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* [gcc r12-3854] [Ada] Adjust documentation of gnatsymbolize
@ 2021-09-23 13:09 Pierre-Marie de Rodat
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commit r12-3854-gead89f5f1491c13025704d036223b257e00e89d3
Author: Eric Botcazou <ebotcazou@adacore.com>
Date: Tue Aug 3 12:37:38 2021 +0200
[Ada] Adjust documentation of gnatsymbolize
gcc/ada/
* doc/gnat_ugn/gnat_utility_programs.rst (gnatsymbolize):
Document new --load option and -g1 as minimal compilation
requirement.
Diff:
---
gcc/ada/doc/gnat_ugn/gnat_utility_programs.rst | 18 ++++++++----------
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/gcc/ada/doc/gnat_ugn/gnat_utility_programs.rst b/gcc/ada/doc/gnat_ugn/gnat_utility_programs.rst
index f152ce38701..d030cd40839 100644
--- a/gcc/ada/doc/gnat_ugn/gnat_utility_programs.rst
+++ b/gcc/ada/doc/gnat_ugn/gnat_utility_programs.rst
@@ -4294,10 +4294,13 @@ building specialized scripts.
Standard Output. Has no effect otherwise.
:switch:`--count={N}`
- If specified, compute the symbolic traceback ``N`` times in a row.
- This option is mostly useful for measuring the performance of
- ``gnatsymbolize``, particularly in the case where the cache is
- being used.
+ Compute the symbolic traceback ``N`` times in a row. This option
+ is mostly useful for measuring the performance of ``gnatsymbolize``,
+ particularly in the case where the cache is being used.
+
+ :switch:`--load`
+ Interpret the first address as the load address of the executable.
+ This is needed for position-independent executables on Windows.
Requirements for Correct Operation
----------------------------------
@@ -4311,12 +4314,7 @@ building specialized scripts.
This program provides a functionality similar to ``addr2line``.
It has fewer options to tailor its output, but has been designed
to require fewer of the DWARF sections to be present in the
- executable. In particular, the following sections can be
- stripped from the executable without impact to ``gnatsymbolize``'s
- functionality:
-
- * ``.debug_str``
- * ``.debug_ranges``
+ executable. In particular, it works for code compiled with ``-g1``.
.. only:: PRO or GPL
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