* ld.texinfo (Options, -r): Mention restrictions when using

	different object formats.

diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index 9858969..fe9e0af 100644 (file)
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2001-06-21  Hans-Peter Nilsson  <hp@axis.com>
+
+       * ld.texinfo (Options, -r): Mention restrictions when using
+       different object formats.
+
 2001-06-19  Hans-Peter Nilsson  <hp@axis.com>
 
        * ldlang.c (lang_check): Emit fatal error if relocatable link

diff --git a/ld/ld.texinfo b/ld/ld.texinfo
index 166c4f1..db0cb28 100644 (file)
--- a/ld/ld.texinfo
+++ b/ld/ld.texinfo
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY
 @ifinfo
 This file documents the @sc{gnu} linker LD version @value{VERSION}.
 
-Copyright (C) 1991, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright (C) 1991, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 2000,
+2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 @ignore
 
@@ -701,6 +702,12 @@ If this option is not specified, an absolute file is produced.  When
 linking C++ programs, this option @emph{will not} resolve references to
 constructors; to do that, use @samp{-Ur}.
 
+When an input file does not have the same format as the output file,
+partial linking is only supported if that input file does not contain any
+relocations.  Different output formats can have further restrictions; for
+example some @code{a.out}-based formats do not support partial linking
+with input files in other formats at all.
+
 This option does the same thing as @samp{-i}.
 
 @kindex -R @var{file}