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@@ -1482,6 +1482,13 @@ i.e., the file pointed to by the @option{--add-gnu-debuglink} can be the
full executable. It does not have to be a file created by the
@option{--only-keep-debug} switch.
+Note - this switch is only intended for use on fully linked files. It
+does not make sense to use it on object files where the debugging
+information may be incomplete. Besides the gnu_debuglink feature
+currently only supports the presence of one filename containing
+debugging information, not multiple filenames on a one-per-object-file
+basis.
+
@item -V
@itemx --version
Show the version number of @command{objcopy}.
@@ -2391,6 +2398,13 @@ ie the file pointed to by the @option{--add-gnu-debuglink} can be the
full executable. It does not have to be a file created by the
@option{--only-keep-debug} switch.
+Note - this switch is only intended for use on fully linked files. It
+does not make sense to use it on object files where the debugging
+information may be incomplete. Besides the gnu_debuglink feature
+currently only supports the presence of one filename containing
+debugging information, not multiple filenames on a one-per-object-file
+basis.
+
@item -V
@itemx --version
Show the version number for @command{strip}.