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2006-09-05PR binutils/3166Nick Clifton1-0/+14
* objcopy.c (is_strip_section): Do not treat group sections as debugging sections. * doc/binutils.texi (--only-keep-debug): Document that this switch is only intended for use on fully linked files.
2006-08-10 PR binutils/3017Joern Rennecke2-2/+2
* doc/Makefile.am: Use single quotes inside backquotes for date command while generating config.texi. * doc/Makefile.in: Regenerate.
2006-07-24Fix spelling typosNick Clifton1-11/+11
2006-07-062006-07-06 Mohammed Adnène Trojette <adn@diwi.org>Nick Clifton1-1/+1
PR binutils/2875 * doc/binutils.texi (readelf): Fix spelling typo.
2006-07-06PR binutils/2879Nick Clifton1-2/+3
* doc/binutils.texi: Document -T shorthand for --target switch. * strings.c: Update comment to include -T option.
2006-06-23binutils/Richard Sandiford1-0/+6
* objcopy.c (localize_hidden): New variable. (OPTION_LOCALIZE_HIDDEN): New command_line_switch value. (copy_options): Add --localize-hidden. (copy_usage): Mention --localize-hidden. (is_hidden_symbol): New function. (filter_symbols): Handle localize_hidden. (copy_object): Call filter_symbols if localize_hidden. (copy_main): Handle OPTION_LOCALIZE_HIDDEN. * doc/binutils.texi (--localize-hidden): Document new option. binutils/testsuite/ * binutils-all/localize-hidden-1.s, * binutils-all/localize-hidden-1.d, * binutils-all/localize-hidden-2.s, * binutils-all/localize-hidden-2.d: New tests. * binutils-all/objcopy.exp: Run them.
2006-06-02binutils:Joseph Myers2-12/+6
* doc/Makefile.am (TEXI2DVI): Define. * doc/Makefile.in: Regenerate. gas: * doc/Makefile.am (TEXI2DVI): Define. * doc/Makefile.in: Regenerate. * doc/c-arc.texi: Fix typo. ld: * Makefile.am (TEXI2DVI): Add -I $(top_srcdir)/../libiberty. * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
2006-05-31Configury changes: update src repository (binutils, gdb, and rda) to useDaniel Jacobowitz1-23/+20
config/gettext-sister.m4 instead of the old gettext.m4. Regenerate all affected autotools files. Include intl in gdb releases again.
2006-05-19 * doc/Makefile.am (addr2line.1): Depend on $(binutils_TEXINFOS).Andreas Schwab2-37/+38
(ar.1): Likewise. (dlltool.1): Likewise. (nlmconv.1): Likewise. (nm.1): Likewise. (objcopy.1): Likewise. (objdump.1): Likewise. (ranlib.1): Likewise. (readelf.1): Likewise. (size.1): Likewise. (strings.1): Likewise. (strip.1): Likewise. (windres.1): Likewise. (cxxfilt.man): Likewise. * doc/Makefile.in: Regenerated.
2006-05-172006-05-17 Carlos O'Donell <carlos@codesourcery.com>Carlos O'Donell1-3/+3
* doc/binutils.texi: Use "Binutils Index" for index name.
2006-05-02binutils/Daniel Jacobowitz3-13/+20
* doc/Makefile.am (AM_MAKEINFOFLAGS): New. (TEXI2POD): Use AM_MAKEINFOFLAGS. (config.texi): Don't set top_srcdir. * doc/binutils.texi: Don't use top_srcdir. * aclocal.m4, Makefile.in, doc/Makefile.in: Regenerated. gas/ * doc/Makefile.am (AM_MAKEINFOFLAGS): New. (TEXI2POD): Use AM_MAKEINFOFLAGS. (asconfig.texi): Don't set top_srcdir. * doc/as.texinfo: Don't use top_srcdir. * aclocal.m4, Makefile.in, doc/Makefile.in: Regenerated. ld/ * Makefile.am (AM_MAKEINFOFLAGS): Add libiberty. (TEXI2POD): Use AM_MAKEINFOFLAGS. (configdoc.texi): Don't set top_srcdir. * ld.texinfo: Don't use top_srcdir. * aclocal.m4, Makefile.in: Regenerated.
