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author | Ian Lance Taylor <ian@airs.com> | 1994-10-19 18:11:10 +0000 |
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committer | Ian Lance Taylor <ian@airs.com> | 1994-10-19 18:11:10 +0000 |
commit | a6afc0907186cf94ec6054d8c210727a3b4733af (patch) | |
tree | 12aad07a8e0d994e27879eaa915353598b6a1f70 /binutils/binutils.texi | |
parent | 8b65c39307d9bb1253026402430389761ea09302 (diff) | |
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* objcopy.c (copy_object): Revert yesterday's change.
* binutils.texi, objcopy.1: Remove special mention of --set-start
and `binary' output format.
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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/binutils/binutils.texi b/binutils/binutils.texi index 5e2f2c7..3c078f8 100644 --- a/binutils/binutils.texi +++ b/binutils/binutils.texi @@ -774,9 +774,8 @@ target of @samp{srec} (e.g., use @samp{-O srec}). output target of @samp{binary} (e.g., use @samp{-O binary}). When @code{objcopy} generates a raw binary file, it will essentially produce a memory dump of the contents of the input object file. All symbols and -relocation information will be discarded. By default, the memory dump -will start at virtual address zero; the @samp{--set-start} option may be -used to specify a different starting point. +relocation information will be discarded. The memory dump will start at +the virtual address of the lowest section copied into the output file. When generating an S-record or a raw binary file, it may be helpful to use @samp{-S} to remove sections containing debugging information. In @@ -849,9 +848,7 @@ copy with the @var{-b} or @samp{--byte} option. The default is 4. @item --set-start @var{val} Set the address of the new file to @var{val}. Not all object file -formats support setting the start address. When using the @samp{binary} -output file format, the start address sets the virtual address of the -first byte in the binary output file. +formats support setting the start address. @item --adjust-start @var{incr} Adjust the start address by adding @var{incr}. Not all object file |