Hi Peter,

Thanks for the status update. That makes things clear for me. I won't worry any more about binutils :-)

Regards,
Adolf,


On 17/05/2021 21:34, Peter Müller wrote:
> Hello Adolf,
> 
> binutils will, among other things, make it into the next toolchain.
> 
> Building a new toolchain is time-consuming, which is why it is currently planned for Kernel 5.x;
> there is a chickend-and-egg problem in there as well, as IPFire systems need to upgrade add-ons and
> the base system at the same time if the toolchain changes.
> 
> Patchwork luckily does not forget anything. :-) Please be patient until Kernel 5.x is ready and there
> less pressure, allowing us (which will be mostly Arne and Michael) to build a need toolchain.
> 
> Thanks, and best regards,
> Peter Müller
> 
> 
>> Hi All,
>> I have realised that a patch that I submitted for binutils  on 21 April is still waiting in patchwork.
>>
>> https://patchwork.ipfire.org/project/ipfire/list/?series=1972
>>
>> Is there something more I need to do for this patch series or did it get missed.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Adolf.
>>
>> On 21/04/2021 23:26, Adolf Belka wrote:
>>> - Update from 2.35.1 to 2.36.1
>>> - Update of rootfiles for each architecture
>>> - Changelog
>>>          2021-01-26  Nick Alcock  <nick.alcock(a)oracle.com>
>>>               * Makefile.def: Add install-libctf dependency to install-ld.
>>>               * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
>>>          2021-01-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc(a)redhat.com>
>>>               * 2.36 release branch crated.
>>>          2021-01-07  Samuel Thibault  <samuel.thibault(a)gnu.org>
>>>               * libtool.m4: Match gnu* along with other GNU systems.
>>>          2021-01-07  Alan Modra  <amodra(a)gmail.com>
>>>               * config.sub: Accept OS of eabi* and gnueabi*.
>>>          2021-01-05  Nick Alcock  <nick.alcock(a)oracle.com>
>>>               * Makefile.def (libctf): No longer no_check.  Checking depends
>>>               on all-ld. * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
>>>          2021-01-05  Nick Clifton  <nickc(a)redhat.com>
>>>               * libiberty: Sync with gcc.  Bring in:
>>>          2021-01-04  Martin Liska  <mliska(a)suse.cz>
>>>               * strverscmp.c: Convert to utf8 from iso8859.
>>>          2020-12-22  Jason Merrill  <jason(a)redhat.com>
>>>               PR c++/67343
>>>               * cp-demangle.h (struct d_info): Add unresolved_name_state.
>>>               * cp-demangle.c (d_prefix): Add subst parm.
>>>               (d_nested_name): Pass it.
>>>               (d_unresolved_name): Split out from...
>>>               (d_expression_1): ...here.
>>>               (d_demangle_callback): Maybe retry with old sr mangling.
>>>               * testsuite/demangle-expected: Add test.
>>>          2020-12-21  Jason Merrill  <jason(a)redhat.com>
>>>               * cp-demangle.c (d_expression_1): Recognize qualified-id
>>>               on RHS of dt/pt.
>>>               * testsuite/demangle-expected: Add test.
>>>          2020-12-21  Jason Merrill  <jason(a)redhat.com>
>>>               * cp-demangle.c (d_unqualified_name): Clear is_expression.
>>>               * testsuite/demangle-expected: Add tests.
>>>          2020-11-25  Matthew Malcomson  <matthew.malcomson(a)arm.com>
>>>               * configure: Regenerate.
>>>               * configure.ac: Avoid using sanitizer.
>>>          2020-11-13  Eduard-Mihai Burtescu  <eddyb(a)lyken.rs>
>>>               * rust-demangle.c (struct rust_demangler): Add
>>>               skipping_printing and bound_lifetime_depth fields.
>>>               (eat): Add (v0-only).
>>>               (parse_integer_62): Add (v0-only).
>>>               (parse_opt_integer_62): Add (v0-only).
>>>               (parse_disambiguator): Add (v0-only).
