Re: this bug/#360268 - binutils: please document ranlib -t

[Nick Clifton]

Hi Justin,

> #360268 - binutils: please document ranlib -t

Thanks for bringing this to our notice.

>  @smallexample
>  @c man begin SYNOPSIS ranlib
> -ranlib address@hidden @var{archive}
> +ranlib address@hidden @var{archive}
>  @c man end
>  @end smallexample
>  
> @@ -2047,6 +2047,8 @@
>  @itemx -V
>  @itemx --version
>  Show the version number of @command{ranlib}.
> address@hidden -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  <address@hidden>
            Nick Clifton  <address@hidden>

        * 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);