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1998-02-12 * addr2line.c (usage): Update bug-gnu-utils address.Ian Lance Taylor1-4/+4
* ar.c (usage): Likewise. * nlmconv.c (show_usage): Likewise. * nm.c (usage): Likewise. * objcopy.c (copy_usage): Likewise. (strip_usage): Likewise. * objdump.c (usage): Likewise. * size.c (usage): Likewise. * strings.c (usage): Likewise. * windres.c (usage): Likewise. * binutils.texi (Bug Reporting): Likewise.
1997-11-03 * objcopy.c (parse_flags): Make flag check case insensitive.Ian Lance Taylor1-3/+6
Check for `contents' flag. Give an error for unrecognized flags. (copy_section): If the contents flag was set for a section that had no contents, zero out the new contents. * binutils.texi (objcopy): Document contents section flag. PR 10601.
1997-10-10 * objcopy.c, objcopy.1, binutils.texi: "localize" is a better nameRichard Henderson1-3/+3
than "privatize". Update all references.
1997-10-09 * binutils.texi (strip): Remove duplicate --target. From MartyIan Lance Taylor1-1/+1
Leisner <leisner@sdsp.mc.xerox.com>.
1997-10-09 * objcopy.c (keep_specific_list, privatize_specific_list,Richard Henderson1-2/+12
weaken_specific_list): New variables. (keep_symbols): Removed. (add_specific_symbol): New function from the carcas of add_strip_symbol. Takes a list as an argument. (is_specified_symbol): Likewise from is_strip_symbol. (filter_symbols): Honor the new privatize and weaken lists. Optimize bfd_asymbol_name handling. (copy_object, copy_options, copy_usage): Add privatize-symbol & weaken-symbol options. * objcopy.1, binutils.texi: Update docs.
1997-09-24 * binutils.texi (ar cmdline): Document that q now works like r.Ian Lance Taylor1-1/+4
From Marty Leisner <leisner@sdsp.mc.xerox.com>.
1997-09-24 * binutils.texi (size): The object file argument is optional.Ian Lance Taylor1-1/+2
From Marty Leisner <leisner@sdsp.mc.xerox.com>.
1997-06-26More tweaks. Add windres documentation.Ian Lance Taylor1-0/+129
1997-03-27 Based on patch from Marty Leisner <leisner@sdsp.mc.xerox.com>:Ian Lance Taylor1-2/+11
* objcopy.c: Include <utime.h> or <sys/time.h>. (strip_options): Add "preserve-dates". (copy_options): Likewise. (copy_usage): Mention -p and --preserve-dates. (strip_usage): Likewise. (make_same_dates): New static function. (strip_main): Handle -p. (copy_main): Likewise. * binutils.texi, strip.1, objcopy.1: Document new option.
1997-03-27 addr2line.c contributed by Ulrich LautherIan Lance Taylor1-0/+80
<Ulrich.Lauther@zfe.siemens.de>: * addr2line.c: New file. * Makefile.in: Rebuild dependencies. (ADDR2LINE_PROG): New variable. (MANPAGES): Add addr2line. (PROGS): Add $(ADDR2LINE_PROG). (CFILES): Add addr2line.c. ($(ADDR2LINE_PROG)): New target. * binutils.texi: Document addr2line. * addr2line.1: New file.
1997-03-15 Based on patches from Jamie Lokier <jamie@rebellion.co.uk>:Ian Lance Taylor1-3/+11
* objdump.c: Include "demangle.h". (do_demangle): New static variable. (usage): Mention -C/--demangle. (long_options): Add "demangle". (objdump_print_symname): New static function. (objdump_print_addr_with_sym): Use objdump_print_symname. (disassemble_bytes): Likewise. (dump_reloc_set): Likewise. (dump_symbols): Demangle symbol name. (main): Handle -C. * binutils.texi, objdump.1: Document -C/--demangle.
1997-03-15 * objdump.c (usage): Mention --no-show-raw-insn.Ian Lance Taylor1-1/+5
(long_options): Add "no-show-raw-insn". (disassemble_bytes): Handle --no-show-raw-insn. * binutils.texi, objdump.1: Document --no-show-raw-insn.
1997-02-26 * objdump.c (adjust_section_vma): New static variable.Ian Lance Taylor1-0/+10
(usage): Mention --adjust-section-vma. (OPTION_ADJUST_VMA): Define. (long_options): Add "addjust-vma". (display_bfd): If adjust_section_vma is not 0, add it to all the section addresses. (main): Handle OPTION_ADJUST_VMA. * binutils.texi, objdump.1: Document --adjust-vma.