>>>               (struct rust_mangled_ident): Add punycode{,_len} fields.
>>>               (parse_ident): Support v0 identifiers.
>>>               (print_str): Respect skipping_printing.
>>>               (print_uint64): Add (v0-only).
>>>               (print_uint64_hex): Add (v0-only).
>>>               (print_ident): Respect skipping_printing,
>>>               Support v0 identifiers.
>>>               (print_lifetime_from_index): Add (v0-only).
>>>               (demangle_binder): Add (v0-only).
>>>               (demangle_path): Add (v0-only).
>>>               (demangle_generic_arg): Add (v0-only).
>>>               (demangle_type): Add (v0-only).
>>>               (demangle_path_maybe_open_generics): Add (v0-only).
>>>               (demangle_dyn_trait): Add (v0-only).
>>>               (demangle_const): Add (v0-only).
>>>               (demangle_const_uint): Add (v0-only).
>>>               (basic_type): Add (v0-only).
>>>               (rust_demangle_callback): Support v0 symbols.
>>>               * testsuite/rust-demangle-expected: Add v0 testcases.
>>>          2020-11-13  Seija Kijin  <doremylover456(a)gmail.com>
>>>               * strstr.c (strstr): Make implementation ANSI/POSIX compliant.
>>>          2020-11-11  Patrick Palka  <ppalka(a)redhat.com>
>>>               PR c++/88115
>>>               * cp-demangle.c (d_print_comp_inner)
>>>               <case DEMANGLE_COMPONENT_EXTENDED_OPERATOR>: Don't print the
>>>               "operator " prefix for __alignof__.
>>>               <case DEMANGLE_COMPONENT_UNARY>: Always print parens around the
>>>               operand of __alignof__.
>>>               * testsuite/demangle-expected: Test demangling for __alignof__.
>>>          2020-11-09  Christophe Lyon  <christophe.lyon(a)linaro.org>
>>>               * pex-win32.c (pex_win32_exec_child): Initialize orig_err.
>>>          2020-10-06  Martin Liska  <mliska(a)suse.cz>
>>>               PR lto/97290
>>>               * simple-object-elf.c (simple_object_elf_copy_lto_debug_sections):
>>>               Use sh_link of a .symtab_shndx section.
>>>          2021-01-05  Alan Modra  <amodra(a)gmail.com>
>>>               * config.guess: Import from upstream.
>>>               * config.sub: Likewise.
>>>          2020-12-16  Martin Liska  <mliska(a)suse.cz>
>>>                   Tom de Vries  <tdevries(a)suse.de>
>>>               * gdb/debuginfod-support.c (struct user_data): Remove has_printed
>>>               field.  Add meter field.
>>>               (progressfn): Print progress using meter.
>>>          2020-12-02  Enze Li  <lienze2010(a)hotmail.com>
>>>               * .gitignore: Add gnu global outputs.
>>>          2020-12-02  Simon Marchi  <simon.marchi(a)polymtl.ca>
>>>               * .gitignore: Sync with gcc.
>>>          2020-10-26  Andreas Rammhold <andreas(a)rammhold.de>
>>>               * src-release.sh: Use sha256sum instead of md5sum.
>>>          2020-10-14  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess(a)embecosm.com>
>>>               * Makefile.in: Rebuild.
>>>               * Makefile.def: Make distclean-gnulib depend on distclean-gdb and
>>>               distclean-gdbserver.
>>>          2020-07-24  Aaron Merey  <amerey(a)redhat.com>
>>>               * configure: Rebuild.
