1 2009-12-01 Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com>
3 * readelf.c (get_machine_name, get_osabi_name): Handle more
6 2009-11-30 Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com>
8 * configure: Regenerate.
10 2009-11-20 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
12 * readelf.c: Include xc16x.h.
13 (dump_relocations): Handle relocations for the xc16x target.
14 (get_machine_name): Accept EM_C166 for xc16x targets.
15 (is_32bit_abs_reloc): Add support for xc16c 32-bit absolute reloc.
16 (is_16bit_abs_reloc): Add support for xc16c 16-bit absolute reloc.
17 (is_none_reloc): Add support for xc16c null reloc.
19 2009-11-20 Ben Elliston <bje@au.ibm.com>
21 * Makefile.am (syslex.o): Use $(NO_WERROR) not -Wno-error.
22 (sysinfo.o): Likewise.
23 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
25 2009-11-19 Ben Elliston <bje@au.ibm.com>
27 * arlex.l: Enable noinput, nounput flex options.
30 2009-11-17 Paul Brook <paul@codesourcery.com>
31 Daniel Jacobowitz <dan@codesourcery.com>
33 * readelf.c (arm_attr_tag_CPU_arch): Add v7E-M.
35 2009-11-16 Kai Tietz <kai.tietz@onevision.com>
37 * windmc.c (set_endianess): Use bfd_get_target_info.
38 * windres.c (set_endianess): Likewise.
39 (find_arch_match): Removed.
41 2009-11-11 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
43 * po/id.po: Updated Indonesian translation.
45 2009-11-11 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
47 * configure.in: Stop checking for fopen64 and stat64.
48 * strings.c (file_off, file_open, statbuf, file_stat): Remove.
49 (strings_file): Change file_off to file_ptr, file_open to fopen,
50 statbuf to struct stat and file_stat to stat.
51 (get_char): Change parameter type file_off * to file_ptr *.
52 (print_strings): Change parameter and variable `start' type file_off to
54 * configure: Regenerate.
55 * config.in: Regenerate.
57 2009-11-11 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
59 * configure.in: Call ACX_LARGEFILE. Stop calling AC_PLUGINS,
60 AC_SYS_LARGEFILE and checking the Solaris largefile exception.
61 * aclocal.m4: Regenerate.
62 * configure: Regenerate.
64 2009-11-09 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
66 * bucomm.c (get_file_size): Update comment for the error return value.
68 2009-11-08 John David Anglin <dave.anglin@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca>
70 * readelf.c (slurp_hppa_unwind_table): Don't relocate address twice.
72 2009-11-05 Kai Tietz <kai.tietz@onevision.com>
74 * dllwrap.c (is_leading_underscore): New variable.
75 (cpu_type): New enum type.
76 (which_cpu): New variable.
77 (usage): Add new options --no-leading-underscore
78 and --leading-underscore.
79 (long_options): Likewise.
80 (OPTION_NO_LEADING_UNDERSCORE): New define.
81 (OPTION_LEADING_UNDERSCORE): Likewise.
82 (main): Initialize which_host, pass new options
83 to dlltool, do underscoring dependent on
84 is_leading_underscore, and do '@12' decoration
87 2009-11-02 Paul Brook <paul@codesourcery.com>
89 * readelf.c (arm_attr_tag_VFP_arch): Add VFPv4 and VFPv4-D16.
91 2009-10-28 Kai Tietz <kai.tietz@onevision.com>
93 * dlltool.c (leading_underscore): New local variable.
94 (asm_prefix): Interpret leading_underscore.
96 (add_excludes): Use leading_underscore for making
98 (gen_exp_file): Use leading_underscore for internal
100 (usage): Add display of --no-leading-underscore and
101 --leading-underscore option.
102 (OPTION_NO_LEADING_UNDERSCORE): New.
103 (OPTION_LEADING_UNDERSCORE): New.
104 (long_options): Add --no-leading-underscore and
105 --leading-underscore option.
106 (main): Handle new options.
107 * doc/binutils.text: Add documentation of the options
108 --no-leading-underscore and --leading-underscore.
110 2009-10-23 Kai Tietz <kai.tietz@onevision.com>
112 * deflex.l: Allow '<' and '>' in ID names.
114 * defparse.y (EQUAL): New token constant.
115 (opt_import_name): New rule for emptry or '==' ID.
116 (expline): Add opt_import_name as last line element.
118 * dlltool.c (ifunct): New member its_name.
120 (append_import): Add its_name argument.
121 (defexports): Likewise.
122 (defimport): Likewise.
123 (scan_drectve_symbols): Adjust calls to def_exports.
124 (dump_def_info): Print new optinal import/export table
126 (generate_idata_ofile): Use its_name member.
127 (make_one_lib_file): Likewise.
128 (nfunc): Take its_name in account on sort.
129 * dlltool.h (def_exports): Add its_name as argument.
130 (def_import): Likewise.
131 * doc/binutils.texi: Add new def file syntax extension.
132 * deflex.l (EQUAL): Add rule for '=='.
