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diff --git a/appendixa/binutils-desc.xml b/appendixa/binutils-desc.xml index 8207d081c..6d31dcd49 100644 --- a/appendixa/binutils-desc.xml +++ b/appendixa/binutils-desc.xml @@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ the archive).</para> <para><command>as</command> is an assembler. It assembles the output of gcc into object files.</para> -<para><command>c++filt</command> demangles C++ and Java symbols.</para> +<para><command>c++filt</command> is used by the linker to demangle C++ and +Java symbols, to keep overloaded functions from clashing.</para> <para><command>gprof</command> displays call graph profile data.</para> |