>>>               * configure.ac: Remove AC_DEBUGINFOD.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Adolf Belka <adolf.belka(a)ipfire.org>
>>> ---
>>>    config/rootfiles/common/aarch64/binutils  | 6 ++++--
>>>    config/rootfiles/common/armv5tel/binutils | 6 ++++--
>>>    config/rootfiles/common/i586/binutils     | 6 ++++--
>>>    config/rootfiles/common/x86_64/binutils   | 6 ++++--
>>>    lfs/binutils                              | 4 ++--
>>>    5 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/config/rootfiles/common/aarch64/binutils b/config/rootfiles/common/aarch64/binutils
>>> index e1635957a..16c441552 100644
>>> --- a/config/rootfiles/common/aarch64/binutils
>>> +++ b/config/rootfiles/common/aarch64/binutils
>>> @@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ usr/bin/strings
>>>    #usr/include/libiberty.h
>>>    #usr/include/plugin-api.h
>>>    #usr/include/symcat.h
>>> +#usr/lib/bfd-plugins
>>> +#usr/lib/bfd-plugins/libdep.so
>>>    #usr/lib/ldscripts
>>>    #usr/lib/ldscripts/aarch64elf.x
>>>    #usr/lib/ldscripts/aarch64elf.xbn
>>> @@ -290,7 +292,7 @@ usr/bin/strings
>>>    #usr/lib/ldscripts/armelfb_linux_eabi.xu
>>>    #usr/lib/ldscripts/armelfb_linux_eabi.xw
>>>    #usr/lib/ldscripts/armelfb_linux_eabi.xwe
>>> -usr/lib/libbfd-2.35.1.so
>>> +usr/lib/libbfd-2.36.1.so
>>>    #usr/lib/libbfd.a
>>>    #usr/lib/libbfd.la
>>>    #usr/lib/libbfd.so
>>> @@ -304,7 +306,7 @@ usr/lib/libctf-nobfd.so.0.0.0
>>>    #usr/lib/libctf.so
>>>    usr/lib/libctf.so.0
>>>    usr/lib/libctf.so.0.0.0
>>> -usr/lib/libopcodes-2.35.1.so
>>> +usr/lib/libopcodes-2.36.1.so
>>>    #usr/lib/libopcodes.a
>>>    #usr/lib/libopcodes.la
>>>    #usr/lib/libopcodes.so
>>> diff --git a/config/rootfiles/common/armv5tel/binutils b/config/rootfiles/common/armv5tel/binutils
>>> index 9680f29ec..cc5845c6e 100644
>>> --- a/config/rootfiles/common/armv5tel/binutils
>>> +++ b/config/rootfiles/common/armv5tel/binutils
>>> @@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ usr/bin/strings
>>>    #usr/include/libiberty.h
>>>    #usr/include/plugin-api.h
>>>    #usr/include/symcat.h
>>> +#usr/lib/bfd-plugins
>>> +#usr/lib/bfd-plugins/libdep.so
>>>    #usr/lib/ldscripts
>>>    #usr/lib/ldscripts/armelf_linux_eabi.x
>>>    #usr/lib/ldscripts/armelf_linux_eabi.xbn
>>> @@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ usr/bin/strings
>>>    #usr/lib/ldscripts/armelfb_linux_eabi.xu
>>>    #usr/lib/ldscripts/armelfb_linux_eabi.xw
>>>    #usr/lib/ldscripts/armelfb_linux_eabi.xwe
>>> -usr/lib/libbfd-2.35.1.so
>>> +usr/lib/libbfd-2.36.1.so
>>>    #usr/lib/libbfd.a
>>>    #usr/lib/libbfd.la
>>>    #usr/lib/libbfd.so
>>> @@ -84,7 +86,7 @@ usr/lib/libctf-nobfd.so.0.0.0
>>>    #usr/lib/libctf.so
>>>    usr/lib/libctf.so.0
>>>    usr/lib/libctf.so.0.0.0
>>> -usr/lib/libopcodes-2.35.1.so
>>> +usr/lib/libopcodes-2.36.1.so
>>>    #usr/lib/libopcodes.a
>>>    #usr/lib/libopcodes.la
>>>    #usr/lib/libopcodes.so
>>> diff --git a/config/rootfiles/common/i586/binutils b/config/rootfiles/common/i586/binutils
