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| author | Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com> | 2007-08-30 13:47:35 +0000 |
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| committer | Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com> | 2007-08-30 13:47:35 +0000 |
| commit | 09c11c861badb766bb5140bac0e7dba017730f8a (patch) | |
| tree | 5b7b48e4c200d899cd764acd3034a3dcab2f59a9 /binutils/NEWS | |
| parent | 7cd410025fbd4fcb002cebdf40fdcf17f8d70162 (diff) | |
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* readelf.c (dump_type): New type used to classify the kinds of dump requested by the user.
(dump_sects, cmdline_dump_sects): Use the new type.
(options): Add --string-dump option.
(request_dump): Rename to request_dump_bynumber. Use dump_type.
(request_dump_byname): Use dump_type.
(parse_args): Parse --string-dump option.
(process_section_headers): Fix calls to request_dump.
(initialise_dumps_byname): Likewise.
(dump_section): Rename to dump_section_as_bytes.
(dump_section_as_strings): New function. Display the contents of a section as printable strings.
(process_section_contents): String dump the section if requested.
(process_object): Use dump_type.
(main): Likewise.
* Makefile.am: Add dependency for readelf.c on safe-ctype.h.
* Makefile.in: Regenerate.
* NEWS: Mention the new feature.
* doc/binutils.texi: Document the new feature.
* testsuite/binutils-all/dumptest.s: New test file.
* testsuite/binutils-all/readelf.exp: Add test of readelf's -p switch.
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diff --git a/binutils/NEWS b/binutils/NEWS index 20070d7..0009c6f 100644 --- a/binutils/NEWS +++ b/binutils/NEWS @@ -1,4 +1,6 @@ -*- text -*- +* Added -p switch to readelf to allow string dumps of sections. + Changes in 2.18: * Resolved 37 coding problems in bfd including static array overruns, null pointer dereferences and use of a malloc buffer after it has been freed, as |