Re: objdump --stabs

Re: objdump --stabs

[Nick Clifton]

Hi Mark,

: 'objdump --help' implies that 'objdump --stabs' is only for ELF, but
: it works  just fine with COFF too:
:   -G  --stabs              Display the STABS contents of an ELF format file

This is true.  The original intention behind this wording was that in a
COFF file that uses STABS debug information the -g command line switch
would be more useful, since it actually interprets the STABS
directives.  For an ELF file the -g switch is general useless, since
objdump does not interpret DWARF2 debug information.  If however, the
ELF file contained both STABS and DWARF2 information, then the -G
switch could be used to get at the raw STABS information.

Anyway I have applied the patch below to reword the description of the
switch to be:

  -G  --stabs              Display (in raw form) any STABS info in the file

which I hope you will agree is more accurate.

Cheers
	Nick

2000-06-24  Nick Clifton  <nickc@cygnus.com>

	* objdump.c (usage): Fix description of --stabs switch.


Index: binutils/objdump.c
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RCS file: /cvs/src//src/binutils/objdump.c,v
retrieving revision 1.27
diff -p -r1.27 objdump.c
*** objdump.c	2000/05/30 07:47:56	1.27
--- objdump.c	2000/06/24 19:45:05
*************** usage (stream, status)
*** 233,239 ****
    -S  --source             Intermix source code with disassembly\n\
    -s  --full-contents      Display the full contents of all sections requested\n\
    -g  --debugging          Display debug information in object file\n\
!   -G  --stabs              Display the STABS contents of an ELF format file\n\
    -t  --syms               Display the contents of the symbol table(s)\n\
    -T  --dynamic-syms       Display the contents of the dynamic symbol table\n\
    -r  --reloc              Display the relocation entries in the file\n\
--- 233,239 ----
    -S  --source             Intermix source code with disassembly\n\
    -s  --full-contents      Display the full contents of all sections requested\n\
    -g  --debugging          Display debug information in object file\n\
!   -G  --stabs              Display (in raw form) any STABS info in the file\n\
    -t  --syms               Display the contents of the symbol table(s)\n\
    -T  --dynamic-syms       Display the contents of the dynamic symbol table\n\
    -r  --reloc              Display the relocation entries in the file\n\

Re: objdump --stabs

[Mark E.]

>   -G  --stabs              Display (in raw form) any STABS info in the file
> which I hope you will agree is more accurate.
> 

Thanks! This makes the difference quite clear.

Mark

objdump --stabs

[Mark E.]

Greetings,

'objdump --help' implies that 'objdump --stabs' is only for ELF, but it works 
just fine with COFF too:
  -G  --stabs              Display the STABS contents of an ELF format file

Mark