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From: Juan Manuel Guerrero <juan DOT guerrero AT gmx DOT de>
To: djgpp-announce AT delorie DOT com
Subject: ANNOUNCE: release 2 of DJGPP port of GNU binutils 2.22 uploaded.
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 23:29:16 +0100
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This is release 2 of the port of GNU binutils 2.22 to MSDOS/DJGPP.

  The GNU binutils are utilities of use when dealing with binary files, either
  object files or executables.  These tools consist of the linker (ld), the
  assembler (gas), and the profiler (gprof).  There is also a collection of
  other binary tools, including the disassembler (objdump).  These tools make
  use of a pair of libraries (bfd and opcodes) and a common set of header files.



  DJGPP specific changes.
  =======================
  - The only difference between this release and the previous one is that
    I removed all BFD changes that were intended to support the handling of
    line number counter (s_nlnno) overflow but that did never work.
    I expected to be able to support COFF debug info (-gcoff) but this did
    not work at all.  Inspecting cygwin specific source parts of BFD and doing
    some testing using cygwin showed me that they do not provide any functionality
    to handle s_nlnno overflow when -gcoff is used.  Also knowing that gcc does
    not really support -gcoff anymore makes those changes superflous.  This
    allowed me to reduce the DJGPP specific changes to BFD to those changes
    that are really required to support the handling of s_nreloc overflow.
    In other words, the relocation counter (s_nreloc) overflow handling works
    in the same way as introduced with the last port release but erverthing
    else that has no relevance to this issue has been removed.  This makes it
    easier to maintain this port and the GDB port too.
    You should not experience any difference between this release and the
    previous one of binutils 2.22.  Because it makes no sense to keep both
    versions I have removed the old one.



  The port consists of the usual four packages that have been compiled
  using stock djdev203 and that can be downloaded from ftp.delorie.com
  and mirrors as (time stamp 2012-02-02):

    GNU binutils 2.22 binary and info format documentation:
    ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2gnu/bnu222br2.zip

    GNU binutils 2.22 bfd, liberty and opcode libraries and headers:
    ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2gnu/bnu222ar2.zip

    GNU binutils 2.22 dvi, html, ps and pdf format documentation:
    ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2gnu/bnu222dr2.zip

    GNU binutils 2.22 source:
    ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2gnu/bnu222sr2.zip


  The binaries have been produced a second time using the stock version of
  djdev204 beta library.  This package is available at ftp.delorie.com and
  mirrors as (timestamp 2012-02-02):

    GNU binutils 2.22 binary and info format documentation:
    ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/beta/v2gnu/bnu222br2.zip

    GNU binutils 2.22 bfd, liberty and opcode libraries and headers:
    ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/beta/v2gnu/bnu222ar2.zip


  Send binutils specific bug reports to <bug-binutils AT gnu DOT org>.
  Send suggestions and bug reports concerning the DJGPP port to
  comp.os.msdos.djgpp or <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>.


Enjoy.

        Guerrero, Juan Manuel <juan DOT guerrero AT gmx DOT de>