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Changes in 2.20:
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Changes in 2.20:
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* Add support for delay importing to dlltool. Use the --output-delaylib
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* Add support for delay importing to dlltool. Use the --output-delaylib
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switch to create a delay-import library. The resulting app will load the dll
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switch to create a delay-import library. The resulting app will load the dll
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as soon as the first function is called. It will link to __delayLoadHelper2()
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as soon as the first function is called. It will link to __delayLoadHelper2()
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from the static delayimp library, which will import LoadLibraryA and
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from the static delayimp library, which will import LoadLibraryA and
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GetProcAddress from kernel32.
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GetProcAddress from kernel32.
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* Add a new command line option, --insn-width=WIDTH, to objdump to specify
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* Add a new command line option, --insn-width=WIDTH, to objdump to specify
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number of bytes to be displayed on a single line when disassembling
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number of bytes to be displayed on a single line when disassembling
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instructions.
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instructions.
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* Readelf can now display the relocated contents of a section as a sequence
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* Readelf can now display the relocated contents of a section as a sequence
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of bytes via the --relocated-dump= command line option.
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of bytes via the --relocated-dump= command line option.
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* The gprof program has been given a new command line option:
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* The gprof program has been given a new command line option:
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--external-symbols-table= which reads in symbols from a specified
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--external-symbols-table= which reads in symbols from a specified
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file.
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file.
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* The plugin target has been added to bfd. It can load the same shared objects
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* The plugin target has been added to bfd. It can load the same shared objects
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used by gold and uses them to provide basic support for new file formats.
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used by gold and uses them to provide basic support for new file formats.
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* The verilog memory hex dump file format is now supported as an output format
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* The verilog memory hex dump file format is now supported as an output format
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for objcopy.
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for objcopy.
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* Add --file-alignment, --heap, --image-base, --section-alignment,
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* Add --file-alignment, --heap, --image-base, --section-alignment,
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--stack and --subsystem command line options to objcopy, which will
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--stack and --subsystem command line options to objcopy, which will
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set PE optional header.
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set PE optional header.
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* Option --dwarf/-W of objdump is now as flexible as readelf --debug-dump/-w.
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* Option --dwarf/-W of objdump is now as flexible as readelf --debug-dump/-w.
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* --as-needed now links in a dynamic library if it satisfies undefined
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* --as-needed now links in a dynamic library if it satisfies undefined
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symbols in regular objects, or in other dynamic libraries. In the
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symbols in regular objects, or in other dynamic libraries. In the
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latter case the library is not linked if it is found in a DT_NEEDED
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latter case the library is not linked if it is found in a DT_NEEDED
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entry of one of the libraries already linked.
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entry of one of the libraries already linked.
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* Added --prefix=PREFIX and --prefix-strip=LEVEL switches to objdump to
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* Added --prefix=PREFIX and --prefix-strip=LEVEL switches to objdump to
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add absolute paths for -S.
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add absolute paths for -S.
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* Add new option --use-nul-prefixed-import-tables to dlltool to allow fall-
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* Add new option --use-nul-prefixed-import-tables to dlltool to allow fall-
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back to old import table generation with null element prefix.
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back to old import table generation with null element prefix.
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* Added --identify-strict switch to cause --identify to
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* Added --identify-strict switch to cause --identify to
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report an error when the import library is associated with
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report an error when the import library is associated with
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multiple DLLs.
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multiple DLLs.
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* Added --identify option to dlltool, which determines the
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* Added --identify option to dlltool, which determines the
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name of the DLL associated with the specified .
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name of the DLL associated with the specified .
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* Support for PowerPC booke64 instructions has been removed. The assembler no
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* Support for PowerPC booke64 instructions has been removed. The assembler no
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longer accepts -mbooke32 or -mbooke64 and the disassembler no longer accepts
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longer accepts -mbooke32 or -mbooke64 and the disassembler no longer accepts
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-Mbooke32 or -Mbooke64. Instead, -mbooke and -Mbooke should be used.
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-Mbooke32 or -Mbooke64. Instead, -mbooke and -Mbooke should be used.
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Changes in 2.19:
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Changes in 2.19:
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* Added -wL switch to dump decoded contents of .debug_line.
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* Added -wL switch to dump decoded contents of .debug_line.