2006-04-062006-04-06 Carlos O'Donell <carlos@codesourcery.com>Carlos O'Donell2-0/+44
* Makefile.tpl: Add install-html target. * Makefile.def: Add install-html target. * Makefile.in: Regenerate. * configure.in: Add --with-datarootdir, --with-docdir, and --with-htmldir options. * configure: Regenerate. bfd/ 2006-04-06 Carlos O'Donell <carlos@codesourcery.com> * po/Make-in: Add install-html target. * Makefile.am: Rename docdir to bfddocdir. Add datarootdir, docdir htmldir. Add install-html and install-html-recursive targets. * Makefile.in: Regenerate. * configure.in: AC_SUBST for datarootdir, docdir and htmldir. * configure: Regenerate. bfd/doc/ 2006-04-06 Carlos O'Donell <carlos@codesourcery.com> * Makefile.am: Add install-html and install-html-am targets. Define datarootdir, docdir and htmldir. * Makefile.in: Regenerate. binutils/ 2006-04-06 Carlos O'Donell <carlos@codesourcery.com> * po/Make-in: Add install-html target. * Makefile.am: Add install-html and install-html-recursive targets. * Makefile.in: Regenerate. * configure.in: AC_SUBST datarootdir, docdir and htmldir. * configure: Regenerate. * doc/Makefile.am: Add install-html and install-html-am targets. * doc/Makefile.in: Regenerate. etc/ 2006-04-06 Carlos O'Donell <carlos@codesourcery.com> * Makefile.in: Add install-html target. Add htmldir, docdir and datarootdir. * configure.texi: Document install-html target. * configure.in: AC_SUBST datarootdir, docdir, htmldir. * configure: Regenerate. gas/ 2006-04-06 Carlos O'Donell <carlos@codesourcery.com> * po/Make-in: Add install-html target. * Makefile.am: Add install-html and install-html-recursive targets. * Makefile.in: Regenerate. * configure.in: AC_SUBST datarootdir, docdir, htmldir. * configure: Regenerate. * doc/Makefile.am: Add install-html and install-html-am targets. * doc/Makefile.in: Regenerate. gprof/ 2006-04-06 Carlos O'Donell <carlos@codesourcery.com> * po/Make-in: Add install-html target. * Makefile.am: Add install-html, install-html-am and install-html-recursive targets. * Makefile.in: Regenerate. * configure.in: AC_SUBST datarootdir, docdir, htmldir. * configure: Regenerate. intl/ 2006-04-06 Carlos O'Donell <carlos@codesourcery.com> * intl/Makefile.in: Add html info and dvi and install-html to .PHONY Add install-html target. ld/ 2006-04-06 Carlos O'Donell <carlos@codesourcery.com> * Makefile.am: Add install-html, install-html-am, and install-html-recursive targets. * Makefile.in: Regenerate. * configure.in: AC_SUBST datarootdir, docdir, htmldir. * configure: Regenerate. * po/Make-in: Add install-html target. opcodes/ 2006-04-06 Carlos O'Donell <carlos@codesourcery.com> * Makefile.am: Add install-html target. * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
2006-04-05 * addr2line.c (long_options): Add new option 'section'.Eric Botcazou1-6/+12
(usage): Document new -j/--section option. (find_offset_in_section): New function. (translate_addresses): Add 'section' parameter. If it is non-null, call find_offset_in_section on it. (process_file): Add 'section_name' parameter. If it is non-null, look for the section in the BFD object. Pass the section to translate_addresses. (main): Handle new -j option. Pass the section name to process_file. * doc/binutils.texi (addr2line): Document new -j/--section option.
2006-03-09 * dlltool.c: Update copyright year.Danny Smith1-4/+4
* doc/binutils.texi: Likewise.
2006-03-09 * dlltool.c (add_stdcall_underscore): New flag.Danny Smith1-3/+11
(xlate): Also add underscore to stdcall symbol if add_stdcall_underscore set. (usage): Document --add-stdcall-underscore option. (OPTION_ADD_STDCALL_UNDERSCORE): New define. (long_options): Use it for --add-stdcall-underscore option. (main): Handle it. * doc/binutils.texi: Document --add-stdcall-underscore option and differentiate from --add-underscore.