>>> index edf115d3a..781c3e254 100644
>>> --- a/config/rootfiles/common/i586/binutils
>>> +++ b/config/rootfiles/common/i586/binutils
>>> @@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ usr/bin/strings
>>>    #usr/include/libiberty.h
>>>    #usr/include/plugin-api.h
>>>    #usr/include/symcat.h
>>> +#usr/lib/bfd-plugins
>>> +#usr/lib/bfd-plugins/libdep.so
>>>    #usr/lib/ldscripts
>>>    #usr/lib/ldscripts/elf32_x86_64.x
>>>    #usr/lib/ldscripts/elf32_x86_64.xbn
>>> @@ -158,7 +160,7 @@ usr/bin/strings
>>>    #usr/lib/ldscripts/elf_x86_64.xu
>>>    #usr/lib/ldscripts/elf_x86_64.xw
>>>    #usr/lib/ldscripts/elf_x86_64.xwe
>>> -usr/lib/libbfd-2.35.1.so
>>> +usr/lib/libbfd-2.36.1.so
>>>    #usr/lib/libbfd.a
>>>    #usr/lib/libbfd.la
>>>    #usr/lib/libbfd.so
>>> @@ -172,7 +174,7 @@ usr/lib/libctf-nobfd.so.0.0.0
>>>    #usr/lib/libctf.so
>>>    usr/lib/libctf.so.0
>>>    usr/lib/libctf.so.0.0.0
>>> -usr/lib/libopcodes-2.35.1.so
>>> +usr/lib/libopcodes-2.36.1.so
>>>    #usr/lib/libopcodes.a
>>>    #usr/lib/libopcodes.la
>>>    #usr/lib/libopcodes.so
>>> diff --git a/config/rootfiles/common/x86_64/binutils b/config/rootfiles/common/x86_64/binutils
>>> index edf115d3a..781c3e254 100644
>>> --- a/config/rootfiles/common/x86_64/binutils
>>> +++ b/config/rootfiles/common/x86_64/binutils
>>> @@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ usr/bin/strings
>>>    #usr/include/libiberty.h
>>>    #usr/include/plugin-api.h
>>>    #usr/include/symcat.h
>>> +#usr/lib/bfd-plugins
>>> +#usr/lib/bfd-plugins/libdep.so
>>>    #usr/lib/ldscripts
>>>    #usr/lib/ldscripts/elf32_x86_64.x
>>>    #usr/lib/ldscripts/elf32_x86_64.xbn
>>> @@ -158,7 +160,7 @@ usr/bin/strings
>>>    #usr/lib/ldscripts/elf_x86_64.xu
>>>    #usr/lib/ldscripts/elf_x86_64.xw
>>>    #usr/lib/ldscripts/elf_x86_64.xwe
>>> -usr/lib/libbfd-2.35.1.so
>>> +usr/lib/libbfd-2.36.1.so
>>>    #usr/lib/libbfd.a
>>>    #usr/lib/libbfd.la
>>>    #usr/lib/libbfd.so
>>> @@ -172,7 +174,7 @@ usr/lib/libctf-nobfd.so.0.0.0
>>>    #usr/lib/libctf.so
>>>    usr/lib/libctf.so.0
>>>    usr/lib/libctf.so.0.0.0
>>> -usr/lib/libopcodes-2.35.1.so
>>> +usr/lib/libopcodes-2.36.1.so
>>>    #usr/lib/libopcodes.a
>>>    #usr/lib/libopcodes.la
>>>    #usr/lib/libopcodes.so
>>> diff --git a/lfs/binutils b/lfs/binutils
>>> index 66730cc34..768a8d7de 100644
>>> --- a/lfs/binutils
>>> +++ b/lfs/binutils
>>> @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
>>>      include Config
>>>    -VER        = 2.35.1
>>> +VER        = 2.36.1
>>>      THISAPP    = binutils-$(VER)
>>>    DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.xz
>>> @@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ objects = $(DL_FILE)
>>>      $(DL_FILE) = $(DL_FROM)/$(DL_FILE)
>>>    -$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = 7126f370ffbd46c08fcc5ce7aee2805d
>>> +$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = 628d490d976d8957279bbbff06cf29d4
>>>      install : $(TARGET)
>>>