* doc/binutils.texi (strip, objcopy): Clarify the description of

the "--strip-debug" option.  Fix a typo.
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Maciej W. Rozycki 2005-05-01 16:02:56 +00:00
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2005-05-01 Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@linux-mips.org>
* doc/binutils.texi (strip, objcopy): Clarify the description of
the "--strip-debug" option. Fix a typo.
2005-04-29 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
* bucomm.c: Undo the last change.

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@ -1428,8 +1428,9 @@ Creates a .gnu_debuglink section which contains a reference to @var{path-to-file
and adds it to the output file.
@item --only-keep-debug
Strip a file, removing any sections that would be stripped by
@option{--strip-debug} and leaving the debugging sections.
Strip a file, removing contents of any sections that would not be
stripped by @option{--strip-debug} and leaving the debugging sections
intact.
The intention is that this option will be used in conjunction with
@option{--add-gnu-debuglink} to create a two part executable. One a
@ -1460,7 +1461,7 @@ optional. You could instead do this:
@item Run @code{objcopy --add-gnu-debuglink=foo.full foo}
@end enumerate
ie the file pointed to by the @option{--add-gnu-debuglink} can be the
i.e. the file pointed to by the @option{--add-gnu-debuglink} can be the
full executable. It does not have to be a file created by the
@option{--only-keep-debug} switch.