Re: [arnm-elf-objdump] Can't use two -M flags for disassembler(-Mforce-thumb and -Mreg-names-raw)

[Nick Clifton <nickc at redhat dot com>]

Hi Vincent,

> Investigating a little more, this seems to happen even with
> ARM-only/THUMB_only code: the disassembler turns off -Mforce-thumb
> option when used with -Mreg-names-raw for an ADS object file, either
> ARM or THUMB code.

Thanks for the files.  I have now reproduced the problem - and you are
right.  Objdump does ignore all but the last -M switch on the command
line.  This is a consequence of the way the program is designed (or
rather evolved).

Fortunately however there is a workaround: combine the switches into a
single space separated list.  ie:

  -M"force-thumb reg-names-raw"

The attached patch will make objdump generate suitable warning
messages if multiple -M switches are used and it updates the
documentation to describe this "feature".

Cheers
        Nick

2003-07-17  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

	* objdump.c (main): Issue a warning message if multiple -M
	switches are used.
	
	* doc/binutils.texi (objdump): Update documentation about -M
	option.
	
Index: binutils/objdump.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/binutils/objdump.c,v
retrieving revision 1.67
diff -c -3 -p -r1.67 objdump.c
*** binutils/objdump.c	25 Jun 2003 06:40:25 -0000	1.67
--- binutils/objdump.c	17 Jul 2003 16:58:47 -0000
*************** main (argc, argv)
*** 2660,2665 ****
--- 2660,2671 ----
  	  machine = optarg;
  	  break;
  	case 'M':
+ 	  if (disassembler_options)
+ 	    {
+ 	      non_fatal ("multiple separate -M options are not supported.");
+ 	      non_fatal ("please combine them into a single, space separated option.");
+ 	      non_fatal ("ignoring option '-M%s'", disassembler_options);
+ 	    }
  	  disassembler_options = optarg;
  	  break;
  	case 'j':

Index: binutils/doc/binutils.texi
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/binutils/doc/binutils.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.42
diff -c -3 -p -r1.42 binutils.texi
*** binutils/doc/binutils.texi	26 Jun 2003 08:14:10 -0000	1.42
--- binutils/doc/binutils.texi	17 Jul 2003 16:58:51 -0000
*************** architectures with the @option{-i} optio
*** 1625,1631 ****
  @item -M @var{options}
  @itemx --disassembler-options=@var{options}
  Pass target specific information to the disassembler.  Only supported on
! some targets.
  
  If the target is an ARM architecture then this switch can be used to
  select which register name set is used during disassembler.  Specifying
--- 1625,1639 ----
  @item -M @var{options}
  @itemx --disassembler-options=@var{options}
  Pass target specific information to the disassembler.  Only supported on
! some targets.  Note only a single instance of the option on the
! command line is supported.  If the option occurs more than once, the
! earlier versions will be ignored.  If it is necessary to specify more
! than one disassembler option then they should be placed together into
! a space separated list.  ie:
! 
! @smallexample
!   -M"first-disassembler-option second-disassembler-option"
! @end smallexample
  
  If the target is an ARM architecture then this switch can be used to
  select which register name set is used during disassembler.  Specifying