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* Added support for "thin" archives which contain pathnames pointing to
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* Added support for "thin" archives which contain pathnames pointing to
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object files rather than the files themselves and which contain a
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object files rather than the files themselves and which contain a
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flattened symbol index for all objects, and archives, which have been
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flattened symbol index for all objects, and archives, which have been
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added to the archive.
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added to the archive.
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* Added -F switch to objdump to include file offsets in the disassembly.
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* Added -F switch to objdump to include file offsets in the disassembly.
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* Added -c switch to readelf to allow string dumps of archive symbol index.
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* Added -c switch to readelf to allow string dumps of archive symbol index.
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* Support for SSE5 has been added to the i386 port.
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* Support for SSE5 has been added to the i386 port.
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* Added -p switch to readelf to allow string dumps of sections.
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* Added -p switch to readelf to allow string dumps of sections.
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Changes in 2.18:
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Changes in 2.18:
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* Resolved 37 coding problems in bfd including static array overruns, null
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* Resolved 37 coding problems in bfd including static array overruns, null
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pointer dereferences and use of a malloc buffer after it has been freed, as
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pointer dereferences and use of a malloc buffer after it has been freed, as
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revealed by static analysis donated by Coverity, Inc. (http://scan.coverity.com).
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revealed by static analysis donated by Coverity, Inc. (http://scan.coverity.com).
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* The binutils sources are now released under version 3 of the GNU General
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* The binutils sources are now released under version 3 of the GNU General
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Public License.
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Public License.
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* A new tool "windmc" has been added for some targets. This is a message
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* A new tool "windmc" has been added for some targets. This is a message
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compiler which attempts to be compatible with the MS version.
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compiler which attempts to be compatible with the MS version.
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* Add codepage support to the windres tool. It now supports many new
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* Add codepage support to the windres tool. It now supports many new
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resource types (e.g. MANIFEST, TOOLBAR, etc). The output generation
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resource types (e.g. MANIFEST, TOOLBAR, etc). The output generation
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for binary files is done now via bfd itself. The endianess problems
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for binary files is done now via bfd itself. The endianess problems
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for different hosts are solved. Dumps of .res files can now be
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for different hosts are solved. Dumps of .res files can now be
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re-compiled by windres without lossing resources or compilation errors.
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re-compiled by windres without lossing resources or compilation errors.
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Some problems on dialog resource translations are corrected.
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Some problems on dialog resource translations are corrected.
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* Add --extract-symbol command line option to objcopy, which will
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* Add --extract-symbol command line option to objcopy, which will
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strip everything out of an ordinary object file or executable except
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strip everything out of an ordinary object file or executable except
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for its symbol table. Files containing just symbols can be useful
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for its symbol table. Files containing just symbols can be useful
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to some OSes.
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to some OSes.
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Changes in 2.17:
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Changes in 2.17:
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* Add "-x NAME" to readelf in addition to "-x NUMBER".
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* Add "-x NAME" to readelf in addition to "-x NUMBER".
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* Add -i and -t switches to cxxfilt. -i disables the display of implementation
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* Add -i and -t switches to cxxfilt. -i disables the display of implementation
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specific extra demangling information (if any) and -t disables the demangling
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specific extra demangling information (if any) and -t disables the demangling
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of types.
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of types.
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* Add support for the "@" syntax to the command lines of all tools, so
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* Add support for the "@" syntax to the command lines of all tools, so
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that extra switches can be read from .
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that extra switches can be read from .
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* Add "-W/--dwarf" to objdump to display the contents of the DWARF
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* Add "-W/--dwarf" to objdump to display the contents of the DWARF
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debug sections.
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debug sections.
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* Add "-t/--section-details" to readelf to display section details.
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* Add "-t/--section-details" to readelf to display section details.
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"-N/--full-section-name" is deprecated.
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"-N/--full-section-name" is deprecated.
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* powerpc-linux ld now supports a variant form of PLT and GOT for the security
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* powerpc-linux ld now supports a variant form of PLT and GOT for the security
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conscious. This form will automatically be chosen when ld detects that all
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conscious. This form will automatically be chosen when ld detects that all
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code in regular object files was generated by gcc -msecure-plt. The old PLT
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code in regular object files was generated by gcc -msecure-plt. The old PLT
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and GOT may be forced by a new ld option, --bss-plt.
