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| author | H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com> | 2000-06-15 19:34:44 +0000 |
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| committer | H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com> | 2000-06-15 19:34:44 +0000 |
| commit | ccd13d1887ecbc02d47f95613ded76ac89d7c92b (patch) | |
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2000-06-15 H.J. Lu <hjl@gnu.org>
* binutils.texi: Put a warning on copying relocatable object
files between two different formats.
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diff --git a/binutils/binutils.texi b/binutils/binutils.texi index 1820d66..1548740 100644 --- a/binutils/binutils.texi +++ b/binutils/binutils.texi @@ -895,6 +895,9 @@ 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. +Note that @code{objcopy} should be able to copy a fully linked file +between any two formats. However, copying a relocatable object file +between any two formats may not work as expected. @code{objcopy} creates temporary files to do its translations and deletes them afterward. @code{objcopy} uses @sc{bfd} to do all its |