Clarify doc on addr2line output.

binutils/
	* doc/binutils.texi: Clarify addr2line output.

diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index e81c97a..c5a5c20 100644 (file)
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2014-07-03  Tristan Gingold  <gingold@adacore.com>
+
+       * doc/binutils.texi: Clarify addr2line output.
+
 2014-07-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
        * objdump.c (dump_bfd_header): Don't print HAS_LOAD_PAGE.

diff --git a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
index b674b9d..3874f25 100644 (file)
--- a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
+++ b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
@@ -3214,26 +3214,33 @@ standard input, and prints the file name and line number for each
 address on standard output.  In this mode, @command{addr2line} may be used
 in a pipe to convert dynamically chosen addresses.
 
-The format of the output is @samp{FILENAME:LINENO}.  The file name and
-line number for each input address is printed on separate lines.
+The format of the output is @samp{FILENAME:LINENO}.  By default
+each input address generates one line of output.
 
-If the @option{-f} option is used, then each @samp{FILENAME:LINENO}
-line is preceded by @samp{FUNCTIONNAME} which is the name of the
-function containing the address.
+Two options can generate additional lines before each
+@samp{FILENAME:LINENO} line (in that order).
+
+If the @option{-a} option is used then a line with the input address
+is displayed.
+
+If the @option{-f} option is used, then a line with the
+@samp{FUNCTIONNAME} is displayed.  This is the name of the function
+containing the address.
+
+One option can generate additional lines after the
+@samp{FILENAME:LINENO} line.
 
 If the @option{-i} option is used and the code at the given address is
-present there because of inlining by the compiler then the
-@samp{@{FUNCTIONNAME@} FILENAME:LINENO} information for the inlining
-function will be displayed afterwards.  This continues recursively
-until there is no more inlining to report.
-
-If the @option{-a} option is used then the output is prefixed by the
-input address.
-
-If the @option{-p} option is used then the output for each input
-address is displayed on one, possibly quite long, line.  If
-@option{-p} is not used then the output is broken up into multiple
-lines, based on the paragraphs above.
+present there because of inlining by the compiler then additional
+lines are displayed afterwards.  One or two extra lines (if the
+@option{-f} option is used) are displayed for each inlined function.
+
+Alternatively if the @option{-p} option is used then each input
+address generates a single, long, output line containing the address,
+the function name, the file name and the line number.  If the
+@option{-i} option has also been used then any inlined functions will
+be displayed in the same manner, but on separate lines, and prefixed
+by the text @samp{(inlined by)}.
 
 If the file name or function name can not be determined,
 @command{addr2line} will print two question marks in their place.  If the