Re: [PATCH/RFA] Add --redefine-syms=<filename> option to objcopy

[Daniel Jacobowitz <drow at mvista dot com>]

On Sat, May 31, 2003 at 06:43:04PM -0700, Jason Thorpe wrote:
> This is an update of the patch Chris Demetriou posted in this message:
> 
> 	http://sources.redhat.com/ml/binutils/2002-09/msg00505.html
> 
> NetBSD has, in fact, been using this patch for a while now in a local 
> copy of binutils 2.13.  The patch I am posting here is an update, with 
> the following changes from Chris's original patch:
> 
> 	* The option is --redefine-syms=<filename> for consistency
> 	  with e.g. --keep-symbols=<filename>.
> 	* The file may have comments (as is allowed by e.g.
> 	  --keep-symbols=<filename>).

For consistency shouldn't it be --redefine-symbols=<filename>?

> OK for mainline?   OK for 2.14 branch?

I don't think this is appropriate for a release branch.  Maybe for
2.14.1.

> 2003-05-31  Chris Demetriou  <cgd@broadcom.com>
>             Jason Thorpe  <thorpej@wasabisystems.com>
> 
>         * objcopy.c (redefine_list_append): Add an argument that
>         indicates the context from which this function is being
>         called.  Change all callers.
>         (copy_options): Add a new option, --redefine-syms.
>         (copy_usage): Document new option.
>         (copy_main): Handle the --redefine-syms option.
>         * doc/binutils.text (objcopy): Document new option.
> 
>         -- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@wasabisystems.com>
> 



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Daniel Jacobowitz
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