133 * NEWS: Mention new feature.
135 2009-10-23 Thomas Cougnard <thomas.cougnard@gmail.com>
137 * readelf.c (dynamic_info): Correct size of array.
139 2009-10-21 Ben Elliston <bje@gnu.org>
141 * MAINTAINERS (BUILD SYSTEM, TESTSUITES): Remove myself.
143 2009-10-19 Jerker Bäck <jerker.back@gmail.com>
146 * prdbg.c (tg_end_struct_type): Warning fix.
149 * dlltool.c (dll_name_list_append): Declare variable at start
151 (dll_name_list_count, dll_name-list_print): Likewise.
153 2009-10-16 Doug Evans <dje@sebabeach.org>
155 * MAINTAINERS: Add myself as m32r maintainer.
157 2009-10-16 Jerker Bäck <jerker.back@gmail.com>
160 * Makefile.am (sysinfo.o, syslex.o): Place source file after all
161 command line switches.
162 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
164 2009-10-16 Yann Droneaud <yann@droneaud.fr>
167 * dlltool.c (bfd_get_errmsg): New macro.
168 (scan_obj_file): Use it.
169 (make_one_lib_file): Use it.
171 (make_delay_head): Use it.
173 (gen_lib_file): Use it.
174 (identify_dll_for_implib): Use it.
175 (identify_search_archive): Use it.
177 2009-10-16 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
179 * readelf.c (usage): Add mention of --debug-dump=frames-interp.
180 Wrap output to 80 columns.
181 * objdump.c (usage): Likewise.
182 * doc/binutils.texi (readelf): Add note about =frames-interp.
184 2009-10-01 Alan Modra <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
186 * addr2line.c (slurp_symtab): Don't use bfd_read_minisymbols.
188 2009-09-29 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
190 * doc/binutils.texi (c++filt): Remove spurious description of
191 nonexistent --java command line switch for cxxfilt.
193 2009-09-29 DJ Delorie <dj@redhat.com>
195 * readelf.c: Add support for RX target.
196 * MAINTAINERS: Add DJ and NickC as maintainers for RX.
198 2009-09-28 Alan Modra <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
200 * configure.in: Don't invoke configure.tgt on $enable_targets.
201 * configure: Regenerate.
203 2009-09-28 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
206 * readelf.c (get_elf_section_flags): Allow SHN_BEFORE and
207 SHN_AFTER section link values in x86 binaries.
208 (process_section_headers): Likewise.
210 2009-09-25 Dmitry Gorbachev <d.g.gorbachev@gmail.com>
213 * readelf.c: Remove duplicate declaration of variable do_wide.
214 * dwarf.h: Add export of do_wide.
216 2009-09-24 Cary Coutant <ccoutant@google.com>
218 * dwarf.c (get_TAG_name): Add missing DWARF-3 and new DWARF-4 tags.
219 (get_FORM_name): Add new DWARF-4 forms.
220 (read_and_display_attr_value): Add DW_FORM_ref_sig8, DW_LANG_Python.
221 (get_AT_name): Add new DWARF-4 and GNU-specific attributes.
222 (process_debug_info): Add do_types parameter; change all callers.
223 Add support for .debug_types sections.
224 (display_debug_types): New function.
225 (debug_displays): Add .debug_types section.
226 * readelf.c (process_section_headers): Add .debug_types section.
227 (display_debug_section): Simplify call to streq.
229 2009-09-25 Alan Modra <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
231 * readelf.c (print_dynamic_symbol): Format entries as for
233 (process_symbol_table): Use -7s format string for visibility.
235 2009-09-22 Richard Sandiford <rdsandiford@googlemail.com>
237 * objdump.c (disassemble_section): Use bfd_get_arch_size
238 instead of assuming that the address size is 32 bits.
240 2009-09-21 Alan Modra <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
242 * readelf.c (get_ppc_dynamic_type): Add TLSOPT.
243 (get_ppc64_dynamic_type): Likewise.
245 2009-09-18 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
247 * po/es.po: Updated Spanish translation.
248 * po/vi.po: Updated Vietnamese translation.
250 2009-09-11 Paul Pluzhnikov <ppluzhnikov@google.com>
252 * readelf.c (process_version_sections, process_symbol_table):
253 Use symbolic constants.
255 2009-09-11 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
257 * po/binutils.pot: Updated by the Translation project.
259 2009-09-11 Philippe De Muyter <phdm@macqel.be>
261 * obcopy.c (copy_object): New parameter `input_arch', architecture
262 of input file, if not specified in input file itself; all callers
263 updated; `binary_architecture' hack removed.
264 (copy_archive, copy_file): New parameter `input_arch', for
266 (copy_main): Accept `-B' (`--binary-architecture') option also
267 for any arch-less input ifile format, not only `binary'; remove
268 bfd_external_binary_architecture hack; instead, add `input_arch'
269 to calls to `copy_file'.
