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Re: readelf -S and long section name
On Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 10:51:59AM -0400, Jakub Jelinek wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 07:38:14AM -0700, H. J. Lu wrote:
> > > Yeah, I like it too. It should IMHO be only done with --wide and n should be
> > > increased such that the lines are shorter than some 128 chars or something
> > > like that. It is already wider than 80 chars (that's why it is --wide)
> > > and I think the next common number of display columns is 128.
> >
> > I agree it should only be with --wide. But I don't think there should
> > be a limit. Otherwise, we don't have to make this change. The idea is
> > to display the full section name. A 128 char limit defeats the purpose.
>
> What I meant is, if section names are up to something like 55 characters,
> it can be handled by moving the columns to the right, for longer section
> names it could use split lines.
>
> E.g. < 55 chars section names would be output like:
> [11] short_section PROGBITS 000000000010a800 10a800 000000 00 AX 0 0 64
> [12] some_overly_long_section_name_which_is_below_55_chars PROGBITS 000000000010a800 10a800 000000 00 AX 0 0 64
> But when it is longer, it would be
> [13] even_longer_section_name_which_really_doesnt_fit_into_any_reasonable_limits_I_can_imagine
> PROGBITS 000000000010a800 10a800 000000 00 AX 0 0 64
>
According to the readelf info page:
`-W'
`--wide'
Don't break output lines to fit into 80 columns. By default
`readelf' breaks section header and segment listing lines for
64-bit ELF files, so that they fit into 80 columns. This option
causes `readelf' to print each section header resp. each segment
one a single line, which is far more readable on terminals wider
than 80 columns.
--wide fits the output into 80 columns by breaking it into multiple
lines. I like Alan's idea better, but only with --wide.
H.J.