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and GOT may be forced by a new ld option, --bss-plt.
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* Add "-i/--inlines" to addr2line to print enclosing scope information
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* Add "-i/--inlines" to addr2line to print enclosing scope information
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for inlined function chains, back to first non-inlined function.
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for inlined function chains, back to first non-inlined function.
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* Add "-N/--full-section-name" to readelf to display full section name.
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* Add "-N/--full-section-name" to readelf to display full section name.
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* Add "-M entry:" switch to objdump to specify a function entry address
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* Add "-M entry:" switch to objdump to specify a function entry address
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when disassembling VAX binaries.
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when disassembling VAX binaries.
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* Add "--globalize-symbol " and "--globalize-symbols " switches
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* Add "--globalize-symbol " and "--globalize-symbols " switches
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to objcopy to convert local symbols into global symbols.
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to objcopy to convert local symbols into global symbols.
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* gprof now allows input files to have histogram records for
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* gprof now allows input files to have histogram records for
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several memory ranges, provided those ranges are disjoint.
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several memory ranges, provided those ranges are disjoint.
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Changes in 2.16:
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Changes in 2.16:
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* Add "-g/--section-groups" to readelf to display section groups.
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* Add "-g/--section-groups" to readelf to display section groups.
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* objcopy recognizes two new options --strip-unneeded-symbol and
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* objcopy recognizes two new options --strip-unneeded-symbol and
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--strip-unneeded-symbols, namely for use together with the wildcard
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--strip-unneeded-symbols, namely for use together with the wildcard
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matching the original --strip-symbol/--strip-symbols provided, but
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matching the original --strip-symbol/--strip-symbols provided, but
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retaining any symbols matching but needed by relocations.
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retaining any symbols matching but needed by relocations.
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* readelf can now display address ranges from .debug_range sections. This
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* readelf can now display address ranges from .debug_range sections. This
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happens automatically when a DW_AT_range attribute is encountered. The
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happens automatically when a DW_AT_range attribute is encountered. The
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command line switch --debug-dump=Ranges (or -wR) can also be used to display
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command line switch --debug-dump=Ranges (or -wR) can also be used to display
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the contents of the .debug_range section.
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the contents of the .debug_range section.
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* nm and objdump now have a switch "--special-syms" to enable the displaying of
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* nm and objdump now have a switch "--special-syms" to enable the displaying of
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symbols which the target considers to be special. By default these symbols
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symbols which the target considers to be special. By default these symbols
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are no longer displayed. Currently the only special symbols are the Mapping
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are no longer displayed. Currently the only special symbols are the Mapping
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symbols used by the ARM port to mark transitions between text and data and
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symbols used by the ARM port to mark transitions between text and data and
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between ARM and THUMB code.
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between ARM and THUMB code.
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* dlltool has a switch "--ext-prefix-alias " to generate additional
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* dlltool has a switch "--ext-prefix-alias " to generate additional
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import and export symbols with prepended to them.
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import and export symbols with prepended to them.
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Changes in 2.15:
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Changes in 2.15:
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* objcopy for MIPS targets now accepts "-M no-aliases" as an option to the
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* objcopy for MIPS targets now accepts "-M no-aliases" as an option to the
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disassembler to print the "raw" mips instruction mnemonic instead of some
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disassembler to print the "raw" mips instruction mnemonic instead of some
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pseudo instruction name. I.E. print "daddu" or "or" instead of "move",
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pseudo instruction name. I.E. print "daddu" or "or" instead of "move",
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"sll" instead of "nop", etc.
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"sll" instead of "nop", etc.
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* objcopy and strip can now take wildcard patterns in symbol names specified on
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* objcopy and strip can now take wildcard patterns in symbol names specified on
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the command line provided that the --wildcard switch is used to enable them.
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the command line provided that the --wildcard switch is used to enable them.
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* readelf can now parse archives.
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* readelf can now parse archives.
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* objdump now accepts --debugging-tags to print the debug information in a
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* objdump now accepts --debugging-tags to print the debug information in a
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format compatible with ctags tool.
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format compatible with ctags tool.
