* objcopy.c (copy_usage): Fix description of -K switch.

* doc/binutils.texi (strip, objcopy): Fix description of -K switch.

diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index 05bd850d3fe594147d979b66372184498820f459..82dec22525fa9cddda95ac28c4fa07b95adea3c2 100644 (file)
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2005-04-25  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * objcopy.c (copy_usage): Fix description of -K switch.
+       * doc/binutils.texi (strip, objcopy): Fix description of -K
+       switch.
+
 2005-04-20  Daniel Jacobowitz  <dan@codesourcery.com>
 
        * readelf.c (display_debug_frames): Use data factor for

diff --git a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
index a422ed0f623126b92b902f24940f2e7311ac65cc..33e3025ffb687f2ab23756052e2cdb8627f64457 100644 (file)
--- a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
+++ b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
@@ -1102,8 +1102,8 @@ Strip all symbols that are not needed for relocation processing.
 
 @item -K @var{symbolname}
 @itemx --keep-symbol=@var{symbolname}
-Copy only symbol @var{symbolname} from the source file.  This option may
-be given more than once.
+When stripping symbols, keep symbol @var{symbolname} even if it would
+normally be stripped.  This option may be given more than once.
 
 @item -N @var{symbolname}
 @itemx --strip-symbol=@var{symbolname}
@@ -2277,8 +2277,8 @@ Remove all symbols that are not needed for relocation processing.
 
 @item -K @var{symbolname}
 @itemx --keep-symbol=@var{symbolname}
-Keep only symbol @var{symbolname} from the source file.  This option may
-be given more than once.
+When stripping symbols, keep symbol @var{symbolname} even if it would
+normally be stripped.  This option may be given more than once.
 
 @item -N @var{symbolname}
 @itemx --strip-symbol=@var{symbolname}

diff --git a/binutils/objcopy.c b/binutils/objcopy.c
index 856b348888b828805c5fd1e5c358f01698e63517..03f71e1bc7d6f3c24cba9090b6091a9fa9f7e13f 100644 (file)
--- a/binutils/objcopy.c
+++ b/binutils/objcopy.c
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ copy_usage (FILE *stream, int exit_status)
                                    Do not copy symbol <name> unless needed by\n\
                                      relocations\n\
      --only-keep-debug             Strip everything but the debug information\n\
-  -K --keep-symbol <name>          Only copy symbol <name>\n\
+  -K --keep-symbol <name>          Do not strip symbol <name>\n\
   -L --localize-symbol <name>      Force symbol <name> to be marked as a local\n\
      --globalize-symbol <name>     Force symbol <name> to be marked as a global\n\
   -G --keep-global-symbol <name>   Localize all symbols except <name>\n\