270 * windres.c, windmc.c : Obsolete and useless external references
271 to `bfd_external_binary_architecture' or `bfd_external_machine'
273 * doc/binutils.texi: Mention that -B parameter can be used for any
274 input file type which does not have its own architecture.
276 2009-09-10 Martin Thuresson <martin@mtme.org>
278 Update sources to compile cleanly with -Wc++-compat:
279 * addr2line.c (slurp_symtab): Fix casts. Introduce variable
280 minisyms to avoid aliasing varning.
282 (normalize): Use name del instead of delete.
283 (display_target_list,display_info_table): Change loop counter
285 * bucomm.c: Add casts.
286 * debug.c: Update function to use new names.
287 (struct debug_baseclass): Rename member from virtual to
289 (struct debug_type_s, struct debug_field_s, struct
290 debug_baseclass_s, struct debug_method_s, struct
291 debug_method_variant_s, struct debug_type_s): Rename struct from
292 avoid name collision.
293 * debug.h: Use new struct names.
294 * dwarf.c: Add casts.
295 (free_debug_memory): Change loop counter variable a to int.
297 (enum ieee_var_kind): Move to top level.
298 (ieee_class_baseclass): Rename parameter virtual to is_virtual.
299 (ieee_class_method_var): Rename variable virtual to is_virtual.
301 * objcopy.c: Add casts.
302 (copy_archive): Rename variable delete to del.
303 * objdump.c: Add casts.
304 (dump_dwarf_section): Change loop counter variable i to int.
305 * prdbg.c: Add casts.
306 (pr_class_baseclass,tg_class_baseclass): Rename parameters virtual
308 * readelf.c: Add casts.
309 (struct ia64_unw_table_entry,struct hppa_unw_table_entry): Move to
312 * stabs.c (parse_stab_type, parse_stab_range_type,
313 (parse_stab_cpp_abbrev): Rename parameter from typename to
315 (parse_stab_baseclasses): Rename variable virtual to is_virtual.
316 * strings.c: Add casts.
317 * wrstabs.c (stab_class_baseclass): Rename parameter virtual to
320 2009-09-09 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
323 readelf.c (get_elf_section_flags): Add support for SHF_EXCLUDE and
325 (process_section_headers): Warn about out of range sh_link
326 values. When displaying detailed section header information
327 annote the SHN_BEFORE and SHN_AFTER values.
329 2009-09-08 Alan Modra <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
331 * dwarf.c (byte_get_little_endian): Handle size of 3.
332 (byte_get_big_endian): Likewise.
333 * readelf.c (byte_put_little_endian): Likewise.
334 (byte_put_big_endian): Likewise.
335 (is_24bit_abs_reloc): New function.
336 (is_none_reloc): Formatting.
337 (apply_relocations): Use is_24bit_abs_reloc. Handle pj and xtensa
340 2009-09-07 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
342 * readelf.c (is_none_reloc <EM_XTENSA_OLD>, is_none_reloc <EM_XTENSA>):
345 2009-09-07 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
347 * dwarf.c (process_debug_info): Support section padding abbrev codes.
349 2009-09-07 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
351 * po/binutils.pot: Regenerate.
353 2009-09-05 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
355 * Makefile.am (sysdump.o): Depend on sysroff.c.
356 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
358 2009-09-05 Martin Thuresson <martin@mtme.org>
360 * ieee.c (ieee_read_cxx_misc, ieee_read_cxx_class,
361 ieee_read_reference): Rename variables named class to cxxclass.
363 2009-09-04 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
365 * BRANCHES: Add binutils-2_20-branch.
367 2009-09-04 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
369 * NEWS: Add marker for 2.20.
371 2009-09-04 Timo Kreuzer <timo.kreuzer@web.de>
373 * dlltool.c (delayimp_name): Add new global variable
374 (usage, long_options, main): Add new option "-y" / "--output-delaylib"
375 (struct mac): Add fields how_dljtab_size, how_dljtab_roff1,
376 how_dljtab_roff2, how_dljtab, trampoline.
377 (i386_dljtab): Add binary stub for x86 delay import.
378 (i386_trampoline): Add text assembly stub for x86 delay import.
379 (mtable): Add delay import data for M386 and MX86 only.
380 (make_delay_head): New function.
381 (make_one_lib_file): New arg delay creates delay-load import stub.
382 (gen_lib_file): New arg delay likewise.
383 (HOW_JTAB, HOW_JTAB_SIZE, HOW_JTAB_ROFF): New arg delay likewise.
384 (HOW_JTAB_ROFF2, HOW_JTAB_ROFF3): New macros for delay import.
385 (make_tail): Convert hard TABS embedded in strings to "\t" escapes.
386 * NEWS: Mention new feature. Also fix whitespace.
387 * doc/binutils.texi: Updated dlltool documentation.
389 2009-09-02 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
391 * configure.com: Do not copy makefile.vms-in to makefile.vms
392 * makefile.vms-in: Renamed to...
393 * makefile.vms: ... this usual name as it is not processed anymore.
