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diff --git a/doc/nasmdoc.src b/doc/nasmdoc.src index d8717cb..e6ffde4 100644 --- a/doc/nasmdoc.src +++ b/doc/nasmdoc.src @@ -572,15 +572,17 @@ file has been removed. \S{opt-F} The \i\c{-F} Option: Selecting a \i{Debug Information Format} -This option is used to select the format of the debug information emitted -into the output file, to be used by a debugger (or \e{will} be). Use -of this switch does \e{not} enable output of the selected debug info format. -Use \c{-g}, see \k{opt-g}, to enable output. - -A complete list of the available debug file formats for an output format -can be seen by issuing the command \i\c{nasm -f <format> -y}. (As of 2.00, -only "-f elf32", "-f elf64", "-f ieee", and "-f obj" provide debug information.) -See \k{opt-y}. +This option is used to select the format of the debug information +emitted into the output file, to be used by a debugger (or \e{will} +be). Prior to version 2.04, the use of this switch did \e{not} enable +output of the selected debug info format. Use \c{-g}, see \k{opt-g}, +to enable output. Versions 2.04 and later automatically enable \c{-g} +if \c{-F} is specified. + +A complete list of the available debug file formats for an output +format can be seen by issuing the command \i\c{nasm -f <format> +-y}. (As of 2.00, only "-f elf32", "-f elf64", "-f ieee", and "-f obj" +provide debug information.) See \k{opt-y}. This should not be confused with the "-f dbg" output format option which is not built into NASM by default. For information on how |