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author | Jeffrey Osier <jeffrey@cygnus> | 1994-02-18 00:15:58 +0000 |
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committer | Jeffrey Osier <jeffrey@cygnus> | 1994-02-18 00:15:58 +0000 |
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diff --git a/binutils/binutils.texi b/binutils/binutils.texi index c590e84..6bbf64d 100644 --- a/binutils/binutils.texi +++ b/binutils/binutils.texi @@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ @ifinfo @format START-INFO-DIR-ENTRY -* Binutils:: The GNU binary utilities "ar", "ld", "objcopy", +* Binutils: (binutils). The GNU binary utilities "ar", "ld", "objcopy", "objdump", "nm", "size", "strings", "strip", and "ranlib". END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY @end format @end ifinfo @ifinfo -Copyright @copyright{} 1991, 1992, 1993 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +Copyright @copyright{} 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc. Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice @@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ into another language, under the above conditions for modified versions. @setchapternewpage odd @settitle GNU Binary Utilities -@c @smallbook -@c @cropmarks @titlepage @finalout @title The GNU Binary Utilities @@ -66,7 +64,7 @@ into another language, under the above conditions for modified versions. @end tex @vskip 0pt plus 1filll -Copyright @copyright{} 1991, 1992, 1993 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +Copyright @copyright{} 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc. Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice @@ -82,8 +80,7 @@ into another language, under the above conditions for modified versions. @end titlepage @node Top -@top -@chapter Introduction +@top Introduction @cindex version This brief manual contains preliminary documentation for the GNU binary @@ -737,25 +734,25 @@ objcopy [ -F @var{bfdname} | --target=@var{bfdname} ] @var{infile} [@var{outfile}] @end smallexample -The GNU @code{objcopy} utility copies the contents of an object file to -another. @code{objcopy} uses the GNU BFD Library to read and write the -object files. It can write the destination object file in a format -different from that of the source object file. The exact behavior of -@code{objcopy} is controlled by command-line options. +The @sc{gnu} @code{objcopy} utility copies the contents of an object +file to another. @code{objcopy} uses the @sc{gnu} @sc{bfd} Library to +read and write the object files. It can write the destination object +file in a format different from that of the source object file. The +exact behavior of @code{objcopy} is controlled by command-line options. @code{objcopy} creates temporary files to do its translations and -deletes them afterward. @code{objcopy} uses BFD to do all its -translation work; it knows about all the formats BFD knows about, and -thus is able to recognize most formats without being told explicitly. -@xref{BFD,,BFD,ld.info,Using LD}. +deletes them afterward. @code{objcopy} uses @sc{bfd} to do all its +translation work; it has access to all the formats described in @sc{bfd} +and thus is able to recognize most formats without being told +explicitly. @xref{BFD,,BFD,ld.info,Using LD}. @table @code @item @var{infile} @itemx @var{outfile} -The source and output files respectively. +The source and output files, respectively. If you do not specify @var{outfile}, @code{objcopy} creates a temporary file and destructively renames the result with -the name of the input file. +the name of @var{infile}. @item -I @var{bfdname} @itemx --input-target=@var{bfdname} @@ -797,14 +794,15 @@ Keep only every @var{byte}th byte of the input file (header data is not affected). @var{byte} can be in the range from 0 to @var{interleave}-1, where @var{interleave} is given by the @samp{-i} or @samp{--interleave} option, or the default of 4. This option is useful for creating files -to program ROMs. It is typically used with an @code{srec} output +to program @sc{rom}. It is typically used with an @code{srec} output target. @item -i @var{interleave} @itemx --interleave=@var{interleave} -Only copy one out of every @var{interleave} bytes. Which one to copy is -selected by the @var{-b} or @samp{--byte} option. The default is 4. -The interleave is ignored if neither @samp{-b} nor @samp{--byte} is given. +Only copy one out of every @var{interleave} bytes. Select which byte to +copy with