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2016-07-14  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>

	* doc/binutils.texi (objcopy): Document 'remove-relocations'.
	(strip): Likewise.
	* objcopy.c (SECTION_CONTEXT_REMOVE_RELOCS): Define.
	(enum command_line_switch): Add 'OPTION_REMOVE_RELOCS'.
	(struct option strip_options): Add 'remove-relocations'.
	(struct option copy_options): Likewise.
	(copy_usage): Likewise.
	(strip_usage): Likewise.
	(handle_remove_relocations_option): New function.
	(discard_relocations): New function.
	(handle_remove_section_option): New function.
	(copy_relocations_in_section): Use discard_relocations.
	(strip_main): Use handle_remove_section_option for
	'remove-section', and handle 'remove-relocations' option.
	(copy_main): Likewise.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/objcopy.exp: Run new tests.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/remove-relocs-01.d: New file.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/remove-relocs-01.s: New file.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/remove-relocs-02.d: New file.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/remove-relocs-03.d: New file.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/remove-relocs-04.d: New file.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/remove-relocs-05.d: New file.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/remove-relocs-06.d: New file.
	* NEWS: Mention new option.

2016-07-14  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>

	* objcopy.c (find_section_list): Handle section patterns starting
	with '!' being a non-matching pattern.
	* doc/binutils.texi (objcopy): Give example of using '!' with
	--remove-section and --only-section.
	(strip): Give example of using '!' with --remove-section.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/data-sections.s: New file.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/only-section-01.d: New file.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/remove-section-01.d: New file.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/objcopy.exp: Run new tests.
	* NEWS: Mention new feature.

2016-07-09  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

	PR binutils/20337
	* objdump.c (compare_symbols): For ELF, sort same value/type
	symbols according to size.

2016-07-05  Andre Vieria  <andre.simoesdiasvieira@arm.com>

	* objdump.c (dump_section_header): Rename SEC_ELF_NOREAD
	to SEC_ELF_NOREAD.
	* readelf.c (get_elf_section_flags): Rename ARM_NOREAD to
	ARM_PURECODE and SHF_ARM_NOREAD to SHF_ARM_PURECODE.
	(process_section_headers): Rename noread to purecode.

	* section.c (SEC_ELF_NOREAD): Rename to ...
	(SEC_ELF_PURECODE): ... this.

2016-07-01  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

	* prdbg.c (pr_enum_type): Use a buffer big enough to hold an
	extremely large decimal value.
	(pr_range_type): Likewise.
	(pr_array_type): Likewise.
	(pr_struct_field): Likewise.
	(pr_class_baseclass): Likewise.
	(pr_class_method_variant): Likewise.
	(pr_tag_type): Likewise.
	(pr_int_constant): Likewise.
	(pr_typed_constant): Likewise.
	(pr_variable): Likewise.
	(pr_function_parameter): Likewise.
	(pr_start_block): Likewise.
	(pr_lineno): Likewise.
	(pr_end_block): Likewise.
	(tg_enum_type): Likewise.
	(tg_int_constant): Likewise.
	(tg_typed_constant): Likewise.
	(tg_start_block): Likewise.

2016-07-01  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

	* testsuite/binutils-all/objcopy.exp
	(objcopy_test_without_global_symbol): Expect this test to fail on
	the AArch64 and ARM targets, since they preserve their mapping
	symbols.

2016-07-01  Tristan Gingold  <gingold@adacore.com>

	* NEWS: Add marker for 2.27.

2016-07-30  Tristan Gingold  <gingold@adacore.com>

	* doc/binutils.texi (objdump): Fix mis-placement.

2016-06-28  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

	* testsuite/binutils-all/ar.exp: Relax previous restriction on
	Alpha targets.  Allow ELF based Alpha targets.

2016-06-28  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

	* testsuite/binutils-all/ar.exp: Use `supports_gnu_unique' with
	the `unique_symbol' test.

2016-06-28  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

	PR 20304
	* objdump.c (objdump_print_symname): Don't attempt to retrieve
	version info from synthetic symbols.

2016-06-24  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

	* objcopy.c (find_section_rename): Forward declare.  Remove
	ibfd and sec_ptr param.  Add old_name param.  Allow for NULL
	returned_flags.  Move read of section name and flags to..
	(setup_section): ..here.  Update find_section_rename call.
	(filter_symbols): Rename section symbols for renamed sections.
	(copy_object): Call filter_symbols when renamed sections.
	* testsuite/lib/binutils-common.exp (is_bad_symtab): New.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/update-section.exp: Revert 96037eb0
	mips xfail.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/objcopy.exp (copy_executable): Use
	is_bad_symtab.
	(localize-hidden-1): xfail if is_bad_symtab.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/readelf.exp: Use is_bad_symtab to select
	between mips/tmips.

