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authorAlan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>2021-04-06 13:42:18 +0930
committerAlan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>2021-04-06 23:25:09 +0930
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C99 NEWS and README
* NEWS: Mention C99 requirement. * README: Likewise. Modernise examples and "Reporting bugs".
Diffstat (limited to 'binutils')
-rw-r--r--binutils/ChangeLog5
-rw-r--r--binutils/NEWS2
-rw-r--r--binutils/README33
3 files changed, 24 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index bdab7f9..13fa6d2 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2021-04-06 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+ * NEWS: Mention C99 requirement.
+ * README: Likewise. Modernise examples and "Reporting bugs".
+
2021-04-05 Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
* configure.ac: Assume long long is available. Don't test for
diff --git a/binutils/NEWS b/binutils/NEWS
index c035f52..c5b5f4f 100644
--- a/binutils/NEWS
+++ b/binutils/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-*- text -*-
+* Binutils now requires a C99 compiler and library to build.
+
* A new format has been added to the nm program. Specifying
--format=just-symbols (or just using -j) will tell the program to only
display symbol names and nothing else.
diff --git a/binutils/README b/binutils/README
index 666260d..aeae192 100644
--- a/binutils/README
+++ b/binutils/README
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Copyright Notices
=================
Copyright years on binutils source files may be listed using range
-notation, e.g., 1991-2012, indicating that every year in the range,
+notation, e.g., 1991-2021, indicating that every year in the range,
inclusive, is a copyrightable year that could otherwise be listed
individually.
@@ -27,12 +27,13 @@ Unpacking and Installation -- quick overview
When you unpack the binutils archive file, you will get a directory
called something like `binutils-XXX', where XXX is the number of the
-release. (Probably 2.13 or higher). This directory contains
+release. (Probably 2.36 or higher). This directory contains
various files and sub-directories. Most of the files in the top
directory are for information and for configuration. The actual
source code is in sub-directories.
-To build binutils, you can just do:
+To build binutils you will need a C99 compliant compiler and library.
+You can just do:
cd binutils-XXX
./configure [options]
@@ -57,13 +58,13 @@ By default, the binutils will be configured to support the system on
which they are built. When doing cross development, use the --target
configure option to specify a different target, eg:
- ./configure --target=foo-elf
+ ./configure --target=powerpc64le-linux
The --enable-targets option adds support for more binary file formats
besides the default. List them as the argument to --enable-targets,
separated by commas. For example:
- ./configure --enable-targets=sun3,rs6000-aix,decstation
+ ./configure --enable-targets=powerpc-linux,rs6000-aix
The name 'all' compiles in support for all valid BFD targets:
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ the ranlib program in order to build the distribution.
Porting
=======
-Binutils-2.13 supports many different architectures, but there
+Binutils-2.36 supports many different architectures, but there
are many more not supported, including some that were supported
by earlier versions. We are hoping for volunteers to improve this
situation.
@@ -155,9 +156,9 @@ with gdb-5.x) may also be of help.
Reporting bugs
==============
-Send bug reports and patches to:
+Please report bugs via
- bug-binutils@gnu.org.
+ https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/enter_bug.cgi?product=binutils
Please include the following in bug reports:
@@ -205,14 +206,14 @@ Note that your simple two line C program to trigger a problem typically
expands into several megabytes of objects by the time you include
libraries.
-It is antisocial to post megabyte sized attachments to mailing lists, so
-please put large testcases somewhere on an ftp or web site so that only
-interested developers need to download them, or offer to email them on
-request. Better still, try to reduce the testcase, for example, try to
-develop a ld testcase that doesn't use system libraries. However,
-please be sure it is a complete testcase and that it really does
-demonstrate the problem. Also, don't bother paring it down if that will
-cause large delays in filing the bug report.
+There is a limit to the size of attachments accepted by bugzilla. If
+compressing your testcase does not result in an acceptable size tar or
+zip file, please put large testcases somewhere on an ftp or web site.
+Better still, try to reduce the testcase, for example, try to develop
+a ld testcase that doesn't use system libraries. However, please be
+sure it is a complete testcase and that it really does demonstrate the
+problem. Also, don't bother paring it down if that will cause large
+delays in filing the bug report.
If you expect to be contributing a large number of test cases, it would
be helpful if you would look at the test suite included in the release