394 Remove WRITE_DEBUG_OBJS (unused) and reorder object files for
397 2009-09-01 Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
399 * Makefile.am (arparse.o, arlex.o, sysroff.o, defparse.o)
400 (deflex.o, nlmheaders.o, rcparse.o, mcparse.o): Supply correct
401 source file name for generated files which may be in $(srcdir).
402 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
404 2009-09-01 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
406 * version.c (print_version): Change to "Copyright 2009".
408 2009-09-01 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
410 * makefile.vms-in: Remove unused VERSION variable. Remove unused
412 * configure.com: Ported to Itanium VMS. Create build.com DCL script.
414 2009-08-29 Martin Thuresson <martin@mtme.org>
416 * nlmconv.c (main): Rename variable new to new_name.
418 2009-08-28 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
420 * Makefile.am (sysinfo$(EXEEXT_FOR_BUILD)): Replace
421 CFLAGS/LDFLAGS with CFLAGS_FOR_BUILD/LDFLAGS_FOR_BUILD.
422 (syslex.o): Likewise.
423 (sysinfo.o): Likewise.
424 (bin2c$(EXEEXT_FOR_BUILD)): Likewise.
425 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
427 2009-08-27 Dave Korn <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
429 * doc/binutils.texi (--only-keep-debug): Relocate stray para here ...
430 (--subsystem): ... from here.
432 2009-08-24 Cary Coutant <ccoutant@google.com>
434 * objdump.c (find_symbol_for_address): Avoid costly call to
437 2009-08-24 Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
439 * Makefile.am (am__skiplex, am__skipyacc): New.
440 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
442 2009-08-23 Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
444 * Makefile.am (syslex.o): Depend on sysinfo.h config.h.
445 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
447 2009-08-22 Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
449 * Makefile.am (AM_CPPFLAGS): Renamed from ...
450 (INCLUDES): ... this.
451 (bin2c$(EXEEXT_FOR_BUILD): Adjust rule.
452 (installcheck-local): Renamed from ...
453 (installcheck): ... this.
454 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
456 * Makefile.am (AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS): Remove cygnus, add no-dist and
458 (MKDEP, CLEANFILES): Remove now-unneeded variables.
459 (DEP, DEP1, dep.sed, dep, dep-in, dep-am): Remove.
460 (mkdep section): Remove.
461 (BUILT_SOURCES): New variable, list $(GENERATED_HFILES).
462 (EXTRA_ar_SOURCES): New, list $(CFILES).
463 (syslex.o): Depend on syslex.c.
464 (sysinfo.o): Depend on sysinfo.c.
465 (arparse.h, defparse.h, nlmheaders.h rcparse.h mcparse.h):
466 Remove dependencies, now tracked by automake.
467 (srconv.o): Depend on sysroff.c.
468 (objdump.o, arparse.o, arlex.o, sysroff.o, defparse.o, deflex.o)
469 (nlmheader.o, rcparse.o, mcparse.o, rclex.o, mclex.o, dlltool.o)
470 (rescoff.o, nlmconv.o): Rewrite using automake-style dependency
471 tracking rules; only list the dependency upon the primary source
472 file, but no included headers.
473 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
475 * Makefile.am (install-pdf, install-pdf-recursive, install-html)
476 (install-html-recursive): Remove.
477 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
478 * doc/Makefile.am (pdf__strip_dir, install-pdf, install-pdf-am)
479 (html__strip_dir, install-html, install-html-am): Remove.
480 * doc/Makefile.in: Regenerate.
482 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
483 * aclocal.m4: Likewise.
484 * config.in: Likewise.
485 * configure: Likewise.
486 * doc/Makefile.in: Likewise.
488 2009-08-17 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
490 * readelf.c (is_32bit_abs_reloc): Treat R_PARISC_SECREL32 as a
491 32-bit absolute reloc for the purposes of processing debug
494 2009-08-10 Daniel Gutson <dgutson@codesourcery.com>
496 * readelf.c (get_arm_section_type_name): Added support for
497 new sections headers.
499 2009-08-03 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
502 * objcopy.c (strip_main): Check return from smart_rename.
503 (copy_main): Likewise.
505 2009-07-27 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
508 * objdump.c (dump_section_header): Skip sections that we are
511 2009-07-25 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
513 * readelf.c (guess_is_rela): Handle EM_L1OM.
514 (dump_relocations): Likewise.
515 (get_machine_name): Likewise.
516 (get_section_type_name): Likewise.
517 (get_elf_section_flags): Likewise.
518 (get_symbol_index_type): Likewise.
519 (is_32bit_abs_reloc): Likewise.
520 (is_32bit_pcrel_reloc): Likewise.
521 (is_64bit_abs_reloc): Likewise.
522 (is_64bit_pcrel_reloc): Likewise.
523 (is_none_reloc): Likewise.
525 2009-07-23 Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>
527 * readelf.c (get_symbol_binding): For Linux targeted files return
528 UNIQUE for symbols with the STB_GNU_UNIQUE binding.
529 * doc/binutils.texi: Document the meaning of the 'u' symbol
530 binding in the output of nm and objdump --syms.