2016-06-24  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

	* objdump.c (struct print_file_list): Add "max_printed".
	(try_print_file_open): Init new field.
	(show_line): Don't show 5 context lines when redisplaying source.

2016-06-22  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

	* testsuite/binutils-all/ar.exp: Skip tests for Alpha target.
	Skip bfdtest1 tests for tic30 target.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/arm/objdump.exp: Skip for aout arm
	target.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/compress.exp: Expect some tests to fail
	on the nds32.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/copy-3.d: Skip for go32 targets.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/copy-4.d: Skip for AIX and linuxecoff
	targets.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/nm.exp: Treat beos based targets as ELF
	targets.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/objcopy.exp: Only run reverse bytes tests
	if the bintest.o file was created.  Use the
	get_standard_section_names proc to get the name of the data
	section.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/objdump.exp: Update regexps to allow for
	RX section names.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/readelf.exp: Use
	get_standard_section_names proc to get the name of the data
	section.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/readelf.r: Allow for non standard text
	section names.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/readelf.s: Update regexps for tilepro.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/size.exp: Allow for non standard section
	names.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/update-section.exp: Expect comapre 1vs4
	to fail on mips targets.
	* testsuite/lib/utils-lib.exp (default_binutils_run): Use
	get_standard_section_names proc.
	(run_dump_test): Likewise.
	(proc get_standard_section_names): New proc.

2016-06-22  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

	* readelf.c (dynamic_section_mips_val): Increase size of timebuf.
	(process_mips_specific): Likewise.
	(process_gnu_liblist): Likewise.

2016-06-21  Graham Markall  <graham.markall@embecosm.com>

	* readelf.c (decode_ARC_machine_flags): Remove E_ARC_MACH_NPS400
	case.

2016-06-15  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

	* readelf.c (is_24bit_abs_reloc): Add support for R_FT32_20
	reloc.

2016-06-14  John Baldwin  <jhb@FreeBSD.org>

	* objcopy.c (do_elf_stt_common): Use correct type.

2016-06-14  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

	* ar.c: Expand uses of bfd_my_archive.
	* size.c: Likewise.

2016-06-14  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

	PR ld/20241
	* bucomm.c (bfd_get_archive_filename): Return file name within thin
	archive.

2016-06-02  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

	PR 20089
	* objcopy.c (group_signature): Fail if the input symbol table has
	not been loaded, or if the sh_info field of the group header is 0.

	* dwarf.c (display_debug_frames): Do not display any
	interpretation if the block consists solely of DW__CFA_NOPs.

2016-05-31  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

	* objcopy.c: Formatting, whitespace throughout.
	(copy_main): Init newsym->othersym.
	(parse_symflags): Make len a size_t.  Adjust uses.

2016-05-25  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

	PR binutils/14625
	* NEWS: Mention --enable-64-bit-archive.

2016-05-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

	PR 20096
	* objcopy.c (copy_relocations_in_section): Also check for the
	symbol pointed to by sym_ptr_ptr being NULL.

2016-05-18  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

	* testsuite/binutils-all/mips/mixed-mips16-micromips.d: New test.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/mips/mixed-mips16-micromips.s: New test
	source.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/mips/mips.exp: Run the new test.

2016-05-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

	* po/sv.po: Updated Swedish translation.

2016-05-18  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

	* readelf.c (dynamic_section_mips_val) <DT_MIPS_RLD_VERSION>
	<DT_MIPS_LOCAL_GOTNO, DT_MIPS_CONFLICTNO, DT_MIPS_LIBLISTNO>
	<DT_MIPS_SYMTABNO, DT_MIPS_UNREFEXTNO, DT_MIPS_HIPAGENO>
	<DT_MIPS_DELTA_CLASS_NO, DT_MIPS_DELTA_INSTANCE_NO>
	<DT_MIPS_DELTA_RELOC_NO, DT_MIPS_DELTA_SYM_NO>
	<DT_MIPS_DELTA_CLASSSYM_NO, DT_MIPS_COMPACT_SIZE>: Use the
	`d_val' rather than `d_ptr' member of the dynamic entry.

2016-05-17  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

	* testsuite/lib/binutils-common.exp (supports_gnu_unique): New
	procedure.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/objcopy.exp: Use `supports_gnu_unique'
	with the `strip-10' test.

2016-05-16  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

	* testsuite/binutils-all/objcopy.exp: Don't skip the `strip-10'
	test for the V850.

2016-05-11  Andrew Bennett  <andrew.bennett@imgtec.com>

	* readelf.c (print_mips_ases): Add DSPR3.

