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| author | Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com> | 2021-11-09 13:25:42 +0000 |
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| committer | Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com> | 2021-11-09 13:25:42 +0000 |
| commit | b3aa80b45c4f46029efeb204bb9f2d2c4278a0e5 (patch) | |
| tree | 843d2678476437a35e31a6fef3ff905781fc8d8b /binutils/NEWS | |
| parent | 024120b6ee344843b7d02e83e6fc0d5b33a3cd29 (diff) | |
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Add --unicode option to control how unicode characters are handled by display tools.
* nm.c: Add --unicode option to control how unicode characters are
handled.
* objdump.c: Likewise.
* readelf.c: Likewise.
* strings.c: Likewise.
* binutils.texi: Document the new feature.
* NEWS: Document the new feature.
* testsuite/binutils-all/unicode.exp: New file.
* testsuite/binutils-all/nm.hex.unicode
* testsuite/binutils-all/strings.escape.unicode
* testsuite/binutils-all/objdump.highlight.unicode
* testsuite/binutils-all/readelf.invalid.unicode
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diff --git a/binutils/NEWS b/binutils/NEWS index e6977b6..f948d34 100644 --- a/binutils/NEWS +++ b/binutils/NEWS @@ -2,6 +2,15 @@ * Add support for the LoongArch instruction set. +* Tools which display symbols or strings (readelf, strings, nm, objdump) + have a new command line option which controls how unicode characters are + handled. By default they are treated as normal for the tool. Using + --unicode=locale will display them according to the current locale. + Using --unicode=hex will display them as hex byte values, whilst + --unicode=escape will display them as escape sequences. In addition + using --unicode=highlight will display them as unicode escape sequences + highlighted in red (if supported by the output device). + Changes in 2.37: * The readelf tool has a new command line option which can be used to specify |