import gdb-2000-01-17 snapshot

[external/binutils.git] / binutils / NEWS

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 -*- text -*-
 
+Changes in binutils 2.10:
+
+* New command line switch to objdump -M (or --disassembler-options) which takes
+  a parameter which can then be interpreted on a per-target basis by the
+  disassembler.  Used by ARM targets to select register name sets, ISA, APCS or
+  raw verions.
+  
+* objdump support for -mi386:intel which causes disassembly to be displayed
+  with intel syntax.
+
+* New program: readelf.  This displays the contents of ELF format files,
+  regardless of target machine.
+
+* objcopy now takes --change-section-lma, --change-section-vma, and
+  --change-section-address options.  The old --adjust-section-vma option is
+  equivalent to --change-section-address.  The other --adjust-* options are now
+  renamed to --change-*, although --adjust-* continues to work.
+
+* dlltool now supports the IMPORTS command.
+
+* dlltool now takes --export-all-symbols, --no-export-all-symbols,
+  --exclude-symbols, and --no-default-excludes options.
+
+* objcopy now takes a -j/--only-section option to copy only the specified
+  sections.
+
+Changes in binutils 2.9:
+
+* Added windres program, which can be used to manipulate resources in WIN32
+  files as used on Windows 95 and Windows NT.
+
+* The objcopy --gap-fill and --pad-to options operate on the LMA rather than
+  the VMA of the sections.
+
+* Added S modifier to ar to not build a symbol table.
+
 Changes in binutils 2.8:
 
 * The objdump disassembly format has been changed, and hopefully improved.  Use
@@ -11,6 +47,9 @@ Changes in binutils 2.8:
   objdump -b i386-pc-linux.  The triplets are not passed through config.sub,
   so they must be in canonical form.
 
+* Added new addr2line program.  This uses the debugging information to convert
+  an address into a file name and line number within a program.
+
 * Added --change-leading-char argument to objcopy.
 
 * Added --weaken argument to objcopy.
@@ -19,6 +58,10 @@ Changes in binutils 2.8:
 
 * Added --adjust-vma option to objdump.
 
+* Added -C/--demangle option to objdump.
+
+* Added -p/--preserve-dates option to strip and objcopy.
+
 Changes in binutils 2.7:
 
 * Added --enable-shared and --enable-commonbfdlib options to configure.