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authorNick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>2021-03-15 10:55:49 +0000
committerNick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>2021-03-15 10:55:49 +0000
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Add a symbols-only mode to nm.
PR 27487 * nm.c (FORMAT_JUST_SYMBOLS): Define. (struct optput_fns): Add entry for FORMAT_JUST_SYMBOLS. (long_options): Add just-symbols. (set_output_format): Add support for just-symbols. (get_print_format): Likewise. (do_not_print_object_filename): New function. (do_not_print_archive_filename): New function. (do_not_print_archive_member): New function. (do_not_print_symbol_filename): New function. (just_print_symbol_name): New function. (main): Handle --just-symbols. * NEWS: Mention the new feature. * doc/binutils.texi: Document the new feature.
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-*- text -*-
+* A new format has been added to the nm program. Specifying
+ --format=just-symbols (or just using -j) will tell the program to only
+ display symbol names and nothing else.
+
* A new command line --keep-section-symbols has been added to objcopy and
strip. This stops the removal of unused section symbols when the file is
copied. Removing these symbols saves space, but sometimes they are needed by