binutils/4987 diff --git a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi index d3723dd..aec1c6d 100644 --- a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi +++ b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi @@ -2002,10 +2002,14 @@ looks like this: Here the first number is the symbol's value (sometimes refered to as its address). The next field is actually a set of characters and spaces indicating the flag bits that are set on the symbol. These -characters are described below. The next field is another number -associated with the symbol, which for common symbols is the alignment -and for other symbol is the size. Finally the symbol's name is -displayed. +characters are described below. Next is the section with which the +symbol is associated or @emph{*ABS*} if the section is absolute (ie +not connected with any section), or @emph{*UND*} if the section is +referenced in the file being dumped, but not defined there. + +After the section name comes another field, a number, which for common +symbols is the alignment and for other symbol is the size. Finally +the symbol's name is displayed. The flag characters are divided into 7 groups as follows: @table @code @@ -2040,7 +2044,7 @@ normal symbol (a space). @item F @item f @item O -The symbol is the name of a function (f) or a file (F) or an object +The symbol is the name of a function (F) or a file (f) or an object (O) or just a normal symbol (a space). @end table |