From: Andrew Stubbs Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 20:28:16 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Clarify strip docs. X-Git-Url: https://git.libre-soc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=805b1c8bc6cc131266d7db7e03beb43cb25f2e78;p=binutils-gdb.git Clarify strip docs. binutils/ * objcopy.c (strip_usage): Reword --remove-section description. * doc/binutils.texi (strip): Likewise. --- diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog index 3575d4ae021..b2bb3f1d2ef 100644 --- a/binutils/ChangeLog +++ b/binutils/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2014-12-23 Andrew Stubbs + + * objcopy.c (strip_usage): Reword --remove-section description. + * doc/binutils.texi (strip): Likewise. + 2014-12-23 Nick Clifton * doc/binutils.texi (objdump): Reformat to avoid overlong lines. diff --git a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi index 5842a91d4bf..1ac71fe8e8b 100644 --- a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi +++ b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi @@ -2891,7 +2891,8 @@ Replace @var{objfile} with a file in the output format @var{bfdname}. @item -R @var{sectionname} @itemx --remove-section=@var{sectionname} -Remove any section named @var{sectionname} from the output file. This +Remove any section named @var{sectionname} from the output file, in +addition to whatever sections would otherwise be removed. This option may be given more than once. Note that using this option inappropriately may make the output file unusable. The wildcard character @samp{*} may be given at the end of @var{sectionname}. If diff --git a/binutils/objcopy.c b/binutils/objcopy.c index 07794cbbf8b..2e1cb54ec82 100644 --- a/binutils/objcopy.c +++ b/binutils/objcopy.c @@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ strip_usage (FILE *stream, int exit_status) -U --disable-deterministic-archives\n\ Disable -D behavior (default)\n")); fprintf (stream, _("\ - -R --remove-section= Remove section from the output\n\ + -R --remove-section= Also remove section from the output\n\ -s --strip-all Remove all symbol and relocation information\n\ -g -S -d --strip-debug Remove all debugging symbols & sections\n\ --strip-dwo Remove all DWO sections\n\