594034 – sys-devel/binutils-config-5: manpage refers to --gold/--bfd instead of --linker <name>

Bug 594034 - sys-devel/binutils-config-5: manpage refers to --gold/--bfd instead of --linker <name>

Summary: sys-devel/binutils-config-5: manpage refers to --gold/--bfd instead of --link...

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Low minor (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Toolchain Maintainers

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Reported:	2016-09-17 05:48 UTC by tiage
Modified:	2016-11-11 22:47 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description tiage 2016-09-17 05:48:48 UTC

It seems the man page for binutils is outdated.

The manpage of binutils-config-5-r2 states that the program accepts options '--gold' and '--bfd'.
However, asking the executable it tells that it only understands '--linker <name>'.

Also '--debug', '--version', '--help' are undocumented (the last two even in the --help message of the program).

I don't know if there are any other parts of the man page which are outdated.

Comment 1 SpanKY gentoo-dev

2016-11-11 22:47:20 UTC

should be fixed with:
https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=dedaa68dc7a03197db17e9ff25f22bf7454afbc4

thanks for the heads up!