Clarify strip docs.

	binutils/
	* objcopy.c (strip_usage): Reword --remove-section description.
	* doc/binutils.texi (strip): Likewise.

diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index 3575d4a..b2bb3f1 100644 (file)
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2014-12-23  Andrew Stubbs  <ams@codesourcery.com>
+
+       * objcopy.c (strip_usage): Reword --remove-section description.
+       * doc/binutils.texi (strip): Likewise.
+
 2014-12-23  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 
        * doc/binutils.texi (objdump): Reformat to avoid overlong lines.

diff --git a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
index 5842a91..1ac71fe 100644 (file)
--- a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
+++ b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
@@ -2891,7 +2891,8 @@ Replace @var{objfile} with a file in the output format @var{bfdname}.
 
 @item -R @var{sectionname}
 @itemx --remove-section=@var{sectionname}
-Remove any section named @var{sectionname} from the output file.  This
+Remove any section named @var{sectionname} from the output file, in
+addition to whatever sections would otherwise be removed.  This
 option may be given more than once.  Note that using this option
 inappropriately may make the output file unusable.  The wildcard
 character @samp{*} may be given at the end of @var{sectionname}.  If

diff --git a/binutils/objcopy.c b/binutils/objcopy.c
index 07794cb..2e1cb54 100644 (file)
--- a/binutils/objcopy.c
+++ b/binutils/objcopy.c
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ strip_usage (FILE *stream, int exit_status)
   -U --disable-deterministic-archives\n\
                                    Disable -D behavior (default)\n"));
   fprintf (stream, _("\
-  -R --remove-section=<name>       Remove section <name> from the output\n\
+  -R --remove-section=<name>       Also remove section <name> from the output\n\
   -s --strip-all                   Remove all symbol and relocation information\n\
   -g -S -d --strip-debug           Remove all debugging symbols & sections\n\
      --strip-dwo                   Remove all DWO sections\n\