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authorNick Lott <nick.lott@gmail.com>2021-04-21 15:33:13 +0100
committerNick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>2021-04-21 15:33:13 +0100
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Add ability to select numeric base when displaying symbol values in readelf.
PR 27672 * readelf.c (sym_base): New variable. (enum print_mode): Add more modes. (print_vma): Add suport for new modes. (options): Add sym-base. (usage): Add sym-base. (parse_args): Add support for --sym-base. (print_dynamic_symbol_size): New function. (print_dynamic_symbol): Use new function. * doc/binutils.texi: Document the new feature. * NEWS: Mention the new feature.
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-*- text -*-
+* The readelf tool has a new command line option which can be used to specify
+ how the numeric values of symbols are reported. --sym-base=0|8|10|16 tells
+ readelf to display the values in base 8, base 10 or base 16. A sym base of 0
+ represents the default action of displaying values under 10000 in base 10 and
+ values above that in base 16.
+
* Binutils now requires a C99 compiler and library to build.
* A new format has been added to the nm program. Specifying