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-rw-r--r--binutils/ChangeLog6
-rw-r--r--binutils/doc/binutils.texi8
-rw-r--r--binutils/objcopy.c2
3 files changed, 11 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index 05bd850..82dec22 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2005-04-25 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ * objcopy.c (copy_usage): Fix description of -K switch.
+ * doc/binutils.texi (strip, objcopy): Fix description of -K
+ switch.
+
2005-04-20 Daniel Jacobowitz <dan@codesourcery.com>
* readelf.c (display_debug_frames): Use data factor for
diff --git a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
index a422ed0..33e3025 100644
--- a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
+++ b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
@@ -1102,8 +1102,8 @@ Strip all symbols that are not needed for relocation processing.
@item -K @var{symbolname}
@itemx --keep-symbol=@var{symbolname}
-Copy only symbol @var{symbolname} from the source file. This option may
-be given more than once.
+When stripping symbols, keep symbol @var{symbolname} even if it would
+normally be stripped. This option may be given more than once.
@item -N @var{symbolname}
@itemx --strip-symbol=@var{symbolname}
@@ -2277,8 +2277,8 @@ Remove all symbols that are not needed for relocation processing.
@item -K @var{symbolname}
@itemx --keep-symbol=@var{symbolname}
-Keep only symbol @var{symbolname} from the source file. This option may
-be given more than once.
+When stripping symbols, keep symbol @var{symbolname} even if it would
+normally be stripped. This option may be given more than once.
@item -N @var{symbolname}
@itemx --strip-symbol=@var{symbolname}
diff --git a/binutils/objcopy.c b/binutils/objcopy.c
index 856b348..03f71e1 100644
--- a/binutils/objcopy.c
+++ b/binutils/objcopy.c
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ copy_usage (FILE *stream, int exit_status)
Do not copy symbol <name> unless needed by\n\
relocations\n\
--only-keep-debug Strip everything but the debug information\n\
- -K --keep-symbol <name> Only copy symbol <name>\n\
+ -K --keep-symbol <name> Do not strip symbol <name>\n\
-L --localize-symbol <name> Force symbol <name> to be marked as a local\n\
--globalize-symbol <name> Force symbol <name> to be marked as a global\n\
-G --keep-global-symbol <name> Localize all symbols except <name>\n\