2006-02-28* objcopy.c (use_alt_mach_code): Change type to unsigned long.Nick Clifton1-1/+3
(copy_object): If bfd_alt_mach_code fails emit a more helpful message and if the target architecture is ELF use the alternative as replacement value for the e_machine number. (copy_main): Use strtoul to parse the number provided with the --alt-mach-code switch. * doc/binutils.texi (--alt-mach-code): Document that this switch can now set the absolute e_machine value.
2005-11-17 * doc/binutils.texi: Include config.texi and @file documentationMark Mitchell1-0/+6
for manual pages. * Makefile.am (gprof.info, gprof.1): Depend on config.texi. (config.texi): New file. * Makefile.in: Regenerated. * Makefile.am (configdoc.texi): Set top_srcdir in configdoc.texi.. * Makefile.in: Regenerated. * ld.texinfo: Include configdoc.texi and ldver.texi in man pages. Add @file documentation.
2005-11-15binutils/Jan Beulich1-0/+12
2005-11-15 Jan Beulich <jbeulich@novell.com> * objcopy.c (keep_file_symbols): New. (enum command_line_switch): Add OPTION_KEEP_FILE_SYMBOLS. (strip_options): Add --keep-file-symbols. (copy_options): Likewise. (copy_usage): Likewise. (strip_usage): Likewise. (filter_symbols): Act upon keep_file_symbols. (strip_main): Handle OPTION_KEEP_FILE_SYMBOLS. (copy_main): Likewise. * doc/binutils.texi: Document --keep-file-symbols for objcopy and strip.
2005-11-14 * readelf.c (struct dump_list_entry, request_dump_byname)Daniel Jacobowitz1-3/+5
(initialise_dumps_byname): New. (parse_args): Call request_dump_byname. (process_section_contents): Call initialise_dumps_byname. * doc/binutils.texi (readelf): Mention -x NAME. * NEWS: Likewise.
2005-10-11PR binutils/1437Nick Clifton1-16/+55
* cxxfilt.c (flags): Remove DMGL_TYPES; (long_options): Rename --no-types to --types. (usage): Likewise. (demangle_it): Add a comment describing why _ and $ prefixes are skipped. Use printf rather than puts to emit the demangled output in order to avoid emitting a new line character. (main): Have the -t flag enable type demangling. Emit a newline after every demangled command line argument. Copy whitespace from stdin to stdout. * doc/binutils.texi (c++filt): Document the change to the -t switch. Document why demangling names on the command line is slightly different to demangling names read from the standard input.
2005-10-11 * doc/Makefile.am (config.texi): Set top_srcdir.Mark Mitchell3-13/+3
* doc/Makefile.in: Regenerated. * doc/binutils.texi: Use at-file.texi from libiberty.
2005-10-10* doc/binutils.texi (objdump): Fix typo: -reg-name-std should be -reg-names-std.Nick Clifton1-1/+1
2005-10-04* cxxfilt.c: Treat mangled names specified on the command line in the same wayNick Clifton1-4/+15
as mangled names read from stdin. Add -i switch to disable the display of implementation details. Add -t switch to disable the demangling of types. * NEWS: Mention the new switches. * doc/binutils.texi (cxxfilt): Document the -i and -t switches.
2005-10-03 * addr2line.c (usage): Document @file.Mark Mitchell1-0/+30
* ar.c (usage): Likewise. * coffdump (usage): Likewise. * cxxfilt.c (usage): Likewise. * dlltool.c (usage): Likewise. * dllwrap.c (usage): Likewise. * nlmconv.c (usage): Likewise. * nm.c (usage): Likewise. * objcopy.c (usage): Likewise. * objdump.c (usage): Likewise. * readelf.c (usage): Likewise. * size.c (usage): Likeise. * srconv.c (usage): Likewise. * strings.c (usage): Likewise. * windres.c (usage): Likewise. * doc/binutils.texi: Add section on common options.
2005-10-032005-10-03 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>H.J. Lu1-0/+8
* NEWS: Mention -W/--dwarf. * doc/binutils.texi: Document -W/--dwarf for objdump.
2005-08-15gas/Daniel Jacobowitz1-1/+2
* config/tc-ppc.c (parse_cpu): Add -me300 support. (md_show_usage): Likewise. * doc/c-ppc.texi (PowerPC-Opts): Document it. include/opcode/ * ppc.h (PPC_OPCODE_E300): Define. opcodes/ * ppc-dis.c (powerpc_dialect): Handle e300. (print_ppc_disassembler_options): Likewise. * ppc-opc.c (PPCE300): Define. (powerpc_opcodes): Mark icbt as available for the e300. binutils/ * doc/binutils.texi (objdump): Document -M e300.
