binutils 介绍

binutils

The GNU Binutils are a collection of binary tools. The main ones are:

• ld - the GNU linker.(链接器)
• as - the GNU assembler.(汇编器)

But they also include:

• addr2line - Converts addresses into filenames and line numbers.用处：根据程序崩溃时候打印的堆栈地址，用来查看出错的源代码的行数。

• ar - A utility for creating, modifying and extracting from archives. 创建、修改和从档案中提取的工具
• c++filt - Filter to demangle encoded C++ symbols.
• dlltool - Creates files for building and using DLLs.
• gold - A new, faster, ELF only linker, still in beta test.
• gprof - Displays profiling information.显示简要介绍
• nlmconv - Converts object code into an NLM.
• nm - Lists symbols from object files.
• objcopy - Copys and translates object files.
• objdump - Displays information from object files.
• ranlib - Generates an index to the contents of an archive.生成一个档案内容的索引。
• readelf - Displays information from any ELF format object file.
• size - Lists the section sizes of an object or archive file.列出一个目标或档案的大小。
• strings - Lists printable strings from files.从文件中列出可打印的字符串。
• strip - Discards symbols. 丢去符号。
• windmc - A Windows compatible message compiler.一个Windows兼容信息编译器。
• windres - A compiler for Windows resource files.为Windows资源文件的编译器。