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[binutils-gdb] Update documentation of readelf's --unwind option.


https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=f63085d15f05eb296744ba634edfc68ca806e578

commit f63085d15f05eb296744ba634edfc68ca806e578
Author: Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
Date:   Thu Oct 18 16:58:16 2018 +0100

    Update documentation of readelf's --unwind option.
    
    	* doc/binutils.texi (readelf): Document alternatives to the
    	--unwind option if it is not supported for the target
    	architecture.

Diff:
---
 binutils/ChangeLog         | 6 ++++++
 binutils/doc/binutils.texi | 6 +++++-
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index 250108c..e3bbbc3 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2018-10-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* doc/binutils.texi (readelf): Document alternatives to the
+	--unwind option if it is not supported for the target
+	architecture.
+
 2018-10-16  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	PR 23780
diff --git a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
index cd70791..6edd7b1 100644
--- a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
+++ b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
@@ -4620,7 +4620,11 @@ Displays the contents of the file's relocation section, if it has one.
 @cindex unwind information
 Displays the contents of the file's unwind section, if it has one.  Only
 the unwind sections for IA64 ELF files, as well as ARM unwind tables
-(@code{.ARM.exidx} / @code{.ARM.extab}) are currently supported.
+(@code{.ARM.exidx} / @code{.ARM.extab}) are currently supported.  If
+support is not yet implemented for your architecture you could try
+dumping the contents of the @var{.eh_frames} section using the
+@option{--debug-dump=frames} or @option{--debug-dump=frames-interp}
+options.
 
 @item -d
 @itemx --dynamic


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