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| -rw-r--r-- | binutils/ChangeLog | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | binutils/doc/binutils.texi | 8 |
2 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog index f59c0d1..5c0efb1 100644 --- a/binutils/ChangeLog +++ b/binutils/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,11 @@ +2015-03-18 Jon Turney <jon.turney@dronecode.org.uk> + Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com> + + PR binutils/18087 + * doc/binutils.texi: Note that when objcopy compresses debug + sections the compression is only performed if it makes the section + smaller. + 2015-03-10 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com> PR binutils/18101 diff --git a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi index 22d54be..da50163 100644 --- a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi +++ b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi @@ -1844,10 +1844,14 @@ It can also be a useful way of reducing the size of a @option{--just-symbols} linker input file. @item --compress-debug-sections -Compress DWARF debug sections using zlib. +Compress DWARF debug sections using zlib. The debug sections are +renamed to begin with @samp{.zdebug} instead of @samp{.debug}. Note - +if compression would actually make a section @emph{larger} then it is +not compressed or renamed. @item --decompress-debug-sections -Decompress DWARF debug sections using zlib. +Decompress DWARF debug sections using zlib. The original section +names of the compressed sections are restored. @item -V @itemx --version |