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[[!tag open_issue_binutils]]

Here's what's to be done for maintaining GNU Binutils.


# Configuration

Last checked against cdf7c161ebd4a934c9e705d33f5247fd52975612, 2010-10-24.

a.out support and 64 bit support are not interesting.

  * `bfd/`

      * `config.bfd`

          * `i[3-7]86-*-gnu*`

            Comparing to `i[3-7]86-*-linux-*`:

              * `i386linux_vec` -- a.out.

              * `i386pei_vec`

                *BFD back-end for Intel 386 PE IMAGE COFF files*.  Not interesting.

              * 64 bit.

      * `configure.host`

        Souldn't need anything.  x86 Linux neither.

      * `configure.in`

        Linux:

          * `COREFILE=trad-core.lo` with `TRAD_HEADER='"hosts/i386linux.h"'`

            We don't have any such core file support configured.  Should we?
            Where is this core file reading exactly used?  GDB?

          * `i386linux_vec` -- a.out.

          * `i386pei_vec`

            *BFD back-end for Intel 386 PE IMAGE COFF files*.  Not interesting.

  * `binutils/`

      * `configure.tgt`

  * `gas/`

      * `config/te-gnu.h`

        C.f. `te-linux.h`; search tree for `TE_LINUX` vs. `TE_GNU` usage.

          * `tc-i386.h`

            Sole `TE_LINUX` usage is for a.out.

      * `configure.tgt`

  * `ld/`

     * `configure.host`

         * `*-*-gnu*`

            Resolve `crt0.o` vs. `crt1.o` issue.

      * `configure.tgt`

          * `i[3-7]86-*-gnu*`

            Compare to `i[3-7]86-*-linux-*`, but don't need a.out (`i386linux`)
            and 64 bit support.


# [[Testsuite|binutils_testsuite]]