1997-01-29fix copyrights, add NEWS entryIan Lance Taylor1-3/+3
1997-01-29 * objdump.c (objdump_print_value): Add skip_zeroes parameter.Ian Lance Taylor1-4/+10
Change all callers. (objdump_print_addr_with_sym): Likewise. Call objdump_print_value to print address. (objdump_print_addr): New static function. (objdump_print_address): Just call objdump_print_addr. (disassemble_bytes): Print real address, not function offset. Skip a certain number of leading zeroes. * objdump.c (disassemble_zeroes): New static variable. (usage): Mention --disassemble-zeroes. (long_options): Add "disassemble-zeroes". (disassemble_bytes): Check disassemble_zeroes. Changes requested by LSI.
1996-12-19 Based on patch from Andrew J Klossner <andrew@pogo.wv.tek.com>:Ian Lance Taylor1-0/+7
* objcopy.c (OPTION_WEAKEN): Define. (copy_options): Add "weaken". (copy_usage): Mention --weaken. (weaken): New static variable. (filter_symbols): Handle weaken. (copy_object): Call filter_symbols if weaken. (copy_main): Handle OPTION_WEAKEN. * binutils.texi, objcopy.1: Document --weaken. PR 11272.
1996-11-01 * binutils.texi: Add section on reporting bugs.Ian Lance Taylor1-1/+209
1996-10-24 * objdump.c (prefix_addresses): New static variable.Ian Lance Taylor1-2/+8
(long_options): Add "prefix-addresses". (compare_symbols): Sort BSF_FUNCTION symbols before other symbols. (find_symbol_for_address): New static function, broken out of objdump_print_address. (objdump_print_addr_with_sym): New static function, broken out of objdump_print_address. (objdump_print_address): Call new functions. (disassemble_bytes): New static function, broken out of disassemble_data. Change disassembly format, unless prefix_addresses is set. (disassemble_data): Call disassemble_bytes. Unless prefix_addresses is set, disassemble in chunks headed by a symbol. * binutils.texi, objdump.1: Document --prefix-addresses.
1996-10-03 * binutils.texi (Target Selection): Document that you can nowIan Lance Taylor1-0/+10
specify targets using configuration triplets.
1996-09-13 * objcopy.c (change_leading_char): New static variable.Ian Lance Taylor1-2/+15
(OPTION_CHANGE_LEADING_CHAR): Define. (copy_options): Add "change-leading-char". (copy_usage): Mention --change-leading-char. (filter_symbols): Add obfd parameter. Change all callers. Implement change_leading_char. (copy_object): Call filter_symbols if change_leading_char. (copy_main): Handle OPTION_CHANGE_LEADING_CHAR. * binutils.texi, objcopy.1: Document --change-leading-char.
1996-06-30 * objcopy.c (strip_main): Add -o option, and handle it.Ian Lance Taylor1-0/+6
(strip_usage): Mention -o. * binutils.texi, strip.1: Mention -o.
1996-06-24 * objdump.c (endian): New static variable.Ian Lance Taylor1-3/+15
(usage): Mention -EB/-EL/--endian. (long_options): Add "endian". (disassemble_data): If endianness was specified, replace abfd->xvec with a copy of itself with the given endianness. (main): Handle -EB/-EL/--endian. * binutils.texi, objdump.1: Mention -EB/-EL/--endian.
1996-06-19 * binutils.texi: Document change to binary format: file positionIan Lance Taylor1-1/+1
based on load address, not section VMA.
1996-06-12 * nm.c (struct get_relocs_info): Define.Ian Lance Taylor1-1/+10
(line_numbers): New static variable. (long_options): Add "line-numbers". (usage): Mention -l and --line-numbers. (main): Handle -l. (print_symbol): Print line numbers if requested. (get_relocs): New static function. * binutils.texi, nm.1: Document -l/--line-numbers.
1996-06-12 * objdump.c (dump_reloc_set): Add sec parameter. Change allIan Lance Taylor1-3/+3
callers. If with_line_numbers is set, display line numbers of relocation entries. * binutils.texi, objdump.1: Document -l with -r.
1996-01-29 Based on patches from H J Lu <hjl@zoom.com>:Ian Lance Taylor1-0/+9
* objcopy.c (remove_leading_char): New static variable. (OPTION_REMOVE_LEADING_CHAR): Define. (copy_usage): Mention --remove-leading-char. (filter_symbols): If remove_leading_char, and the first character of a global symbol matches the symbol leading char of the BFD, remove the first character. (copy_object): Filter the symbols if remove_leading_char is set. (copy_main): Handle --remove-leading-char. * binutils.texi, objcopy.1: Document --remove-leading-char.
1996-01-26tipoIan Lance Taylor1-2/+2
1996-01-26 * binutils.texi (nm): Improve documentation on symbol types.Ian Lance Taylor1-8/+45
(objdump): Reference the stabs manual from the discussion of the --stabs option.
