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diff --git a/ld/ld.texinfo b/ld/ld.texinfo index 9e227e0..c09148f 100644 --- a/ld/ld.texinfo +++ b/ld/ld.texinfo @@ -219,13 +219,20 @@ whitespace, or be given as separate arguments immediately following the option that requires them. For options whose names are multiple letters, either one dash or two can -precede the option name; for example, @samp{-oformat} and -@samp{--oformat} are equivalent. Arguments to multiple-letter options -must either be separated from the option name by an equals sign, or be -given as separate arguments immediately following the option that -requires them. For example, @samp{--oformat srec} and -@samp{--oformat=srec} are equivalent. Unique abbreviations of the names -of multiple-letter options are accepted. +precede the option name; for example, @samp{-trace-symbol} and +@samp{--trace-symbol} are equivalent. Note - there is one exception to +this rule. Multiple letter options that start with a lower case 'o' can +only be preceeded by two dashes. This is to reduce confusion with the +@samp{-o} option. So for example @samp{-omagic} sets the output file +name to @samp{magic} whereas @samp{--omagic} sets the NMAGIC flag on the +output. + +Arguments to multiple-letter options must either be separated from the +option name by an equals sign, or be given as separate arguments +immediately following the option that requires them. For example, +@samp{--trace-symbol foo} and @samp{--trace-symbol=foo} are equivalent. +Unique abbreviations of the names of multiple-letter options are +accepted. Note - if the linker is being invoked indirectly, via a compiler driver (eg @samp{gcc}) then all the linker command line options should be |