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* objcopy and strip now accept --only-keep-debug to create a file containing
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* objcopy and strip now accept --only-keep-debug to create a file containing
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those sections that would be stripped out by --strip-debug. The idea is that
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those sections that would be stripped out by --strip-debug. The idea is that
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this can be used in conjunction with the --add-gnu-debuglink switch to create
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this can be used in conjunction with the --add-gnu-debuglink switch to create
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a two part program distribution - one a stripped executable and the other the
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a two part program distribution - one a stripped executable and the other the
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debugging info.
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debugging info.
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* objcopy now accepts --add-gnu-debuglink= to insert a .gnu_debuglink
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* objcopy now accepts --add-gnu-debuglink= to insert a .gnu_debuglink
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section into a (presumably stripped) executable. This allows the debug
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section into a (presumably stripped) executable. This allows the debug
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information for the file to be held in a separate file.
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information for the file to be held in a separate file.
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* BFD marks the sections .comment and .note as 'n' in the BSD/POSIX
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* BFD marks the sections .comment and .note as 'n' in the BSD/POSIX
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single-character representation. This can be checked by running nm
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single-character representation. This can be checked by running nm
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with the -a switch.
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with the -a switch.
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Changes in 2.14:
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Changes in 2.14:
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* Added --info switch to objcopy and strip.
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* Added --info switch to objcopy and strip.
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* Support for Vitesse IQ2000 added by Red Hat.
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* Support for Vitesse IQ2000 added by Red Hat.
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* Added 'S' encoding to strings to allow the display of 8-bit characters.
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* Added 'S' encoding to strings to allow the display of 8-bit characters.
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* Added --prefix-symbols=, --prefix-sections= and
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* Added --prefix-symbols=, --prefix-sections= and
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--prefix-alloc-sections= to objcopy.
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--prefix-alloc-sections= to objcopy.
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* readelf can handle the extensions to the DWARF2 spec used by the Unified
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* readelf can handle the extensions to the DWARF2 spec used by the Unified
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Parallel C compiler.
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Parallel C compiler.
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* BFD no longer declares a "boolean" type, to avoid clashes with other
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* BFD no longer declares a "boolean" type, to avoid clashes with other
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headers that declare the same. Users of BFD should replace boolean,
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headers that declare the same. Users of BFD should replace boolean,
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false and true, with int, 0 and 1, or define their own boolean type.
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false and true, with int, 0 and 1, or define their own boolean type.
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* Support for IP2K added by Denis Chertykov.
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* Support for IP2K added by Denis Chertykov.
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Changes in 2.13:
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Changes in 2.13:
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* Support for the Fujitsu FRV architecture added by Red Hat. Models for FR400
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* Support for the Fujitsu FRV architecture added by Red Hat. Models for FR400
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and FR500 included.
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and FR500 included.
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Changes in version 2.12:
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Changes in version 2.12:
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* Support for Don Knuth's MMIX, by Hans-Peter Nilsson.
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* Support for Don Knuth's MMIX, by Hans-Peter Nilsson.
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* size: Add --totals to display summary of sizes (Berkeley format only).
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* size: Add --totals to display summary of sizes (Berkeley format only).
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* readelf: Add --wide option to not break section header or segment listing
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* readelf: Add --wide option to not break section header or segment listing
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lines to fit into 80 columns.
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lines to fit into 80 columns.
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* strings: Add --encoding to display wide character strings. By Markus Kuhn.
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* strings: Add --encoding to display wide character strings. By Markus Kuhn.
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* objcopy: Add --rename-section to change section names.
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* objcopy: Add --rename-section to change section names.
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* readelf: Support added for DWARF 2.1 extensions. Support added for
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* readelf: Support added for DWARF 2.1 extensions. Support added for
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displaying the contents of .debug.macinfo sections.
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displaying the contents of .debug.macinfo sections.
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* New command line switches added to objcopy to allow symbols to be kept as
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* New command line switches added to objcopy to allow symbols to be kept as
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global symbols, and also to specify files containing lists of such symbols.
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global symbols, and also to specify files containing lists of such symbols.
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by Honda Hiroki.
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by Honda Hiroki.
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* Support for OpenRISC by Johan Rydberg.
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* Support for OpenRISC by Johan Rydberg.
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* New command line switch to objcopy --alt-machine-code which creates a binary
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* New command line switch to objcopy --alt-machine-code which creates a binary
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with an alternate machine code if one is defined in the architecture
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with an alternate machine code if one is defined in the architecture
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description. Only supported for ELF targets. By Alexandre Oliva.