1996-01-23 Add new option --show-raw-insn.David Edelsohn1-1/+6
* objdump.c (show_raw_insn): New global. (usage): Update. (long_options): Update. (disassemble_data): Set disasm_info.flags if --show-raw-insn. * objdump.c (disassemble_data): Set new arch,mach,endian fields in disasm_info.
1996-01-08 * objcopy.c: Include budbg.h.Ian Lance Taylor1-3/+9
(convert_debugging): New static variable. (OPTION_DEBUGGING): Define. (copy_options): Add "debugging". (copy_usage): Mention --debugging. (is_strip_section): Skip debugging sections if convert_debugging. (setup_section, copy_section): Likewise. (filter_symbols): Skip debugging symbols if convert_debugging. (copy_object): If convert_debugging, read and write debugging information. (write_debugging_info): New static function. (copy_main): Handle --debugging. * Makefile.in (DEBUG_OBJS): New variable. ($(OBJCOPY_PROG)): Depend upon and link against $(DEBUG_OBJS). ($(STRIP_PROG)): Likewise. (OBJDUMP_OBJS): Remove variable. ($(OBJDUMP_PROG)): Use objdump.o $(DEBUG_OBJS) rather than $(OBJDUMP_OBJS). * binutils.texi, objcopy.1: Document --debugging.
1996-01-02 Implement generic debugging support. Implement a stabs reader andIan Lance Taylor1-1/+6
a generic printer. * budbg.h, debug.c, debug.h, prdbg.c, rddbg.c, stabs.c: New files. * objdump.c: Include "debug.h" and "budbg.h". (dump_debugging): New global variable. (usage): Mention --debugging. (long_options): Add "debugging". (display_bfd): Handle --debugging. * Makefile.in (OBJDUMP_OBJS): New variable. ($(OBJDUMP_PROG)): Use $(OBJDUMP_OBJS). * binutils.texi, objdump.1: Document --debugging.
1995-12-30 * nm.c ( long_options): Add "--defined-only" option.Jeff Law1-0/+6
(usage): Update for new "--defined-only" option. (filter_symbols): Handle "--defined-only". Part of mentor vm work.
1995-11-10 binutils.texi: modified from 95q4Victoria Mixon1-23/+23
1995-10-20 * binutils.texi: Change --with-targets to --enable-targets.Ian Lance Taylor1-1/+1
1995-09-13 * objdump.c (start_address): New variable.Ian Lance Taylor1-1/+13
(stop_address): New variable. (usage): Mention --start-address and --stop-address. (OPTION_START_ADDRESS, OPTION_STOP_ADDRESS): Define. (long_options): Add "start-address" and "stop-address". (disassemble_data): Handle start_address and stop_address. (dump_data, dump_reloc_set): Likewise. (main): Don't set seenflag for -l. Handle OPTION_START_ADDRESS and OPTION_STOP_ADDRESS. * objcopy.c (parse_vma): Move to bucomm.c. * bucomm.c (parse_vma): New function, moved in from objcopy.c. * bucomm.h (parse_vma): Declare. * binutils.texi, objdump.1: Document new objdump options. PR 7983.
1995-08-10put version number into doc from makefileKen Raeburn1-2/+3
1995-07-31 * strings.c (print_strings): For compatibility with existingIan Lance Taylor1-1/+1
strings programs, print strings which are not terminated with a null byte or a newline. * binutils.texi, strings.1: Update documentation accordingly.
1995-07-25 * strings.c (DATA_FLAGS): Remove SEC_DATA.Ian Lance Taylor1-4/+4
(main): If no file names are given, scan standard input. * binutils.texi, strings.1: strings now scans non-data sections by default.
1995-07-04 * ar.c (replace_members): In verbose messages, use 'r' whenIan Lance Taylor1-0/+7
replacing a member, and 'a' when adding one. * ar.c (truncate): New static variable. (normalize): Change return type to const char *. Add abfd argument. Change all callers. If truncate, chop the filename to abfd->ar_max_namelen. (main): For the 'f' modifier, set truncate to true. Don't change quick_append to replace to truncate is true. (do_quick_append): If truncate, set BFD_TRADITIONAL_FORMAT. (write_archive): Likewise. * binutils.texi, ar.1: Document 'f' modifier. PR 6888.
1995-07-04 * objcopy.c (enum strip_action): Define strip_unneeded.Ian Lance Taylor1-0/+6
(OPTION_STRIP_UNNEEDED): Define. (strip_options): Add "strip-unneeded". (copy_options): Likewise. (copy_usage): Mention --strip-unneeded. (strip_usage): Likewise. (is_strip_section): Strip debugging sections if strip_unneeded. (filter_symbols): If strip_unneeded, only keep BSF_KEEP symbols. (copy_object): If strip_all, discard symbols without checking discard_locals. (copy_object): Call filter_symbols if strip_unneeded. (setup_section): Strip debugging sections if strip_unneeded. (copy_section): Likewise. (strip_main): Handle OPTION_STRIP_UNNEEDED. (copy_main): Likewise. * binutils.texi, objcopy.1, strip.1: Document --strip-unneeded. PR 6684.
