* objdump.c (endian): New static variable.

	(usage): Mention -EB/-EL/--endian.
	(long_options): Add "endian".
	(disassemble_data): If endianness was specified, replace
	abfd->xvec with a copy of itself with the given endianness.
	(main): Handle -EB/-EL/--endian.
	* binutils.texi, objdump.1: Mention -EB/-EL/--endian.

2 files changed, 32 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/binutils/binutils.texi b/binutils/binutils.texi
index 8014592..3b0f486 100644
--- a/binutils/binutils.texi
+++ b/binutils/binutils.texi
@@ -1017,6 +1017,7 @@ Show a summary of the options to @code{objcopy}.
 objdump [ -a | --archive-headers ] 
         [ -b @var{bfdname} | --target=@var{bfdname} ] [ --debugging ]
         [ -d | --disassemble ]  [ -D | --disassemble-all ] 
+        [ -EB | -EL | --endian=@{big | little @} ]
         [ -f | --file-headers ]
         [ -h | --section-headers | --headers ]  [ -i | --info ]
         [ -j @var{section} | --section=@var{section} ]
@@ -1089,6 +1090,15 @@ expected to contain instructions.
 Like @samp{-d}, but disassemble the contents of all sections, not just
 those expected to contain instructions.
 
+@item -EB
+@itemx -EL
+@itemx --endian=@{big|little@}
+@cindex endianness
+@cindex disassembly endianness
+Specify the endianness of the object files.  This only affects
+disassembly.  This can be useful when disassembling a file format which
+does not describe endianness information, such as S-records.
+
 @item -f
 @itemx --file-header
 @cindex object file header
@@ -1136,9 +1146,11 @@ Only useful with @samp{-d}, @samp{-D}, or @samp{-r}.
 @item -m @var{machine}
 @itemx --architecture=@var{machine}
 @cindex architecture
-Specify that the object files @var{objfile} are for architecture
-@var{machine}.  You can list available architectures using the @samp{-i}
-option. 
+@cindex disassembly architecture
+Specify the architecture to use when disassembling object files.  This
+can be useful when disasembling object files which do not describe
+architecture information, such as S-records.  You can list the available
+architectures with the @samp{-i} option.
 
 @item -r
 @itemx --reloc
diff --git a/binutils/objdump.1 b/binutils/objdump.1
index fba8d6b..8e29249 100644
--- a/binutils/objdump.1
+++ b/binutils/objdump.1
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ objdump \- display information from object files.
 .RB "[\|" \-\-debugging "\|]" 
 .RB "[\|" \-d | \-\-disassemble "\|]" 
 .RB "[\|" \-D | \-\-disassemble-all "\|]" 
+.RB "[\|" \-EB | \-EL | \-\-endian=\c
+.I {big|little}\c
+\&\|]
 .RB "[\|" \-f | \-\-file\-headers "\|]"
 .RB "[\|" \-h | \-\-section\-headers
 .RB "| " \-\-headers "\|]" 
@@ -152,6 +155,16 @@ Like \fB\-d\fP, but disassemble the contents of all sections, not just
 those expected to contain instructions.
 
 .TP
+.B \-EB
+.TP
+.B \-EL
+.TP
+.BI "\-\-endian=" "{big|little}"
+Specify the endianness of the object files.  This only affects
+disassembly.  This can be useful when disassembling a file format which
+does not describe endianness information, such as S-records.
+
+.TP
 .B \-f
 .TP
 .B \-\-file\-headers
@@ -206,15 +219,10 @@ Only useful with \fB\-d\fP, \fB\-D\fP, or \fB\-r\fP.
 .BI "\-m " "machine"\c
 .TP
 .BI "\-\-architecture=" "machine"
-Specify the object files \c
-.I objfile\c
-\& are for architecture
-\c
-.I machine\c
-\&.  You can list available architectures using the `\|\c
-.B \-i\c
-\|'
-option. 
+Specify the architecture to use when disassembling object files.  This
+can be useful when disasembling object files which do not describe
+architecture information, such as S-records.  You can list the available
+architectures with the \fB\-i\fP option. 
 
 .TP
 .B \-r