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description. Only supported for ELF targets. By Alexandre Oliva.
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* New command line switch to objcopy -B (or --binary-architecture) which sets
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* New command line switch to objcopy -B (or --binary-architecture) which sets
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the architecture of the output file to the given argument. This option only
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the architecture of the output file to the given argument. This option only
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makes sense, if the input target is binary. Otherwise it is ignored.
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makes sense, if the input target is binary. Otherwise it is ignored.
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By Stefan Geuken.
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By Stefan Geuken.
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* Support for PDP-11 by Lars Brinkhoff.
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* Support for PDP-11 by Lars Brinkhoff.
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Changes in binutils 2.11:
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Changes in binutils 2.11:
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* Add support for ARM v5t and v5te architectures and Intel's XScale ARM
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* Add support for ARM v5t and v5te architectures and Intel's XScale ARM
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extenstions.
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extenstions.
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* Add --srec-len and --srec-forceS3 command line switch to objcopy.
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* Add --srec-len and --srec-forceS3 command line switch to objcopy.
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By Luciano Gemme.
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By Luciano Gemme.
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* Support for the MIPS32, by Anders Norlander.
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* Support for the MIPS32, by Anders Norlander.
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* Support for the i860, by Jason Eckhardt.
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* Support for the i860, by Jason Eckhardt.
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* Support for CRIS (Axis Communications ETRAX series).
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* Support for CRIS (Axis Communications ETRAX series).
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Changes in binutils 2.10:
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Changes in binutils 2.10:
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* Support for 64-bit ELF on HPPA.
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* Support for 64-bit ELF on HPPA.
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* New command line switch to objdump --file-start-context which shows the
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* New command line switch to objdump --file-start-context which shows the
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entire file contents up to the source line first encountered for a given
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entire file contents up to the source line first encountered for a given
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file.
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file.
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* New command line switch to objdump -M (or --disassembler-options) which takes
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* New command line switch to objdump -M (or --disassembler-options) which takes
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a parameter which can then be interpreted on a per-target basis by the
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a parameter which can then be interpreted on a per-target basis by the
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disassembler. Used by ARM targets to select register name sets, ISA, APCS or
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disassembler. Used by ARM targets to select register name sets, ISA, APCS or
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raw verions.
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raw verions.
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* objdump support for -mi386:intel which causes disassembly to be displayed
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* objdump support for -mi386:intel which causes disassembly to be displayed
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with intel syntax.
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with intel syntax.
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* New program: readelf. This displays the contents of ELF format files,
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* New program: readelf. This displays the contents of ELF format files,
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regardless of target machine.
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regardless of target machine.
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* objcopy now takes --change-section-lma, --change-section-vma, and
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* objcopy now takes --change-section-lma, --change-section-vma, and
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--change-section-address options. The old --adjust-section-vma option is
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--change-section-address options. The old --adjust-section-vma option is
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equivalent to --change-section-address. The other --adjust-* options are now
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equivalent to --change-section-address. The other --adjust-* options are now
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renamed to --change-*, although --adjust-* continues to work.
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renamed to --change-*, although --adjust-* continues to work.
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* objcopy has a --redefine-sym option that lets you rename symbols.
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* objcopy has a --redefine-sym option that lets you rename symbols.
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* objcopy now takes a -j/--only-section option to copy only the specified
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* objcopy now takes a -j/--only-section option to copy only the specified
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sections.
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sections.
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* dlltool now supports the IMPORTS command.
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* dlltool now supports the IMPORTS command.
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* dlltool now takes --export-all-symbols, --no-export-all-symbols,
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* dlltool now takes --export-all-symbols, --no-export-all-symbols,
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--exclude-symbols, and --no-default-excludes options.
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--exclude-symbols, and --no-default-excludes options.
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Changes in binutils 2.9:
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Changes in binutils 2.9:
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* Added windres program, which can be used to manipulate resources in WIN32
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* Added windres program, which can be used to manipulate resources in WIN32
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files as used on Windows 95 and Windows NT.
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files as used on Windows 95 and Windows NT.
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* The objcopy --gap-fill and --pad-to options operate on the LMA rather than
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* The objcopy --gap-fill and --pad-to options operate on the LMA rather than
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the VMA of the sections.