532 2009-07-20 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
534 * NEWS: Mention --insn-width.
536 * objdump.c (insn_width): New.
537 (usage): Display --insn-width.
538 (option_values): Add OPTION_INSN_WIDTH.
539 (long_options): Add --insn-width.
540 (disassemble_bytes): Handle insn_width.
541 (main): Handle OPTION_INSN_WIDTH.
543 * doc/binutils.texi: Document --insn-width.
545 2009-07-17 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
547 * dwarf.c (display_debug_lines): If do_debug_lines has not been
548 set then default to displaying raw .debug_line section contents.
550 2009-07-14 Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com>
552 Support unordered .debug_info references to .debug_ranges.
553 * dwarf.c (struct range_entry, range_entry_compar): New.
554 (display_debug_ranges): Remove variables last_offset, first, j,
555 seen_first_offset, use_debug_info and next. New variables
556 range_entries and range_entry_fill. Create the sorted copy
557 range_entries. Remove the FIXME error on detected unordered references.
558 * dwarf.h (debug_info <range_lists>): New comment.
560 2009-07-14 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
563 * README: Document use of LDFLAGS="--static".
565 2009-07-10 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
567 * Makefile.am: Run "make dep-am".
568 * Makefile.in: Regenerated.
570 2009-07-10 Tom Tromey <tromey@redhat.com>
572 * Makefile.am (dwarf.o): Refer to dwarf2.h, not elf/dwarf2.h.
573 * Makefile.in: Rebuild.
574 * dwarf.c: Include dwarf2.h, not elf/dwarf2.h.
576 2009-07-06 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
578 * objdump.c (dump_dwarf_section): Handle .eh_frame like other dwarf
580 * dwarf.h (struct dwarf_section_display): Remove eh_frame field.
581 * dwarf.c (debug_displays): Adjust for removed field.
583 2009-07-03 Jakub Jelinek <jakub@redhat.com>
585 * dwarf.c (decode_location_expression): Handle DW_OP_stack_value
586 and DW_OP_implicit_value.
588 2009-07-01 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
591 * rclex.c (handle_quotes): Do not complain about whitespace
592 separating quoted strings.
593 (rclex_string): Ignore whitespace when looking for a new opening
594 quote following a closing quote.
596 2009-06-27 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
599 * bucomm.c (get_file_size): Return -1 on error.
601 * objcopy.c (copy_file): Report empty file.
603 2009-06-23 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
605 * dwarf.c (display_debug_lines_raw): Include the name of the
606 section in warning message.
607 (struct debug_display): Enable reloc processing for .debug_line
608 and .debug_ranges sections.
610 * readelf.c: Add --relocated-dump command line option to dump the
611 relocated contents of a specified section.
612 (request_dump): New function.
613 (parse_args): Use it.
614 (dump_section_as_bytes): Add parameter to indicate whether the
615 contents should be relocated.
616 (target_specific_reloc_handling): Add code for a R_MN10300_16
617 reloc found after a R_MN10300_SYM_DIFF reloc.
618 (debug_apply_relocations): Rename to apply_relocations.
619 (get_section_contents): New function. Replaces common code found
620 in dump_section_as_strings and dump_section_as_bytes.
621 * doc/binutils.texi: Document new command line option.
622 * NEWS: Mention the new feature.
624 2009-06-22 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
626 * readelf.c (target_specific_reloc_handling): New function:
627 Processes relocs in a target specific manner.
628 (debug_apply_relocations): Use the new function.
629 * dwarf.c (display_debug_loc): End the dump with a blank line.
630 (struct debug_display): Enable reloc processing for .debug_aranges
631 and .debug_loc sections.
633 2009-06-19 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
635 * ar.c (usage): Do not use #ifdef inside _("...).
636 * nm.c (usage): Likewise.
638 2009-06-18 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
641 * objdump.c (disassemble_bytes): Set the
642 USER_SPECIFIED_MACHINE_TYPE flag in the disassemble_info structure
643 if the user has invoked the -m switch.
644 * doc/binutils.texi: Document the additional behaviour of
645 objdump's -m switch for ARM targets.
647 2009-06-18 Dave Korn <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
649 * configure.in: Merge cegcc and mingw32ce target name changes from
652 2007-12-25 Pedro Alves <pedro_alves@portugalmail.pt>
654 * configure.in: Add arm*-*-cegcc* and arm*-*-mingw32ce* targets.
655 * configure: Regenerate.
657 2009-06-15 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
660 * objdump.c (disassemble_bytes): Set the DISASSEMBLE_DATA bit in
661 the flags field of the disassemble_info structure if the -D switch
664 2009-06-12 Homer Xing <homer.xing@yahoo.com>
666 * NEWS: Mention new feature added to gprof.
668 2009-06-12 John Reiser <jreiser@BitWagon.com>
670 * readelf.c (process_symbol_table): Set gnubuckets to NULL after
671 freeing it and before returning.
673 2009-06-12 Jakub Jelinek <jakub@redhat.com>
675 * readelf.c (process_symbol_table): Don't return early if
676 .hash/.gnu.hash is empty/unusable and not -D.