the @var{-b} or @samp{--byte} option. The default is 4. +@code{objcopy} ignores this option if you do not specify either @samp{-b} or +@samp{--byte}. @item -V @itemx --version @@ -1329,12 +1327,16 @@ c++filt @var{option} @var{symbol} @chapter nlmconv @code{nlmconv} converts a relocatable object file into a NetWare -Loadable Module. @code{nlmconv} currently works with @samp{i386} object +Loadable Module. + +@ignore +@code{nlmconv} currently works with @samp{i386} object files in @code{coff}, @sc{elf}, or @code{a.out} format, and @sc{SPARC} object files in @sc{elf}, or @code{a.out} format@footnote{ @code{nlmconv} should work with any @samp{i386} or @sc{sparc} object format in the Binary File Descriptor library. It has only been tested with the above formats.}. +@end ignore @quotation @emph{Warning:} @code{nlmconv} is not always built as part of the binary @@ -1394,31 +1396,30 @@ Prints the version number for @code{nlmconv}. @node Selecting The Target System @chapter Selecting the target system -You can specify three aspects of the target system to the GNU binary -file utilities, each in several ways. The three aspects of the target -system that you can specify are +You can specify three aspects of the target system to the @sc{gnu} +binary file utilities, each in several ways: @itemize @bullet @item -the target, +the target @item -the architecture, and +the architecture @item -the linker emulation (which applies to the linker only). +the linker emulation (which applies to the linker only) @end itemize In the following summaries, the lists of ways to specify values are in -order of decreasing precedence. In other words, the ways listed earlier -override the ways listed later. +order of decreasing precedence. The ways listed first override those +listed later. -The commands to list valid values only list the values that the programs -you are running were configured for. If they were configured with +The commands to list valid values only list the values for which the +programs you are running were configured. If they were configured with @samp{--with-targets=all}, the commands list most of the available values, but a few are left out; not all targets can be configured in at -once because some of them can only be compiled ``native'' (on hosts with -the same type as the target system). +once because some of them can only be configured @dfn{native} (on hosts +with the same type as the target system). @menu * Target Selection:: @@ -1427,34 +1428,26 @@ the same type as the target system). @end menu @node Target Selection -@section Target selection +@section Target Selection A @dfn{target} is an object file format. A given target may be supported for multiple architectures (@pxref{Architecture Selection}). -It may also have variations for different operating systems or architectures. +A target selection may also have variations for different operating +systems or architectures. -Command to list valid values: @samp{objdump -i} (first column). +The command to list valid target values is @samp{objdump -i} +(the first column of output contains the relevant information). Some sample values are: @samp{a.out-hp300bsd}, @samp{ecoff-littlemips}, @samp{a.out-sunos-big}. -@menu -* objdump Target:: -* objcopy strip Input Target:: -* objcopy strip Output Target:: -* nm size strings Target:: -* Linker Input Target:: -* Linker Output Target:: -@end menu - -@node objdump Target -@subsection @code{objdump} target +@subheading @code{objdump} Target Ways to specify: @enumerate @item -command line option @samp{-b}, @samp{--target} +command line option: @samp{-b} or @samp{--target} @item environment variable @code{GNUTARGET} @@ -1463,14 +1456,13 @@ environment variable @code{GNUTARGET} deduced from the input file @end enumerate -@node objcopy strip Input Target -@subsection @code{objcopy} and @code{strip} input target +@subheading @code{objcopy} and @code{strip} Input Target Ways to specify: @enumerate @item -command line option @samp{-I}, @samp{--input-target}, @samp{-F}, @samp{--target} +command line options: @samp{-I} or @samp{--input-target}, or @samp{-F} or @samp{--target} @item environment variable @code{GNUTARGET} @@ -1479,17 +1471,16 @@ environment variable @code{GNUTARGET} deduced from the input file @end enumerate -@node objcopy strip Output Target -@subsection @code{objcopy} and @code{strip} output target +@subheading @code{objcopy} and @code{strip} Output Target Ways to specify: @enumerate @item -command line option @samp{-O}, @samp{-F}, @samp{--output-target}, @samp{--target} +command line options: @samp{-O} or @samp{--output-target}, or @samp{-F} or @samp{--target} @item -the input target (@pxref{objcopy strip Input Target}) +the input target (see ``@code{objcopy} and @code{strip} Input Target'' above) @item environment variable @code{GNUTARGET} @@ -1498,14 +1489,13 @@ environment variable @code{GNUTARGET} deduced from the input file @end enumerate -@node nm size strings Target -@subsection @code{nm}, @code{size}, and @code{strings} target +@subheading @code{nm}, @code{size}, and @code{strings} Target Ways to specify: @enumerate @item -command line option @samp{--target} +command line option: @samp{--target} @item environment variable @code{GNUTARGET} @@ -1514,14 +1504,13 @@ environment variable @code{GNUTARGET} deduced from the input file @end enumerate -@node Linker Input Target -@subsection Linker input target +@subheading Linker Input Target Ways to specify: @enumerate @item -command line option @samp{-b}, @samp{-format} +command line option: @samp{-b} or @samp{--format} (@pxref{Options,,Options,ld.info,Using LD}) @item @@ -1537,14 +1526,13 @@ the default target of the selected linker emulation (@pxref{Linker Emulation Selection}) @end enumerate -@node Linker Output Target -@subsection Linker output target +@subheading Linker Output Target Ways to specify: @enumerate @item -command line option @samp{-oformat} +command line option: @samp{-oformat} (@pxref{Options,,Options,ld.info,Using LD}) @item @@ -1552,42 +1540,34 @@ script command @code{OUTPUT_FORMAT} (@pxref{Option Commands,,Option Commands,ld.info,Using LD}) @item -the linker input target (@pxref{Linker Input Target}) +the linker input target (see ``Linker Input Target'' above) @end enumerate @node Architecture Selection @section Architecture selection -An @dfn{architecture} is a type of CPU on which an object file is to -run. Its name may contain a colon, separating the name of the -processor family from the name of the particular CPU. +An @dfn{architecture} is a type of @sc{cpu} on which an object file is +to run. Its name may contain a colon, separating the name of the +processor family from the name of the particular @sc{cpu}. -Command to list valid values: @samp{objdump -i} (second column). +The command to list valid architecture values is @samp{objdump -i} (the +second column contains the relevant information). Sample values: @samp{m68k:68020}, @samp{mips:3000}, @samp{sparc}. -@menu -* objdump Architecture:: -* objcopy nm size strings Architecture:: -* Linker Input Architecture:: -* Linker Output Architecture:: -@end menu - -@node objdump Architecture -@subsection @code{objdump} architecture +@subheading @code{objdump} Architecture Ways to specify: @enumerate @item -command line option @samp{-m}, @samp{--architecture} +command line option: @samp{-m} or @samp{--architecture} @item deduced from the input file @end enumerate -@node objcopy nm size strings Architecture -@subsection @code{objcopy}, @code{nm}, @code{size}, @code{strings} architecture +@subheading @code{objcopy}, @code{nm}, @code{size}, @code{strings} Architecture Ways to specify: @@ -1596,8 +1576,7 @@ Ways to specify: deduced from the input file @end enumerate -@node Linker Input Architecture -@subsection Linker input architecture +@subheading Linker Input Architecture Ways to specify: @@ -1606,8 +1585,7 @@ Ways to specify: deduced from the input file @end enumerate -@node Linker Output Architecture -@subsection Linker output architecture +@subheading Linker Output Architecture Ways to specify: @@ -1618,7 +1596,7 @@ script command @code{OUTPUT_ARCH} @item the default architecture from the linker output target -(@pxref{Linker Output Target}) +(@pxref{Target Selection}) @end enumerate @node Linker Emulation Selection @@ -1630,17 +1608,17 @@ In particular, it consists of @itemize @bullet @item -the linker script, +the linker script @item -the target, and +the target @item several ``hook'' functions that are run at certain stages of the linking -process to do special things that some targets require. +process to do special things that some targets require @end itemize -Command to list valid values: @samp{ld -V}. +The command to list valid linker emulation values is @samp{ld -V}. Sample values: @samp{hp300bsd}, @samp{mipslit}, @samp{sun4}. @@ -1648,7 +1626,7 @@ Ways to specify: @enumerate @item -command line option @samp{-m} +command line option: @samp{-m} (@pxref{Options,,Options,ld.info,Using LD}) @item |