Thu Nov 17 15:37:19 1994 Mark W. Eichin <eichin@cygnus.com>

	* objcopy.c (add_strip_symbol): New function, adds a name to an
	explicit list of symbols to strip.
	(is_strip_symbol): New function, reports whether the name argument
	is in the explicit list.
	(filter_symbols): Check against is_strip_symbol above all.
	(strip_main): Recognize -N option. If used, don't default to
	strip_all.
	(copy_main): Recognize -N option.
	(strip_usage): Document -N and --strip-symbol options.
	(copy_usage): Ditto.
	* objcopy.1, strip.1, binutils.texi: Document -N and
	--strip-symbol options.

4 files changed, 43 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index 8a9a091..c516534 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -6,6 +6,21 @@ Thu Nov 17 15:00:13 1994  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@sanguine.cygnus.com>
 	* objcopy.c (main): Fix is_strip test.  From
 	pirker@eiunix.tuwien.ac.at (Martin Pirker).
 
+Thu Nov 17 15:37:19 1994  Mark W. Eichin  <eichin@cygnus.com>
+
+	* objcopy.c (add_strip_symbol): New function, adds a name to an
+	explicit list of symbols to strip.
+	(is_strip_symbol): New function, reports whether the name argument
+	is in the explicit list.
+	(filter_symbols): Check against is_strip_symbol above all.
+	(strip_main): Recognize -N option. If used, don't default to
+	strip_all.
+	(copy_main): Recognize -N option.
+	(strip_usage): Document -N and --strip-symbol options.
+	(copy_usage): Ditto.
+	* objcopy.1, strip.1, binutils.texi: Document -N and
+	--strip-symbol options.
+
 Tue Nov  8 13:12:54 1994  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@sanguine.cygnus.com>
 
 	* objdump.c (display_target_list, display_info_table): Pass an
diff --git a/binutils/binutils.texi b/binutils/binutils.texi
index 30ea18b..76d516d 100644
--- a/binutils/binutils.texi
+++ b/binutils/binutils.texi
@@ -743,6 +743,7 @@ objcopy [ -F @var{bfdname} | --target=@var{bfdname} ]
         [ -I @var{bfdname} | --input-target=@var{bfdname} ]
         [ -O @var{bfdname} | --output-target=@var{bfdname} ]
         [ -S | --strip-all ]  [ -g | --strip-debug ]
+        [ -N @var{symbolname} | --strip-symbol=@var{symbolname} ]
         [ -x | --discard-all ]  [ -X | --discard-locals ]
         [ -b @var{byte} | --byte=@var{byte} ]
         [ -i @var{interleave} | --interleave=@var{interleave} ]
@@ -821,6 +822,12 @@ Do not copy relocation and symbol information from the source file.
 @itemx --strip-debug
 Do not copy debugging symbols from the source file.
 
+@item -N @var{symbolname}
+@itemx --strip-symbol=@var{symbolname}
+Do not copy symbol @var{symbolname} from the source file. This option
+may be given more than once, and may be combined with other strip
+options.
+
 @item -x
 @itemx --discard-all
 Do not copy non-global symbols from the source file.
@@ -1290,6 +1297,7 @@ strip [ -F @var{bfdname} | --target=@var{bfdname} | --target=@var{bfdname} ]
       [ -I @var{bfdname} | --input-target=@var{bfdname} ]
       [ -O @var{bfdname} | --output-target=@var{bfdname} ]
       [ -s | --strip-all ] [ -S | -g | --strip-debug ]
+      [ -N @var{symbolname} | --strip-symbol=@var{symbolname} ]
       [ -x | --discard-all ] [ -X | --discard-locals ]
       [ -R @var{sectionname} | --remove-section=@var{sectionname} ]
       [ -v | --verbose ]  [ -V | --version ]  [ --help ]
@@ -1339,6 +1347,12 @@ Remove all symbols.
 @itemx --strip-debug
 Remove debugging symbols only.
 
+@item -N @var{symbolname}
+@itemx --strip-symbol=@var{symbolname}
+Remove symbol @var{symbolname} from the source file. This option
+may be given more than once, and may be combined with other strip
+options.
+
 @item -x
 @itemx --discard-all
 Remove non-global symbols.
diff --git a/binutils/objcopy.1 b/binutils/objcopy.1
index 0bf5727..c5b04a9 100644
--- a/binutils/objcopy.1
+++ b/binutils/objcopy.1
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ objcopy \- copy and translate object files
 .RB "[\|" \-R\ \fIsectionname\fB\ |\ \-\-remove\-section=\fIsectionname\fR "\|]"
 .RB "[\|" \-S\ |\ \-\-strip\-all\fR "\|]" 
 .RB "[\|" \-g\ |\ \-\-strip\-debug\fR "\|]" 
+.RB "[\|" \-N\ \fIsymbolname\fR\ |\ \-\-strip\-symbol=\fIsymbolname\fR "\|]" 
 .RB "[\|" \-x\ |\ \-\-discard\-all\fR "\|]" 
 .RB "[\|" \-X\ |\ \-\-discard\-locals\fR "\|]" 
 .RB "[\|" \-b\ \fIbyte\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-byte=\fIbyte\fR "\|]" 
@@ -120,6 +121,11 @@ Do not copy relocation and symbol information from the source file.
 .B \-g\fR, \fB\-\-strip\-debug
 Do not copy debugging symbols from the source file.
 .TP
+.B \-N \fIsymbolname\fR, \fB\-\-strip\-symbol=\fIsymbolname
+Do not copy symbol \fIsymbolname\fP from the source file. This option
+may be given more than once, and may be combined with other strip
+options.
+.TP
 .B \-x\fR, \fB \-\-discard\-all
 Do not copy non-global symbols from the source file.
 .TP
diff --git a/binutils/strip.1 b/binutils/strip.1
index 5373b9f..e1ec592 100644
--- a/binutils/strip.1
+++ b/binutils/strip.1
@@ -92,6 +92,14 @@ Remove all symbols.
 Remove debugging symbols only.
 
 .TP
+.B \-N \fIsymbolname\fR
+.TP
+.B \-\-strip\-symbol=\fIsymbolname
+Remove symbol \fIsymbolname\fP from the source file. This option
+may be given more than once, and may be combined with other strip
+options.
+
+.TP
 .B \-x
 .TP
 .B \-\-discard\-all