1995-06-09PR 7046: use unsigned compares in looking up items in the sorted symbol ↵Michael Meissner1-1/+6
list, not signed; Also add --wide to print on wide columns
1995-03-10 * objcopy.c (strip_options): Add --keep-symbol.Ian Lance Taylor1-6/+18
(copy_options): Likewise. (copy_usage): Mention --keep-symbol and -K. (strip_usage): Likewise. (keep_symbols): New static variable. (is_strip_symbol): Adjust the return value according to keep_symbols. (strip_main): Handle -K. For -N, check that -K was not given. (copy_main): Likewise. * binutils.texi, objcopy.1, strip.1: Document -K.
1995-02-17 * objcopy.c (struct section_list): Add fields remove, set_flags,Ian Lance Taylor1-0/+8
and flags. Change adjust from boolean to enum. (remove_sections): Remove static variable. (sections_removed): New static variable. (copy_options): Add --set-section-flags. (copy_usage): Mention --set-section-flags. (parse_flags): New static function. (find_section_list): New static function. (is_strip_symbol): Change return type from int to boolean. (is_strip_section): New static function. (filter_symbols): Call is_strip_section. (copy_object): When adding sections, check for specified flags or VMA. Call filter_symbols if any sections are being removed. (setup_section): Use find_section_list function rather than looking through remove_sections and adjust_sections. Handle --set-section-flags. (copy_section): Use find_section_list rather than looking through remove_sections. (strip_main): Use find_section_list instead of adding items to sections_removed. (copy_main): Use find_section_list instead of adding items to sections_removed and adjust_sections. Handle --set-section-flags. * binutils.texi, objcopy.1: Document --set-section-flags.
1995-02-14 * objdump.c (with_source_code): New global variable.Ian Lance Taylor1-1/+8
(usage): Mention -S/--source. (long_options): Add --source. (prev_functionname, prev_line): New static variables. (struct print_file_list): Define. (print_files): New static variable. (skip_to_line, show_line): New static functions. (disassemble_data): Call show_line to handle -l and -S. (main): Handle -S. * binutils.texi, objdump.1: Document -S/--source.
1995-02-09 * objcopy.c (copy_usage): Rename parameter to avoid shadowing.Ian Lance Taylor1-0/+7
(strip_usage): Likewise. * objcopy.c (struct section_add): Define. (add_sections): New static variable. (copy_options): Accept --add-section. (copy_usage): Mention --add-section. (copy_object): Add sections from the add_sections list. (copy_main): Handle --add-section. * binutils.texi, objcopy.1: Document --add-section.
1994-11-18Thu Nov 17 15:37:19 1994 Mark W. Eichin <eichin@cygnus.com>Ian Lance Taylor1-0/+14
* objcopy.c (add_strip_symbol): New function, adds a name to an explicit list of symbols to strip. (is_strip_symbol): New function, reports whether the name argument is in the explicit list. (filter_symbols): Check against is_strip_symbol above all. (strip_main): Recognize -N option. If used, don't default to strip_all. (copy_main): Recognize -N option. (strip_usage): Document -N and --strip-symbol options. (copy_usage): Ditto. * objcopy.1, strip.1, binutils.texi: Document -N and --strip-symbol options.
1994-10-25 * objcopy.c (gap_fill): Explicitly initialize, for clarity.Ian Lance Taylor1-2/+8
(pad_to_set, pad_to): New static variables. (copy_options): Accept --pad-to. (copy_usage): Mention --pad-to. (copy_object): Support --pad-to. (compare_section_vma): Sort non loadable sections to the front. Sort sections with the same VMA by size. (copy_main): Handle --pad-to. * binutils.texi, objcopy.1: Document --pad-to.
1994-10-20 * objcopy.c (gap_fill_set, gap_fill): New static variables.Ian Lance Taylor1-2/+7
(copy_options): Accept --gap-fill. (copy_usage): Mention --gap-fill. (copy_object): Support --gap-fill. (get_sections, compare_section_vma): New static functions. (copy_main): Handle --gap-fill. * binutils.texi, objcopy.1: Document --gap-fill.
1994-10-19 * objcopy.c (copy_object): Revert yesterday's change.Ian Lance Taylor1-6/+3
* binutils.texi, objcopy.1: Remove special mention of --set-start and `binary' output format.
1994-10-18 * objcopy.c (copy_object): If the output file format is `binary',Ian Lance Taylor1-1/+19
and the start address was not set using --set-start, default the start address to zero. This hack is because the `binary' output file format uses the start address to set the virtual address of the first byte in the file. * binutils.texi, objcopy.1: Add some notes on generating S-records and binary files.
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