678 2009-06-09 Tom Bramer <tjb@postpro.net>
681 * winduni.c (wind_MultiByteToWideChar): Do not pass MB_PRECOMPOSED
682 to MultiByteToWideChar when using the CP_UTF8 or CO_UTF7 types.
684 2009-06-04 Alan Modra <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
686 * strings.c (main): Delay parsing of decimal digits.
688 2009-06-04 Alan Modra <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
690 * dep-in.sed: Don't use \n in replacement part of s command.
691 * Makefile.am (DEP1): LC_ALL for uniq.
693 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
695 2009-06-03 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
697 * MAINTAINERS: Add myself as Mach-O maintainer.
699 2009-06-01 Alan Modra <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
702 * doc/binutils.texi (nm): Correct -S description.
704 2009-05-28 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
706 * po/da.po: Updated Danish translation.
708 2009-05-28 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
710 * readelf.c (display_debug_section): Do not display debug sections
711 with the NOBITS section type.
713 2009-05-27 Rafael Avila de Espindola <espindola@google.com>
715 * aclocal.m4: Include ../config/plugins.m4.
716 * configure.in: Use AC_PLUGINS.
717 * configure: Regenerate.
718 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
719 * doc/Makefile.in: Regenerate.
721 2009-05-27 Rafael Avila de Espindola <espindola@google.com>
723 * ar.c (main): Call bfd_plugin_set_program_name.
724 * nm.c (main): Call bfd_plugin_set_program_name.
726 2009-05-27 Nathan Sidwell <nathan@codesourcery.com>
728 * sysdump.c (tab): Use puts rather than two printfs.
730 2009-05-26 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
732 * po/id.po: Updated Indonesian translation.
733 * po/binutils.pot: Updated template file.
735 2009-05-26 Rafael Avila de Espindola <espindola@google.com>
737 * ar.c: Include plugin.h.
738 (main): Handle the --plugin option.
739 * nm.c: Include plugin.h.
740 (OPTION_PLUGIN): New.
741 (long_options): Add plugin.
742 (main): Handle OPTION_PLUGIN.
743 * NEWS: Mention the new feature.
744 * doc/binutils: Documement the new command line options.
745 * configure.in: Check for --enable-plugins.
746 * configure: Regenerate.
748 2009-05-26 Alan Modra <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
750 * dep-in.sed: Output one filename per line with all lines having
751 continuation backslash. Prefix first line with "A", following
753 * Makefile.am (DEP): Don't use dep.sed here.
754 (DEP1): Run $MKDEP on single files, use dep.sed here on dependencies,
756 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
758 2009-05-25 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
760 * makefile.vms-in: Fix CFLAGS, add addr2line.exe target.
762 * configure.com: Fix it: handle alloca and define TARGET in config.h.
764 2009-05-22 Alan Modra <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
766 * Makefile.am: Run "make dep-am".
767 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
769 2009-05-12 Alan Modra <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
771 * objcopy.c (set_long_section_mode): Check input_bfd is coff
772 before accessing coff specific fields of bfd.
774 2009-05-09 Dave Korn <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
776 * MAINTAINERS: Add myself as PE/COFF co-maintainer.
778 2009-05-08 Kai Tietz <kai.tietz@onevision.com>
780 * winduni.c (iconv_onechar): Only define when HAVE_ICONV
781 is defined, but not when __CYGWIN__ or _WIN32 are defined.
782 See wind_iconv_cp for call logic of this local funtion.
784 2009-05-05 Guillaume Duhamel <guillaume.duhamel@gmail.com>
787 * winduni.c: Replace test of HAVE_ICONV_H with a test of
789 (iconv_onechar): Use ICONV_CONST instead of "const".
790 (wind_MultiByteToWideChar): Initialise local strings.
792 2009-04-30 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
794 * readelf.c (dump_relocations): Display a relocation against an
795 ifunc symbol as if it were a function invocation.
796 (get_symbol_type): Handle STT_GNU_IFUNC.
798 2009-04-29 Anthony Green <green@moxielogic.com>
800 * NEWS: Tweak verilog support description.
802 2009-04-29 Alan Modra <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
803 Denis Scherbakov <denis_scherbakov@yahoo.com>
805 * readelf.c (slurp_ia64_unwind_table): Correct 64-bit unwind table
806 read, and merge with 32-bit case.
808 2009-04-27 Anthony Green <green@moxielogic.com>
810 * NEWS: Mention verilog support added to bfd.
812 2009-04-27 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
814 * objcopy.c (copy_object): Copy pe_opthdr before changing PE
817 2009-04-24 Cary Coutant <ccoutant@google.com>
819 * dwarf.c (process_extended_line_op): Add DW_LNE_set_discriminator.
820 Add missing newlines to HP extensions.
822 2009-04-17 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
824 * objcopy.c (set_pe_subsystem): Replace efi-rom with sal-rtd.
825 * doc/binutils.texi: Likewise.
