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| author | Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com> | 2020-11-20 13:04:56 +0000 |
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| committer | Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com> | 2020-11-20 13:04:56 +0000 |
| commit | e6f6aa8d184c38230d9acd91a49aa0cbe3f37e42 (patch) | |
| tree | e79643c26315046beb132228fdbb4d26b025e4fa /binutils/NEWS | |
| parent | 8881640c8071b04fa2566f21eb2a47e691caf11c (diff) | |
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Add option to nm to change the characters displayed for ifunc symbols. Add a configure time option to change the default characters.
PR 22967
* nm.c (ifunc_type_chars): New variable.
(long_options): Add --ifunc-chars.
(print_symbol): Use ifunc_type_chars for ifunc symbols.
(main): Handle the new option.
* doc/binutils.texi: Document the new option.
* configure.ac: Add --enable-f-for-ifunc-symbols option which
changes the default symbol displayed by nm.
* NEWS: Mention the new feature.
* testsuite/binutils-all/nm.exp: Test the new feature.
* config.in: Regenerate.
* configure: Regenerate.
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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/binutils/NEWS b/binutils/NEWS index e74b6a2..a5a3195 100644 --- a/binutils/NEWS +++ b/binutils/NEWS @@ -1,5 +1,14 @@ -*- text -*- +* Nm has a new command line option: --ifunc-chars=CHARS. This specifies a + string of one or two characters. The first character is used as the type + character when displaying global ifunc symbols. The second character, if + present is used when displaying local ifunc symbols. + + In addition a new configure time option --enable-f-for-ifunc-symbols has been + created, which if used will change nm's default characters for ifunc symbols + from i (both local and global) to F (global) and f (local). + * The ar tool's previously unused l modifier is now used for specifying dependencies of a static library. The arguments of this option (or --record-libdeps long form option) will be stored verbatim in the |