2005-08-112005-08-11 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>H.J. Lu1-5/+5
* NEWS: Mention "-t/--section-details" and "-N/--full-section-name". * doc/binutils.texi: Document "-t/--section-details". Remove "-N/--full-section-name". * readelf.c (do_full_section_name): Renamed to ... (do_section_details): This. (option): Rename "-N/--full-section-name" to "-t/--section-details". (usage): Likewise. (parse_args): Likewise. (get_elf_section_flags): Support do_section_details. (process_section_headers): Updated for do_section_details.
2005-05-23Approved by nickc@redhat.com:Fred Fish1-0/+10
2005-05-23 Fred Fish <fnf@specifixinc.com> * addr2line.c (unwind_inlines): New flag for 'i' option. (usage): Document '-i' option. (long_options): Recognize '--inlines'. (translate_addresses): Loop, calling bfd_find_inliner_info as necessary and printing multiple output lines. (main): Handle 'i' option. * doc/binutils.texi (addr2line): Document '-i' option. * NEWS: Mention new addr2line '-i' option.
2005-05-17binutils/Daniel Jacobowitz2-2/+4
* doc/Makefile.am (config.texi): Don't use $<. * doc/Makefile.in: Regenerated. ld/ * Makefile.am (ldver.texi): Don't use $<. * Makefile.in: Regenerated. gas/ * doc/Makefile.am (gasver.texi): Don't use $<. * doc/Makefile.in: Regenerated.
2005-05-15./Daniel Jacobowitz2-276/+386
* ylwrap: Import from Automake 1.9.5. binutils/ * acinclude.m4: Remove obsolete code. * configure.in: Update AC_PREREQ. * doc/Makefile.am (binutils_TEXINFOS): Define. (config.texi): Depend on distributed files instead of built files. (binutils.dvi, binutils.info): Remove unnecessary rules. (DISTCLEANFILES): Remove. (install-data-local): Renamed from install. (info-local): Renamed from info. * Makefile.in, aclocal.m4, config.in, configure, doc/Makefile.in: Regenerated. gas/ * Makefile.am (m68k-parse.c, itbl-parse.c): Update ylwrap invocation. * Makefile.in: Regenerated. ld/ * Makefile.am (AM_MAKEINFOFLAGS): Define. (TEXI2DVI): Define. (ldver.texi): Depend on distributed files instead of built files. (ld.info): Include $(srcdir) in the rule target. Remove actions. (ld.dvi): Remove actions. (MAINTAINERCLEANFILES): Add configdoc.texi. (CONFIG_STATUS_DEPENDENCIES): Add bfd/configure.in. (install-data-local): Renamed from install. (Makefile): Remove explicit dependency. * acinclude.m4: Remove obsolete code. * configure.in: Update AC_PREREQ. Remove extra $CONFIG_SHELL. * Makefile.in, aclocal.m4, config.in, configure: Regenerated. gdb/ * Makefile.in (.y.c): Update ylwrap invocation.
2005-05-08Update FSF addressNick Clifton1-1/+1
2005-05-01* doc/binutils.texi (strip, objcopy): Clarify the description ofMaciej W. Rozycki1-3/+4
the "--strip-debug" option. Fix a typo.
2005-04-25* objcopy.c (copy_usage): Fix description of -K switch.Nick Clifton1-4/+4
* doc/binutils.texi (strip, objcopy): Fix description of -K switch.