827 2009-04-17 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
830 * objcopy.c: Include coff/i386.h and coff/pe.h.
831 (pe_file_alignment): New.
832 (pe_heap_commit): Likewise.
833 (pe_heap_reserve): Likewise.
834 (pe_image_base): Likewise.
835 (pe_section_alignment): Likewise.
836 (pe_stack_commit): Likewise.
837 (pe_stack_reserve): Likewise.
838 (pe_subsystem): Likewise.
839 (pe_major_subsystem_version): Likewise.
840 (pe_minor_subsystem_version): Likewise.
841 (set_pe_subsystem): Likewise.
842 (convert_efi_target): Likewise.
843 (command_line_switch): Add OPTION_FILE_ALIGNMENT,
844 OPTION_HEAP, OPTION_IMAGE_BASE, OPTION_SECTION_ALIGNMENT,
845 OPTION_STACK and OPTION_SUBSYSTEM.
846 (copy_options): Likewise.
847 (copy_usage): Add --file-alignment, --heap, --image-base,
848 --section-alignment, --stack and --subsystem.
849 (copy_object): Set up PE parameters.
850 (copy_main): Process Add OPTION_FILE_ALIGNMENT,
851 OPTION_HEAP, OPTION_IMAGE_BASE, OPTION_SECTION_ALIGNMENT,
852 OPTION_STACK and OPTION_SUBSYSTEM. Convert EFI target to
855 * NEWS: Mention --file-alignment, --heap, --image-base,
856 --section-alignment, --stack and --subsystem command line
859 * doc/binutils.texi: Document --file-alignment, --heap,
860 --image-base, --section-alignment, --stack and --subsystem
861 command line options for objcopy.
863 2009-04-15 Anthony Green <green@moxielogic.com>
865 * MAINTAINERS: Add myself as Moxie port maintainer.
867 2009-04-14 Dave Korn <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
869 * objcopy.c (enum long_section_name_handling): New enum type.
870 (enum command_line_switch): Add OPTION_LONG_SECTION_NAMES.
871 (copy_options[]): Add entry for --long-section-names option.
872 (copy_usage): Document it.
873 (set_long_section_mode): New subroutine.
874 (copy_file): Call it.
875 (copy_main): Accept OPTION_LONG_SECTION_NAMES and parse arg.
876 * doc/binutils.texi: Update objcopy documentation with details
879 2009-04-01 Dave Korn <dave.korn.cygwin@gmail.com>
881 * dlltool.c (set_dll_name_from_def): Accept new second arg that
882 indicates if we are building DLL or EXE, and use it to add a
883 default suffix to the output filename when none is already present.
884 (def_name): Indicate we are building an EXE when calling it.
885 (def_library): Indicate we are building a DLL when calling it.
887 2009-04-01 Jari Aalto <jari.aalto@cante.net>
890 * doc/binutils.texi (strings): Document the -V alias for the
892 * strings.c (usage): Likewise.
894 2009-03-31 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
897 * configure.in: Import Solaris specific largefile test from
899 * configure: Regenerate.
901 2009-03-30 Richard Sandiford <rdsandiford@googlemail.com>
903 * MAINTAINERS: Add self.
905 2009-03-27 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
907 * dwarf.c (display_debug_ranges): Add the base address to the
908 displayed values for 'Begin' and 'End'.
910 2009-03-25 Ryan Mansfield <rmansfield@qnx.com>
912 * readelf.c (process_file_header): Don't report a corrupt string
913 table index if it is zero.
915 2009-03-19 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
917 * dwarf.c (dwarf_regnames): Moved before frame_need_space.
918 (dwarf_regnames_count): Likewise.
919 (frame_need_space): Return int.
920 (display_debug_frames): Check invalid registers.
922 2009-03-19 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
924 * readelf.c (debug_apply_relocations): Check relocations
925 against STT_SECTION symbol.
927 2009-03-18 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
929 * readelf.c (debug_apply_relocations): Allow relocations
930 against function symbols.
932 2009-03-18 Alan Modra <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
934 * sysdep.h: Include alloca-conf.h instead of config.h and remove
935 existing #if's handling alloca.
936 * Makefile.am: Run "make dep-am".
937 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
939 2009-03-14 Richard Sandiford <r.sandiford@uk.ibm.com>
941 * configure.tgt: Extend AIX 5 behavior to AIX 6 and above.
942 * configure.in: Likewise.
943 * configure: Regenerate.
945 2009-03-13 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
948 * objcopy.c (copy_object): Clear HAS_RELOC when stripping all.
950 2009-03-11 Chris Demetriou <cgd@google.com>
952 * ar.c (deterministic): New global variable.
953 (main): Recognize new 'D' option, which enables 'deterministic mode'.
954 (usage): Document new 'D' option.
955 (write_archive): Set BFD_DETERMINISTIC_OUTPUT in output archive's
956 flags if deterministic mode was requested.
957 * doc/binutils.texi (ar): Document deterministic mode ('D' option).
