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diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog index d2d2080..4672b26 100644 --- a/binutils/ChangeLog +++ b/binutils/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2000-06-15 H.J. Lu <hjl@gnu.org> + + * binutils.texi: Put a warning on copying relocatable object + files between two different formats. + 2000-06-13 DJ Delorie <dj@cygnus.com> * rcparse.y (control): ICON controls take an id as the first 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 |