From 488110f800897e3a71054e1e821746acc71c3333 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eugene Syromyatnikov Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2018 13:16:35 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] strace.1.in: clarify mpers flags in strace -V output The previous description was a bit dated. * strace.1.in (.SH "MULTIPLE PERSONALITY SUPPORT"): Remove "no-m32" and "no-mx32", describe the situation when some of mpers flags are not present in strace -V output. --- strace.1.in | 25 +++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/strace.1.in b/strace.1.in index 94d0a2e7..645eabb8 100644 --- a/strace.1.in +++ b/strace.1.in @@ -899,10 +899,6 @@ can trace and properly decode non-native 32-bit binaries. .B strace can trace, but cannot properly decode non-native 32-bit binaries. .TP -.B no-m32 -.B strace -cannot trace non-native 32-bit binaries. -.TP .B mx32-mpers .B strace can trace and properly decode non-native 32-on-64-bit binaries. @@ -910,15 +906,20 @@ can trace and properly decode non-native 32-on-64-bit binaries. .B no-mx32-mpers .B strace can trace, but cannot properly decode non-native 32-on-64-bit binaries. -.TP -.B no-mx32 -.B strace -cannot trace non-native 32-on-64-bit binaries. .PP -Note that these flags refer only to the binaries in the non-native ABI; -.B strace -is expected to be able to trace and properly decode applications that use its -native ABI. +If the output contains neither +.B m32-mpers +nor +.BR no-m32-mpers , +then decoding of non-native 32-bit binaries is not implemented at all +or not applicable. +.PP +Likewise, if the output contains neither +.B mx32-mpers +nor +.BR no-mx32-mpers , +then decoding of non-native 32-on-64-bit binaries is not implemented at all +or not applicable. .SH NOTES It is a pity that so much tracing clutter is produced by systems employing shared libraries. -- 2.40.0