* doc/binutils.texi (objdump): Describe the output of the --syms option in more detail.

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2007-09-17 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
* doc/binutils.texi (objdump): Describe the output of the --syms
option in more detail.
2007-09-17 Alon Bar-Lev <alon.barlev@gmail.com>
PR binutils/4987

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Here the first number is the symbol's value (sometimes refered to as
its address). The next field is actually a set of characters and
spaces indicating the flag bits that are set on the symbol. These
characters are described below. The next field is another number
associated with the symbol, which for common symbols is the alignment
and for other symbol is the size. Finally the symbol's name is
displayed.
characters are described below. Next is the section with which the
symbol is associated or @emph{*ABS*} if the section is absolute (ie
not connected with any section), or @emph{*UND*} if the section is
referenced in the file being dumped, but not defined there.
After the section name comes another field, a number, which for common
symbols is the alignment and for other symbol is the size. Finally
the symbol's name is displayed.
The flag characters are divided into 7 groups as follows:
@table @code
@ -2040,7 +2044,7 @@ normal symbol (a space).
@item F
@item f
@item O
The symbol is the name of a function (f) or a file (F) or an object
The symbol is the name of a function (F) or a file (f) or an object
(O) or just a normal symbol (a space).
@end table