Add Changelog entries and NEWS entries for 2.36 branch

18 files changed, 61 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4e38898..185bde7 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2021-01-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* 2.36 release branch crated.
+
 2021-01-07  Samuel Thibault  <samuel.thibault@gnu.org>
 
 	* libtool.m4: Match gnu* along with other GNU systems.
diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 11a2c33..4de45cb 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2021-01-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* 2.36 release branch crated.
+
 2021-01-08  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 
 	* elfxx-x86.c (_bfd_x86_elf_link_setup_gnu_properties): Also set
diff --git a/binutils/BRANCHES b/binutils/BRANCHES
index 1fb51c2..b214714 100644
--- a/binutils/BRANCHES
+++ b/binutils/BRANCHES
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ binutils-2_32-branch
 binutils-2_33-branch
 binutils-2_34-branch
 binutils-2_35-branch
+binutils-2_36-branch
 
 Copyright (C) 2012-2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index 24e36c4..0dbbaa7 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2021-01-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* 2.36 release branch crated.
+
 2021-01-09  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	* configure: Regenerate.
diff --git a/binutils/NEWS b/binutils/NEWS
index 7a4d3fe..1bd5ef3 100644
--- a/binutils/NEWS
+++ b/binutils/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 -*- text -*-
 
+Changes in 2.36:
+
 * Update elfedit and readelf with LAM_U48 and LAM_U57 support.
 
 * Nm has a new command line option: --ifunc-chars=CHARS.  This specifies a
diff --git a/binutils/README-how-to-make-a-release b/binutils/README-how-to-make-a-release
index d732541..8f91f31 100644
--- a/binutils/README-how-to-make-a-release
+++ b/binutils/README-how-to-make-a-release
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ How to perform a release.
      they are less busy).
 
   2. When the branch date is near:  Update the libiberty and config
-     directories and the top level configure files.
+     directories and the top level Makefile and configure files.  Also
+     consider updating the toplevel libtool files.
 
   3. When branch day arrives add markers for the upcoming release to
      the NEWS files in gas, ld, and binutils.  No need to update NEWS
diff --git a/config/ChangeLog b/config/ChangeLog
index faba901..f2be325 100644
--- a/config/ChangeLog
+++ b/config/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2021-01-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* 2.36 release branch crated.
+
 2021-01-01  Nicolas Boulenguez  <nicolas@debian.org>
 
 	* override.m4: Correct comment grammar.
diff --git a/cpu/ChangeLog b/cpu/ChangeLog
index fe52534..6384506 100644
--- a/cpu/ChangeLog
+++ b/cpu/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2021-01-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* 2.36 release branch crated.
+
 2020-10-05  Samanta Navarro  <ferivoz@riseup.net>
 
 	* m32r.cpu: Fix spelling mistakes.
diff --git a/elfcpp/ChangeLog b/elfcpp/ChangeLog
index 199f89b..069b7dc 100644
--- a/elfcpp/ChangeLog
+++ b/elfcpp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2021-01-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* 2.36 release branch crated.
+
 2021-01-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	Update year range in copyright notice of all files.
diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index cb38110..571b141 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2021-01-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* 2.36 release branch crated.
+
 2021-01-08  Peter Bergner  <bergner@linux.ibm.com>
 
 	* testsuite/gas/ppc/rop-checks.d,
diff --git a/gas/NEWS b/gas/NEWS
index b78e88f..3bf6c91 100644
--- a/gas/NEWS
+++ b/gas/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 -*- text -*-
 
+Changes in 2.36:
+
 * Add support for Intel AVX VNNI instructions.
 
 * Add support for Intel HRESET instruction.
diff --git a/gold/ChangeLog b/gold/ChangeLog
index 1177166..48964d9 100644
--- a/gold/ChangeLog
+++ b/gold/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2021-01-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* 2.36 release branch crated.
+
 2021-01-03  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	PR 27140
diff --git a/gprof/ChangeLog b/gprof/ChangeLog
index 8e9cf08..b55f783 100644
--- a/gprof/ChangeLog
+++ b/gprof/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2021-01-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* 2.36 release branch crated.
+
 2021-01-09  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	* configure: Regenerate.
diff --git a/include/ChangeLog b/include/ChangeLog
index 6345fc5..321f3f8 100644
--- a/include/ChangeLog
+++ b/include/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2021-01-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* 2.36 release branch crated.
+
 2021-01-07  Philipp Tomsich  <prt@gnu.org>
 
 	* opcode/riscv-opc.h: Added MATCH_PAUSE, MASK_PAUSE and DECLARE_INSN
diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index edbf886..850944a 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2021-01-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* 2.36 release branch crated.
+
 2021-01-08  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 
 	* ld-x86-64/property-x86-lam-u48-4.d: Updated.
diff --git a/ld/NEWS b/ld/NEWS
index 8450e65..9948c3b 100644
--- a/ld/NEWS
+++ b/ld/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 -*- text -*-
 
+Changes in 2.36:
+
 * Add libdep plugin, for linking dependencies of static libraries that
   were recorded by ar in the __.LIBDEP archive member.
 
diff --git a/libctf/ChangeLog b/libctf/ChangeLog
index 12f8287..9a3f79c 100644
--- a/libctf/ChangeLog
+++ b/libctf/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2021-01-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* 2.36 release branch crated.
+
 2021-01-09  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	* configure: Regenerate.
diff --git a/opcodes/ChangeLog b/opcodes/ChangeLog
index 6b48181..f2311c4 100644
--- a/opcodes/ChangeLog
+++ b/opcodes/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2021-01-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* 2.36 release branch crated.
+
 2021-01-08  Peter Bergner  <bergner@linux.ibm.com>
 
 	* ppc-opc.c (insert_dw, (extract_dw): New functions.