3 files changed, 7 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/binutils/binutils.texi b/binutils/binutils.texi
index 5e2f2c7..3c078f8 100644
--- a/binutils/binutils.texi
+++ b/binutils/binutils.texi
@@ -774,9 +774,8 @@ target of @samp{srec} (e.g., use @samp{-O srec}).
 output target of @samp{binary} (e.g., use @samp{-O binary}).  When
 @code{objcopy} generates a raw binary file, it will essentially produce
 a memory dump of the contents of the input object file.  All symbols and
-relocation information will be discarded.  By default, the memory dump
-will start at virtual address zero; the @samp{--set-start} option may be
-used to specify a different starting point.
+relocation information will be discarded.  The memory dump will start at
+the virtual address of the lowest section copied into the output file.
 
 When generating an S-record or a raw binary file, it may be helpful to
 use @samp{-S} to remove sections containing debugging information.  In
@@ -849,9 +848,7 @@ copy with the @var{-b} or @samp{--byte} option.  The default is 4.
 
 @item --set-start @var{val}
 Set the address of the new file to @var{val}.  Not all object file
-formats support setting the start address.  When using the @samp{binary}
-output file format, the start address sets the virtual address of the
-first byte in the binary output file.
+formats support setting the start address.
 
 @item --adjust-start @var{incr}
 Adjust the start address by adding @var{incr}.  Not all object file
diff --git a/binutils/objcopy.1 b/binutils/objcopy.1
index ca863ff..e2876d1 100644
--- a/binutils/objcopy.1
+++ b/binutils/objcopy.1
@@ -70,10 +70,8 @@ When
 .B objcopy
 generates a raw binary file, it will essentially produce a memory dump
 of the contents of the input object file.  All symbols and relocation
-information will be discarded.  By default, the memory dump will start
-at virtual address zero; the
-.B --set-start
-option may be used to specify a different starting point.
+information will be discarded.  The memory dump will start at the
+virtual address of the lowest section copied into the output file.
 .PP
 When generating an S-record or a raw binary file, it may be helpful to
 use
@@ -140,9 +138,7 @@ The interleave is ignored if neither \fB\-b\fP nor \fB\-\-byte\fP is given.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-\-set\-start=\fIval
 Set the start address of the new file to \fIval\fP.  Not all object
-file formats support setting the start address.  When using the
-\fBbinary\fP output file format, the start address sets the virtual
-address of the first byte in the binary output file.
+file formats support setting the start address.
 .TP
 .B \fB\-\-adjust\-start=\fIincr
 Adjust the start address by adding \fIincr\fP.  Not all object file
diff --git a/binutils/objcopy.c b/binutils/objcopy.c
index eff90c5..70d118e 100644
--- a/binutils/objcopy.c
+++ b/binutils/objcopy.c
@@ -316,15 +316,7 @@ copy_object (ibfd, obfd)
   if (set_start_set)
     start = set_start;
   else
-    {
-      /* As a special hack make it easier to generate a raw binary
-         file, we default the starting address to zero for the binary
-         output format.  */
-      if (strcmp (bfd_get_target (obfd), "binary") == 0)
-	start = 0;
-      else
-	start = bfd_get_start_address (ibfd);
-    }
+    start = bfd_get_start_address (ibfd);
   start += adjust_start;
 
   if (!bfd_set_start_address (obfd, start)