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the VMA of the sections.
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* Added S modifier to ar to not build a symbol table.
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* Added S modifier to ar to not build a symbol table.
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Changes in binutils 2.8:
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Changes in binutils 2.8:
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* The objdump disassembly format has been changed, and hopefully improved. Use
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* The objdump disassembly format has been changed, and hopefully improved. Use
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the new --prefix-addresses option to get the old format. There are also new
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the new --prefix-addresses option to get the old format. There are also new
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--disassemble-zeroes and --no-show-raw-insn options which affect disassembler
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--disassemble-zeroes and --no-show-raw-insn options which affect disassembler
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output.
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output.
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* Formats may now be specified as configuration triplets. For example,
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* Formats may now be specified as configuration triplets. For example,
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objdump -b i386-pc-linux. The triplets are not passed through config.sub,
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objdump -b i386-pc-linux. The triplets are not passed through config.sub,
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so they must be in canonical form.
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so they must be in canonical form.
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* Added new addr2line program. This uses the debugging information to convert
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* Added new addr2line program. This uses the debugging information to convert
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an address into a file name and line number within a program.
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an address into a file name and line number within a program.
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* Added --change-leading-char argument to objcopy.
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* Added --change-leading-char argument to objcopy.
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* Added --weaken argument to objcopy.
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* Added --weaken argument to objcopy.
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* objdump --dynamic-reloc now works on ELF executables and shared libraries.
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* objdump --dynamic-reloc now works on ELF executables and shared libraries.
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* Added --adjust-vma option to objdump.
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* Added --adjust-vma option to objdump.
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* Added -C/--demangle option to objdump.
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* Added -C/--demangle option to objdump.
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* Added -p/--preserve-dates option to strip and objcopy.
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* Added -p/--preserve-dates option to strip and objcopy.
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Changes in binutils 2.7:
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Changes in binutils 2.7:
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* Added --enable-shared and --enable-commonbfdlib options to configure.
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* Added --enable-shared and --enable-commonbfdlib options to configure.
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* Added --debugging argument to objdump and objcopy.
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* Added --debugging argument to objdump and objcopy.
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* Added --defined-only argument to nm.
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* Added --defined-only argument to nm.
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* Added --remove-leading-char argument to objcopy.
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* Added --remove-leading-char argument to objcopy.
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* The objdump --line-numbers option is now meaningful with --reloc.
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* The objdump --line-numbers option is now meaningful with --reloc.
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* Added --line-numbers option to nm.
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* Added --line-numbers option to nm.
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* Added --endian/-EB/-EL option to objdump.
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* Added --endian/-EB/-EL option to objdump.
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* Added support for Alpha OpenVMS/AXP.
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* Added support for Alpha OpenVMS/AXP.
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Changes in binutils 2.6:
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Changes in binutils 2.6:
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* Added -N/--strip-symbol and -K/--keep-symbol arguments to strip and objcopy.
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* Added -N/--strip-symbol and -K/--keep-symbol arguments to strip and objcopy.
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* Added several arguments to objcopy to provide some control over how the new
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* Added several arguments to objcopy to provide some control over how the new
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file is laid out in memory. Also added binary output format to BFD to permit
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file is laid out in memory. Also added binary output format to BFD to permit
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generating plain binary files.
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generating plain binary files.
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* Added --start-address and --stop-address options to objdump.
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* Added --start-address and --stop-address options to objdump.
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* ar and ranlib now work on AIX. The tools are now built by default on AIX.
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* ar and ranlib now work on AIX. The tools are now built by default on AIX.
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Changes in binutils 2.5:
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Changes in binutils 2.5:
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* Changed objdump -dr to dump the relocs interspersed with the assembly
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* Changed objdump -dr to dump the relocs interspersed with the assembly
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listing, for a more useful listing of relocatable files.
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listing, for a more useful listing of relocatable files.
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* Changed objdump -d/--disassemble to only disassemble SEC_CODE sections.
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* Changed objdump -d/--disassemble to only disassemble SEC_CODE sections.
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Added -D/--disassemble-all option to disassemble all sections.
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Added -D/--disassemble-all option to disassemble all sections.
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* Added --size-sort option to nm.
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* Added --size-sort option to nm.
