PR 22734
* doc/binutils.texi (nm): Update description to point out that
zero-initialized values can also be shown as type B, b, S or s
since they can be stored in the BSS section.
+2018-01-30 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+ PR 22734
+ * doc/binutils.texi (nm): Update description to point out that
+ zero-initialized values can also be shown as type B, b, S or s
+ since they can be stored in the BSS section.
+
2018-01-30 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
* objcopy.c (merge_gnu_build_notes): Use (bfd_vma) -1 as
@item B
@itemx b
-The symbol is in the uninitialized data section (known as BSS).
+The symbol is in the BSS data section. This section typically
+contains zero-initialized or uninitialized data, although the exact
+behavior is system dependent.
@item C
The symbol is common. Common symbols are uninitialized data. When
@item S
@itemx s
-The symbol is in an uninitialized data section for small objects.
+The symbol is in an uninitialized or zero-initialized data section
+for small objects.
@item T
@itemx t