2016-05-10  Thomas Preud'homme  <thomas.preudhomme@arm.com>

	* readelf.c (display_arm_attribute): Add output for Tag_DSP_extension.
	(arm_attr_public_tags): Define DSP_extension attribute.

2016-05-10  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>

	* doc/binutils.texi (nm): Update description of --size-sort.

2016-05-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

	PR binutils/20063
	* readelf.c (get_32bit_section_headers): Warn if an out of range
	sh_link or sh_info field is encountered.
	(get_64bit_section_headers): Likewise.

2016-05-04  Senthil Kumar Selvaraj  <senthil_kumar.selvaraj@atmel.com>

	* testsuite/lib/binutils-common.exp (is_elf_format): Add avr-*-*.

2016-05-03  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

	* po/sv.po: Updated Swedish translation.

2016-04-29  Pitchumani Sivanupandi  <pitchumani.s@atmel.com>

	* readelf.c (is_32bit_pcrel_reloc): Return true if reloc is 32-bit
	PC relocation for AVR target.
	(is_none_reloc): Return true if reloc is any of AVR diff
	relocations.

2016-04-29  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

	PR 19938
	* readelf.c (get_solaris_segment_type): New function.
	(get_segment_type): Call it.

2016-04-28  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

	* po/zh_CN.po: Updated Chinese (simplified) translation.

2016-04-28  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

	PR target/19722
	* testsuite/binutils-all/aarch64/illegal.s: New test.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/aarch64/illegal.d: New test driver.

2016-04-20  Trevor Saunders  <tbsaunde+binutils@tbsaunde.org>

	* resres.c: Likewise.

2016-04-15  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

	* Makefile.in: Regenerated with automake 1.11.6.
	* aclocal.m4: Likewise.
	* doc/Makefile.in: Likewise.

2016-04-14  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

	PR target/19938
	* testsuite/binutils-all/i386/compressed-1b.d: Allow for the
	string sections possibly having the SHF_STRINGS flag bit set.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/i386/compressed-1c.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/readelf.s: Likewise.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/readelf.s-64: Likewise.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/x86-64/compressed-1b.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/x86-64/compressed-1c.d: Likewise.

2016-04-13  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

	PR target/19938
	* readelf.c (get_solaris_section_type): New function: Returns the
	name of Solaris specific section types.
	(get_solaris_dynamic_type): New function: Return the name of
	Solaris specific dynamic types.
	(get_dynamic_type): Use get_solaris_dynamic_type.
	(get_section_type_name): Use get_solaris_section_type.
	(get_solaris_symbol_visibility): New function: Returns Solaris
	specific symbol visibilities.
	(print_dynamic_symbol): Use get_solaris_symbol_visibility.
	(process_symbol_table): Likewise.

2016-04-13  Andreas Arnez  <arnez@linux.vnet.ibm.com>

	* dwarf.h (init_dwarf_regnames_s390): Declare.
	* dwarf.c (dwarf_regnames_s390): New.
	(init_dwarf_regnames_s390): New.
	(init_dwarf_regnames): Call it.
	* objdump.c (dump_dwarf): Likewise.

2016-04-11  Maciej W. Rozycki  <macro@imgtec.com>

	* testsuite/binutils-all/mips/mips16-undecoded.d: New test.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/mips/mips16-undecoded.s: New test
	source.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/mips/mips.exp: Run the new test.

2016-04-04  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

	PR 19872
	* dwarf.c (display_debug_aranges): Skip warning about unrecognised
	version number if the version is zero.

2016-03-29  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

	* readelf.c (get_data): Use BFD_VMA_FMT to print bfd_size_type vars.
	(get_dynamic_data): Likewise.

2016-03-22  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

	PR 19851
	* dwarf.c (SAFE_BYTE_GET): Replace local dynamic array allocation
	with run time size check.

	* configure: Regenerate.

2016-03-21  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>

	* readelf.c (decode_ARC_machine_flags): Handle nps400.

2016-03-21  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>

	* readelf.c (get_machine_flags): Move arc processing into...
	(decode_ARC_machine_flags): ... new function.  Remove use of
	EF_ARC_CPU_GENERIC, change default case from "generic arc" to
	"unknown arc".  Merged ABI printing between two machine types.

2016-03-21  Andrew Burgess  <andrew.burgess@embecosm.com>

	* testsuite/binutils-all/objdump.exp (cpus_expected): Add ARC700
	to the architecture list.

2016-03-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

	* dlltool.c: Replace use of alloca with call to xmalloc.
	* dllwrap.c: Likewise.
	* nlmconv.c: Likewise.
	* objdump.c: Likewise.
	* resrc.c: Likewise.
	* winduni.c: Likewise.
	* configure: Regenerate.

