binutils/

2004-12-15 Jan Beulich  <jbeulich@novell.com>

	* doc/binutils.texi: Document --strip-unneeded-symbol and
	--strip-unneeded-symbols.
	* objcopy.c (strip_unneeded_list): New.
	(enum command_line_switch): Add OPTION_STRIP_UNNEEDED_SYMBOL
	and OPTION_STRIP_UNNEEDED_SYMBOLS.
	(copy_options): Add  --strip-unneeded-symbol and
	--strip-unneeded-symbols.
	(copy_usage): Likewise.
	(filter_symbols): Suppress copying of symbol if in strip_unneeded_list
	and the symbol is not needed.
	(copy_main): Handle OPTION_STRIP_UNNEEDED_SYMBOL and
	OPTION_STRIP_UNNEEDED_SYMBOLS.

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
index c342184..7f6b8ef 100644
--- a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
+++ b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
@@ -947,6 +947,7 @@ objcopy [@option{-F} @var{bfdname}|@option{--target=}@var{bfdname}]
         [@option{-g}|@option{--strip-debug}]
         [@option{-K} @var{symbolname}|@option{--keep-symbol=}@var{symbolname}]
         [@option{-N} @var{symbolname}|@option{--strip-symbol=}@var{symbolname}]
+        [@option{--strip-unneeded-symbol=}@var{symbolname}]
         [@option{-G} @var{symbolname}|@option{--keep-global-symbol=}@var{symbolname}]
         [@option{-L} @var{symbolname}|@option{--localize-symbol=}@var{symbolname}]
         [@option{-W} @var{symbolname}|@option{--weaken-symbol=}@var{symbolname}]
@@ -978,6 +979,7 @@ objcopy [@option{-F} @var{bfdname}|@option{--target=}@var{bfdname}]
         [@option{--weaken}]
         [@option{--keep-symbols=}@var{filename}]
         [@option{--strip-symbols=}@var{filename}]
+        [@option{--strip-unneeded-symbols=}@var{filename}]
         [@option{--keep-global-symbols=}@var{filename}]
         [@option{--localize-symbols=}@var{filename}]
         [@option{--weaken-symbols=}@var{filename}]
@@ -1106,6 +1108,10 @@ be given more than once.
 Do not copy symbol @var{symbolname} from the source file.  This option
 may be given more than once.
 
+@item --strip-unneeded-symbol=@var{symbolname}
+Do not copy symbol @var{symbolname} from the source file unless it is needed
+by a relocation.  This option may be given more than once.
+
 @item -G @var{symbolname}
 @itemx --keep-global-symbol=@var{symbolname}
 Keep only symbol @var{symbolname} global.  Make all other symbols local
@@ -1347,6 +1353,12 @@ Apply @option{--strip-symbol} option to each symbol listed in the file
 name per line.  Line comments may be introduced by the hash character.
 This option may be given more than once.
 
+@item --strip-unneeded-symbols=@var{filename}
+Apply @option{--strip-unneeded-symbol} option to each symbol listed in
+the file @var{filename}.  @var{filename} is simply a flat file, with one
+symbol name per line.  Line comments may be introduced by the hash
+character.  This option may be given more than once.
+
 @item --keep-global-symbols=@var{filename}
 Apply @option{--keep-global-symbol} option to each symbol listed in the
 file @var{filename}.  @var{filename} is simply a flat file, with one