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authorDavid MacKenzie <djm@cygnus>1993-11-05 19:51:52 +0000
committerDavid MacKenzie <djm@cygnus>1993-11-05 19:51:52 +0000
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-rw-r--r--bfd/libbfd.c23
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/bfd/libbfd.c b/bfd/libbfd.c
index 1c93970..90e100d 100644
--- a/bfd/libbfd.c
+++ b/bfd/libbfd.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ SECTION
libbfd
DESCRIPTION
- This file contains various routines which are used within BFD.
+ These routines are used within BFD.
They are not intended for export, but are documented here for
completeness.
*/
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
PTR bfd_xmalloc( bfd_size_type size);
DESCRIPTION
- Like malloc, but exit if no more memory.
+ Like <<malloc>>, but exit if no more memory.
*/
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ DEFUN(PTR bfd_xmalloc,(size),
if (!ptr)
{
write (2, no_memory_message, sizeof(no_memory_message)-1);
- exit (-1);
+ exit (1);
}
return ptr;
}
@@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ SYNOPSIS
PTR bfd_xmalloc_by_size_t ( size_t size);
DESCRIPTION
- Like malloc, but exit if no more memory.
- Uses size_t, so it's suitable for use as obstack_chunk_alloc.
+ Like <<malloc>>, but exit if no more memory.
+ Uses <<size_t>>, so it's suitable for use as <<obstack_chunk_alloc>>.
*/
PTR
DEFUN(bfd_xmalloc_by_size_t, (size),
@@ -246,8 +246,8 @@ SYNOPSIS
void bfd_write_bigendian_4byte_int(bfd *abfd, int i);
DESCRIPTION
- Writes a 4 byte integer to the outputing bfd, in big endian
- mode regardless of what else is going on. This is useful in
+ Write a 4 byte integer @var{i} to the output BFD @var{abfd}, in big
+ endian order regardless of what else is going on. This is useful in
archives.
*/
@@ -501,15 +501,14 @@ DESCRIPTION
/*
FUNCTION
bfd_h_put_size
-FUNCTION
bfd_h_get_size
DESCRIPTION
These macros have the same function as their <<bfd_get_x>>
- bretherin, except that they are used for removing information
+ bretheren, except that they are used for removing information
for the header records of object files. Believe it or not,
some object files keep their header records in big endian
- order, and their data in little endian order.
+ order and their data in little endian order.
.
.{* Byte swapping macros for file header data. *}
.
@@ -850,8 +849,8 @@ INTERNAL_FUNCTION
bfd_log2
DESCRIPTION
- Return the log base 2 of the value supplied, rounded up. eg an
- arg of 1025 would return 11.
+ Return the log base 2 of the value supplied, rounded up. E.g., an
+ @var{x} of 1025 returns 11.
SYNOPSIS
unsigned int bfd_log2(bfd_vma x);