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* strip and objcopy should now be able to handle dynamically linked ELF
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* strip and objcopy should now be able to handle dynamically linked ELF
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executables.
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executables.
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Changes in binutils 2.4:
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Changes in binutils 2.4:
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* Support for HP-PA (by Jeff Law), i386 Mach (by David Mackenzie), RS/6000 and
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* Support for HP-PA (by Jeff Law), i386 Mach (by David Mackenzie), RS/6000 and
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PowerPC (except ar and ranlib; by Ian Taylor).
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PowerPC (except ar and ranlib; by Ian Taylor).
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* Support for Irix 5.
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* Support for Irix 5.
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* Programs `strip' and `objcopy' will not attempt to write dynamically linked
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* Programs `strip' and `objcopy' will not attempt to write dynamically linked
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ELF output files, since BFD currently can't create them properly.
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ELF output files, since BFD currently can't create them properly.
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Changes in binutils 2.3:
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Changes in binutils 2.3:
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* A new --stabs argument has been added to objdump to dump stabs sections in
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* A new --stabs argument has been added to objdump to dump stabs sections in
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ELF and COFF files.
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ELF and COFF files.
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* A new program, nlmconv, has been added. It can convert object files into
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* A new program, nlmconv, has been added. It can convert object files into
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Novell NetWare Loadable Modules.
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Novell NetWare Loadable Modules.
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* The strings program has been added.
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* The strings program has been added.
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Changes in binutils 2.2:
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Changes in binutils 2.2:
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* The 'copy' program has been renamed to 'objcopy', for consistency with
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* The 'copy' program has been renamed to 'objcopy', for consistency with
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'objdump', and because 'copy' might more plausibly be used as a synonym for
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'objdump', and because 'copy' might more plausibly be used as a synonym for
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'cp'.
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'cp'.
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* The new stand-alone program c++filt is a filter that converts encoded
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* The new stand-alone program c++filt is a filter that converts encoded
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(mangled) C++ assembly-level identifiers to user-level names. (Note: This
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(mangled) C++ assembly-level identifiers to user-level names. (Note: This
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may get moved to the gcc distribution.)
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may get moved to the gcc distribution.)
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* nm -o on an archive now prefixes each line with the archive name, matching
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* nm -o on an archive now prefixes each line with the archive name, matching
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the output from BSD nm.
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the output from BSD nm.
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* ar (and ld) can now read (but not write) BSD4.4-style archives.
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* ar (and ld) can now read (but not write) BSD4.4-style archives.
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* New support for H8500, Z8000, and the Hitach SH.
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* New support for H8500, Z8000, and the Hitach SH.
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* Dis-assembler interface changed to allow sharing with gdb.
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* Dis-assembler interface changed to allow sharing with gdb.
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* There is new Elf code, but it is not yet ready for general use.
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* There is new Elf code, but it is not yet ready for general use.
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* There is the beginnings of a test suite.
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* There is the beginnings of a test suite.
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Changes in binutils 2.1:
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Changes in binutils 2.1:
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* There is now support for writing ECOFF files, so ld and the other utilities
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* There is now support for writing ECOFF files, so ld and the other utilities
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should work on Risc/Ultrix and Irix. Please let us know how well this works.
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should work on Risc/Ultrix and Irix. Please let us know how well this works.
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* ar now automatically creates a symbol table (a __.SYMDEF member, in the BSD
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* ar now automatically creates a symbol table (a __.SYMDEF member, in the BSD
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version), if there are any object files in the archive. So running ranlib is
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version), if there are any object files in the archive. So running ranlib is
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now redundant (unless the non-standard q command is used). This is required
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now redundant (unless the non-standard q command is used). This is required
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for Posix.2 conformance.
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for Posix.2 conformance.
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* The archive-reading code now reads both BSD-style and SYSV-style archives
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* The archive-reading code now reads both BSD-style and SYSV-style archives
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independently of the selected target format. This is to encourage people to
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independently of the selected target format. This is to encourage people to
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switch to SYSV-format, which has a number of advantages.
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switch to SYSV-format, which has a number of advantages.
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* The strip and copy programs now have options to remove debug-symbols only
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* The strip and copy programs now have options to remove debug-symbols only
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and/or local symbols only. They now also support long options.
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and/or local symbols only. They now also support long options.
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