2005-04-14bfd/Alan Modra1-0/+1
* Makefile.am (NO_WERROR): Define. * warning.m4: New file * acinclude.m4: Include warning.m4. * configure.in: Invoke AM_BINUTILS_WARNINGS. * Makefile.in: Regenerate. * configure: Regenerate. bfd/doc/ * Makefile.in: Regenerate. binutils/ * Makefile.am (NO_WERROR): Define. Use instead of -Wno-error. * configure.in: Include ../bfd/warning.m4 contents. * Makefile.in: Regenerate. * configure: Regenerate. * doc/Makefile.in: Regenerate. gas/ * Makefile.am (NO_WERROR): Define. Use instead of -Wno-error. * acinclude.m4: Include ../bfd/warning.m4. * configure.in: Invoke AM_BINUTILS_WARNINGS. * Makefile.in: Regenerate. * configure: Regenerate. * doc/Makefile.in: Regenerate. gprof/ * Makefile.am (NO_WERROR): Define. * acinclude.m4: Include ../bfd/warning.m4. * configure.in: Invoke AM_BINUTILS_WARNINGS. * Makefile.in: Regenerate. * aclocal.m4: Regenerate. * configure: Regenerate. ld/ * Makefile.am (NO_WERROR): Define. Use instead of -Wno-error. * configure.in: Include ../bfd/warning.m4 contents. * Makefile.in: Regenerate. * configure: Regenerate. opcodes/ * Makefile.am (NO_WERROR): Define. * configure.in: Invoke AM_BINUTILS_WARNINGS. * Makefile.in: Regenerate. * aclocal.m4: Regenerate. * configure: Regenerate.
2005-04-04* doc/binutils.texi (readelf): Remove a duplicate paragraph.Maciej W. Rozycki1-6/+0
2005-04-012005-04-01 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>H.J. Lu1-0/+13
* NEWS: Mention new readelf options, "-N/--full-section-name" and "-g/--section-groups". * doc/binutils.texi: Document new readelf options, "-N/--full-section-name" and "-g/--section-groups".
2005-03-29Add VAX specific disassembler option -Mentry: to specify a function entryNick Clifton1-0/+7
address, and add code to test this new option.
2005-03-15Add new switch --globalize-symbol to convert local symbols into globals.Nick Clifton1-3/+16
2005-03-03update copyright datesAlan Modra2-2/+2
2005-02-21 * Makefile.am: Run "make dep-am"Alan Modra1-4/+4
* Makefile.in: Regenerate. * doc/Makefile.in: Regenerate.
2005-01-19 2005-01-19 Fred Fish <fnf@specifixinc.com>Fred Fish1-4/+9
* NEWS: Make note of the new MIPS disassembly option "no-aliases". * doc/binutils.texi (objdump): Document the "no-aliases" disassembly option.
2005-01-11PR binutils/637Nick Clifton1-1/+1
* doc/binutils.texi (c++filt): Use uppercase CXXFILT in the footnote in order to prevent the sed script in the Makefile from converting it into c++filt.
2004-12-16binutils/Jan Beulich1-0/+12
2004-12-15 Jan Beulich <jbeulich@novell.com> * doc/binutils.texi: Document --strip-unneeded-symbol and --strip-unneeded-symbols. * objcopy.c (strip_unneeded_list): New. (enum command_line_switch): Add OPTION_STRIP_UNNEEDED_SYMBOL and OPTION_STRIP_UNNEEDED_SYMBOLS. (copy_options): Add --strip-unneeded-symbol and --strip-unneeded-symbols. (copy_usage): Likewise. (filter_symbols): Suppress copying of symbol if in strip_unneeded_list and the symbol is not needed. (copy_main): Handle OPTION_STRIP_UNNEEDED_SYMBOL and OPTION_STRIP_UNNEEDED_SYMBOLS.
2004-12-08 * doc/Makefile.am (config.texi): Emit a @set UPDATED command toBen Elliston3-1/+3
config.texi whose value is the current month and year. * doc/Makefile.in: Rebuild. * doc/binutils.texi: Set the document subtitle to be the value of the Texinfo UPDATED variable (obtained from config.texi).
2004-12-06 PR binutils/249Ben Elliston1-17/+77
* doc/binutils.texi (def file format): New node. (dlltool): Use the tool name as the @chapter name, like all the other binutils. Use @file{.def} throughout for consistency.
2004-12-06 * doc/binutils.texi: Update copyright years.Ben Elliston1-6/+6
2004-11-30Change LOCALEDIR to $(datadir)/share.Nick Clifton1-4/+4
2004-11-08Fix support for PECOFF weak symbolsNick Clifton1-1/+3
2004-11-03Add support to readelf to decode and display the contents of .debug_rangesNick Clifton1-4/+4
sections.
2004-10-26readelf.c (get_note_type): Handle notes not in core files.Nick Clifton1-2/+2
(process_note_sections): New function. (process_corefile_contents): Rename to ... (process_notes): ... this. (process_object): Call process_notes, not process_corefile_contents. doc/binutils.texi: Update readelf -n documentation.