2000-06-15 H.J. Lu <hjl@gnu.org>

	* binutils.texi: Put a warning on copying relocatable object
	files between two different formats.

diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index d2d2080..4672b26 100644 (file)
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2000-06-15  H.J. Lu  <hjl@gnu.org>
+
+       * binutils.texi: Put a warning on copying relocatable object
+       files between two different formats.
+
 2000-06-13  DJ Delorie  <dj@cygnus.com>
 
        * rcparse.y (control): ICON controls take an id as the first

diff --git a/binutils/binutils.texi b/binutils/binutils.texi
index 1820d66..1548740 100644 (file)
--- a/binutils/binutils.texi
+++ b/binutils/binutils.texi
@@ -895,6 +895,9 @@ file to another.  @code{objcopy} uses the @sc{gnu} @sc{bfd} Library to
 read and write the object files.  It can write the destination object
 file in a format different from that of the source object file.  The
 exact behavior of @code{objcopy} is controlled by command-line options.
+Note that @code{objcopy} should be able to copy a fully linked file
+between any two formats. However, copying a relocatable object file
+between any two formats may not work as expected.
 
 @code{objcopy} creates temporary files to do its translations and
 deletes them afterward.  @code{objcopy} uses @sc{bfd} to do all its