From: Ian Lance Taylor <ian@airs.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 20:44:48 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: 	* ld.texinfo (Commands): Clarify that the normal usage is -T.
X-Git-Url: https://git.libre-soc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=f9c5c2313c120e35d2420e56bb45f18d39e44499;p=binutils-gdb.git

	* ld.texinfo (Commands): Clarify that the normal usage is -T.
---

diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index 1c01da06658..6c7ea7f88fe 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Tue Jan 14 15:44:28 1997  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>
+
+	* ld.texinfo (Commands): Clarify that the normal usage is -T.
+
 Thu Jan  9 11:26:27 1997  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>
 
 	* scripttempl/armcoff.sc: Correct mask used for .data address.
diff --git a/ld/ld.texinfo b/ld/ld.texinfo
index 34924e92091..d5fb880aad0 100644
--- a/ld/ld.texinfo
+++ b/ld/ld.texinfo
@@ -1209,10 +1209,16 @@ addresses of sections
 placement of common blocks
 @end itemize
 
-You may supply a command file (also known as a link script) to the
+You may supply a command file (also known as a linker script) to the
 linker either explicitly through the @samp{-T} option, or implicitly as
-an ordinary file. If the linker opens a file which it cannot recognize
-as a supported object or archive format, it reports an error.
+an ordinary file.  Normally you should use the @samp{-T} option.  An
+implicit linker script should only be used when you want to augment,
+rather than replace, the default linker script; typically an implicit
+linker script would consist only of @code{INPUT} or @code{GROUP}
+commands.
+
+If the linker opens a file which it cannot recognize as a supported
+object or archive format, nor as a linker script, it reports an error.
 
 @menu
 * Scripts::                     Linker Scripts