Hi Justin,
#360268 - binutils: please document ranlib -t
Thanks for bringing this to our notice.
@smallexample
@c man begin SYNOPSIS ranlib
-ranlib [EMAIL PROTECTED] @var{archive}
+ranlib [EMAIL PROTECTED] @var{archive}
@c man end
@end smallexample
@@ -2047,6 +2047,8 @@
@itemx -V
@itemx --version
Show the version number of @command{ranlib}.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] -t
+Update the timestamp of the symbol map of an archive.
@end table
I have applied this patch, together with the attached patch to update
the --help output of ranlib and checked them in with the following
changelog entry.
Cheers
Nick
binutils/ChangeLog
2008-02-27 Justin Pryzby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Nick Clifton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
* ar.c (usage): Mention -t command line switch.
* doc/binutils.texi (ranlib): Document -t command line switch.
Index: binutils/ar.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/binutils/ar.c,v
retrieving revision 1.53
diff -c -3 -p -r1.53 ar.c
*** binutils/ar.c 5 Jul 2007 16:54:45 -0000 1.53
--- binutils/ar.c 27 Feb 2008 10:51:08 -0000
*************** usage (int help)
*** 255,262 ****
fprintf (s, _(" Generate an index to speed access to archives\n"));
fprintf (s, _(" The options are:\n\
@<file> Read options from <file>\n\
-h --help Print this help message\n\
! -V --version Print version information\n"));
}
list_supported_targets (program_name, s);
--- 255,263 ----
fprintf (s, _(" Generate an index to speed access to archives\n"));
fprintf (s, _(" The options are:\n\
@<file> Read options from <file>\n\
+ -t Update the archive's symbol map timestamp\n\
-h --help Print this help message\n\
! -v --version Print version information\n"));
}
list_supported_targets (program_name, s);
