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Re: [PATCH] Correct gas manpage
- From: "H.J. Lu" <hjl dot tools at gmail dot com>
- To: Marek Polacek <polacek at redhat dot com>
- Cc: binutils <binutils at sourceware dot org>
- Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2012 17:06:58 -0800
- Subject: Re: [PATCH] Correct gas manpage
- References: <20121029111540.GA19762@redhat.com> <20121102154217.GA23489@redhat.com> <20121110002318.GC6788@redhat.com> <20121126081206.GF17362@redhat.com> <20121202212709.GI10621@redhat.com> <20121217004708.GG2432@redhat.com>
On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 4:47 PM, Marek Polacek <polacek@redhat.com> wrote:
> Ping^4.
>
> On Sun, Dec 02, 2012 at 10:27:09PM +0100, Marek Polacek wrote:
>> Ping^3.
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 09:12:06AM +0100, Marek Polacek wrote:
>> > Ping ^2.
>> >
>> > On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 01:23:18AM +0100, Marek Polacek wrote:
>> > > Ping.
>> > >
>> > > On Fri, Nov 02, 2012 at 04:42:17PM +0100, Marek Polacek wrote:
>> > > > On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 12:15:40PM +0100, Marek Polacek wrote:
>> > > > > So this patch ought to correct this.
>> > > >
>> > > > A better version. We should also say that -v is equivalent to
>> > > > -verbose and --verbose.
>> > > >
>> > > > 2012-11-02 Marek Polacek <polacek@redhat.com>
>> > > >
>> > > > * gas/doc/as.texinfo: Option -version is identical with --version,
>> > > > not -v. Add -verbose and --verbose options which are identical
>> > > > with -v.
>> > > >
>> > > > --- binutils/gas/doc/as.texinfo.mp 2012-11-02 16:28:56.300154375 +0100
>> > > > +++ binutils/gas/doc/as.texinfo 2012-11-02 16:35:48.643312916 +0100
>> > > > @@ -241,9 +241,9 @@ gcc(1), ld(1), and the Info entries for
>> > > > [@b{--listing-lhs-width2}=@var{NUM}] [@b{--listing-rhs-width}=@var{NUM}]
>> > > > [@b{--listing-cont-lines}=@var{NUM}] [@b{--keep-locals}] [@b{-o}
>> > > > @var{objfile}] [@b{-R}] [@b{--reduce-memory-overheads}] [@b{--statistics}]
>> > > > - [@b{-v}] [@b{-version}] [@b{--version}] [@b{-W}] [@b{--warn}]
>> > > > - [@b{--fatal-warnings}] [@b{-w}] [@b{-x}] [@b{-Z}] [@b{@@@var{FILE}}]
>> > > > - [@b{--size-check=[error|warning]}]
>> > > > + [@b{-v}] [@b{-verbose}] [@b{--verbose}] [@b{-version}] [@b{--version}]
>> > > > + [@b{-W}] [@b{--warn}] [@b{--fatal-warnings}] [@b{-w}] [@b{-x}] [@b{-Z}]
>> > > > + [@b{@@@var{FILE}}] [@b{--size-check=[error|warning]}]
>> > > > [@b{--target-help}] [@var{target-options}]
>> > > > [@b{--}|@var{files} @dots{}]
>> > > > @c
>> > > > @@ -706,10 +706,12 @@ assembly.
>> > > > Remove local absolute symbols from the outgoing symbol table.
>> > > >
>> > > > @item -v
>> > > > -@itemx -version
>> > > > +@itemx -verbose
>> > > > +@itemx --verbose
>> > > > Print the @command{as} version.
>> > > >
>> > > > -@item --version
>> > > > +@item -version
>> > > > +@itemx --version
>> > > > Print the @command{as} version and exit.
>> > > >
>> > > > @item -W
>> > > > @@ -2305,12 +2307,11 @@ For example, it disables the exception f
>> > > > @section Announce Version: @option{-v}
>> > > >
>> > > > @kindex -v
>> > > > -@kindex -version
>> > > > @cindex assembler version
>> > > > @cindex version of assembler
>> > > > You can find out what version of as is running by including the
>> > > > -option @samp{-v} (which you can also spell as @samp{-version}) on the
>> > > > -command line.
>> > > > +option @samp{-v} (which you can also spell as @samp{-verbose} or @samp{--verbose})
>> > > > +on the command line.
>> > > >
>> > > > @node W
>> > > > @section Control Warnings: @option{-W}, @option{--warn}, @option{--no-warn}, @option{--fatal-warnings}
>> > > >
>> > > > Marek
2 comments:
1. On x86, "as --help" doesn't print --verbose nor -v.
2. On x86, "as -V" is the same "as -v".
I think we should fix "as --help" first.
--
H.J.