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diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog index 89ebe15..47014a3 100644 --- a/binutils/ChangeLog +++ b/binutils/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +2016-05-10 Andrew Burgess <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com> + + * doc/binutils.texi (nm): Update description of --size-sort. + 2016-05-09 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com> PR binutils/20063 diff --git a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi index a60ab66..29f682d 100644 --- a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi +++ b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi @@ -1012,11 +1012,12 @@ types. This option is only available if the toolchain has been built with plugin support enabled. @item --size-sort -Sort symbols by size. The size is computed as the difference between -the value of the symbol and the value of the symbol with the next higher -value. If the @code{bsd} output format is used the size of the symbol -is printed, rather than the value, and @samp{-S} must be used in order -both size and value to be printed. +Sort symbols by size. For ELF objects symbol sizes are read from the +ELF, for other object types the symbol sizes are computed as the +difference between the value of the symbol and the value of the symbol +with the next higher value. If the @code{bsd} output format is used +the size of the symbol is printed, rather than the value, and +@samp{-S} must be used in order both size and value to be printed. @item --special-syms Display symbols which have a target-specific special meaning. These |