2016-03-07  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

	PR binutils/19775
	* testsuite/binutils-all/ar.exp (proc empty_archive): New proc.
	Run the new proc.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/empty: New, empty, file.

2016-03-04  Matthew Wahab  <matthew.wahab@arm.com>

	* readelf.c (arm_attry_tag_FP_arch): Add "NEON for ARMv8.1".

2016-02-26  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

	PR ld/19645
	* NEWS: Mention --elf-stt-common= for objcopy.
	* doc/binutils.texi: Document --elf-stt-common= for objcopy.
	* objcopy.c (do_elf_stt_common): New.
	(command_line_switch): Add OPTION_ELF_STT_COMMON.
	(copy_options): Add --elf-stt-common=.
	(copy_usage): Add --elf-stt-common=.
	(copy_object): Also check do_elf_stt_common for ELF targets.
	(copy_file): Handle do_elf_stt_common.
	(copy_main): Handle OPTION_ELF_STT_COMMON.
	* readelf.c (apply_relocations): Support STT_COMMON.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/common-1.s: New file.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/common-1a.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/common-1b.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/common-1c.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/common-1d.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/common-1e.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/common-1f.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/common-2.s: Likewise.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/common-2a.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/common-2b.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/common-2c.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/common-2d.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/common-2e.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/common-2f.d: Likewise.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/objcopy.exp
	(objcopy_test_elf_common_symbols): New proc.
	Run objcopy_test_elf_common_symbols for ELF targets

2016-02-16  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

	PR binutils/19647
	* readelf.c (get_section_type_name): Add a missing break.

2016-02-16  Claudiu Zissulescu  <claziss@synopsys.com>

	* readelf.c (is_32bit_pcrel_reloc): Add R_ARC_32_PCREL.

2016-02-15  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

	* readelf.c (get_section_type_name): Add hex prefix to offsets
	printed for LOPROC and LOOS values.  Ensure that a result is
	always returned for the V850 target, even when an unrecognised
	processor specific value is encountered.
	(process_section_headers): Display key values in the order in
	which they appear to the user.  Add the "C (compressed)" value to
	the list.

2016-02-12  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

	* doc/binutils.texi: Fix a typo.

2016-02-05  Cupertino Miranda  <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>

	* testsuite/binutils-all/objdump.exp: Update expected default
	architecture value for ARC binaries.

2016-02-02  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

	PR binutils/19547
	* testsuite/binutils-all/objcopy.exp
	(objcopy_test_without_global_symbol): New proc.
	Run objcopy_test_without_global_symbol.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/pr19547.c: New file.

2016-01-28  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>

	PR binutils/19523
	* Makefile.am (check-DEJAGNU): Pass CC and CC_FOR_BUILD to
	runtest.
	* Makefile.in: Regenerated.
	* testsuite/binutils-all/compress.exp (test_gnu_debuglink): New
	proc.
	Run test_gnu_debuglink for native ELF build.

2016-01-20  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>

	PR 19495
	* testsuite/binutils-all/dlltool.exp: Fix tests for targets which
	do not support inserting leading underscores.

2016-01-20  Mickael Guene  <mickael.guene@st.com>

	* readelf.c (get_elf_section_flags): Display y letter for section
	with SHF_ARM_NOREAD section flag in readelf section output.
	(process_section_headers): Add y letter in readelf section output
	key mapping for ARM architecture.
	* objdump.c (dump_section_header): Display NOREAD attributes as
	well.
	* doc/binutils.texi (objdump): Note that it is correct for
	sections to have both the READONLY and NOREAD attributes.

2016-01-19  John Baldwin  <jhb@FreeBSD.org>

	* readelf.c (get_freebsd_elfcore_note_type): Remove unused variable.

2016-01-19  John Baldwin  <jhb@FreeBSD.org>

	* readelf.c (get_freebsd_elfcore_note_type): New
	(process_note): Add support for FreeBSD core notes.

2016-01-18  Miranda Cupertino  <Cupertino.Miranda@synopsys.com>
	    Zissulescu Claudiu  <Claudiu.Zissulescu@synopsys.com>

	* readelf.c (get_machine_flags): Add support for newer ARC ELF
	header flags.

2016-01-18  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

	* configure: Regenerate.

2016-01-17  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

	* configure: Regenerate.

2016-01-17  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

	* testsuite/lib/binutils-common.exp (is_elf_format): Return true
	for m68hc11/12 and xgate triples.

2016-01-17  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

	* readelf.c (is_32bit_abs_reloc): Add R_M68HC11_32.

2016-01-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>

	Update year range in copyright notice of all files.

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