959 2009-03-09 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
962 * objcopy.c (filter_symbols): Properly handle common symbols
965 2009-03-06 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
967 * po/es.po: Updated Spanish translation.
969 2009-03-05 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
971 * objdump.c (disassemble_section): If the computed next offset is
972 not beyond the current offset then just continue to the end.
974 2009-03-04 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
976 * MAINTAINERS: Add myself as VMS maintainer.
978 2009-03-03 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
980 * readelf.c: Update formatting.
982 2009-03-03 Alan Modra <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
984 * Makefile.am: Run "make dep-am".
985 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
987 2009-03-03 Alan Modra <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
989 * objdump.c (disassemble_section): Mask address before sign extending.
991 2009-03-02 Sebastian Biallas <sb@biallas.net>
993 * ieee.c (parse_ieee_ty): Add support for undocumented 'v' type.
994 (parse_ieee_bb): Set the filename if it has not already been
997 2009-03-02 Cary Coutant <ccoutant@google.com>
999 * readelf.c (adjust_relative_path): New function.
1000 (struct archive_info): New type.
1001 (setup_archive): New function.
1002 (release_archive): New function.
1003 (setup_nested_archive): New function.
1004 (get_archive_member_name): New function.
1005 (get_archive_member_name_at): New function.
1006 (make_qualified_name): New function.
1007 (process_archive): Factor out code for reading archive index and
1008 long filename table to setup_archive. Add support for thin archives.
1010 2009-03-02 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
1012 * po/sk.po: Updated Slovak translation.
1014 2009-03-01 Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
1016 * configure: Regenerate.
1018 2009-02-23 Cary Coutant <ccoutant@google.com>
1020 * objdump.c (load_specific_debug_section): New function, from
1022 (load_debug_section): Use load_specific_debug_section.
1023 (dump_dwarf_section): Likewise.
1025 2009-02-23 Cary Coutant <ccoutant@google.com>
1027 * readelf.c (parse_args): Select all sections explicitly for -w.
1029 2009-02-09 Kai Tietz <kai.tietz@onevision.com>
1031 * windres.c (set_endianess): Copy name without leading '-'.
1033 2009-02-09 Tristan Gingold <gingold@adacore.com>
1035 * NEWS: Mention feature match between objdump and readelf for dumping
1038 * doc/binutils.texi (objdump): Document -W/--dwarf improvments to
1041 * objdump.c (usage): Update documentation for -W/--dwarf.
1042 (enum option_values): Add OPTION_DWARF.
1043 (long_options): --dwarf can accept arguments.
1044 (dump_dwarf_section): Also check enabled field.
1045 (main): Option -W can accept arguments, code moved to
1046 dwarf.c and call dwarf_select_sections_all instead.
1047 * readelf.c (process_section_headers): Remove do_debug_lines_decoded.
1048 (parse_args): Move code to...
1049 * dwarf.c (dwarf_select_sections_by_letters,
1050 dwarf_select_sections_by_names): : ...here (new functions).
1051 (do_debug_lines_decoded): Remove and replaced by ...
1052 (FLAG_DEBUG_LINES_RAW, FLAG_DEBUG_LINES_DECODED): ... new macros.
1053 (display_debug_lines): Adjust for previous change.
1054 (dwarf_select_sections_all): New function.
1055 (debug_displays): Add initializer for enabled field.
1056 * dwarf.h (do_debug_lines_decoded): Remove.
1057 Add prototypes for the new functions.
1058 (struct dwarf_section_display): Add enabled field.
1060 2009-02-06 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
1062 * po/vi.po: Updated Vietnamese translation.
1064 2009-02-03 Sandip Matte <sandip@rmicorp.com>
1066 * readelf.c (get_machine_flags): Handle E_MIPS_MACH_XLR.
1068 2009-02-03 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1070 * NEWS: Move --as-needed change to ...
1073 2009-02-03 Carlos O'Donell <carlos@codesourcery.com>
1075 * configure.in: AC_SUBST pdfdir.
1076 * Makefile.am: Add install-pdf, install-pdf-am,
1077 and install-pdf-recursive targets.
1078 * doc/Makefile.am: Define pdf__strip_dir. Add
1079 install-pdf and install-pdf-am targets.
1080 * po/Make-in: Add install-pdf target.
1081 * configure: Regenerate.
1082 * Makefile.in: Regenerate.
1083 * doc/Makefile.in: Regenerate.
1085 2009-02-03 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
1088 * NEWS: Mention --prefix=PREFIX and --prefix-strip=LEVEL.
1090 * doc/binutils.texi: Document --prefix=PREFIX and
1091 --prefix-strip=LEVEL.
1093 * objdump.c: Include "filenames.h".
1095 (prefix_strip): Likewise.
1096 (prefix_length): Likewise.
1097 (usage): Add --prefix=PREFIX and --prefix-strip=LEVEL.
1098 (option_values): Add OPTION_PREFIX and OPTION_PREFIX_STRIP.
1099 (long_options): Likewise.
1100 (show_line): Handle prefix and prefix_strip.
1101 (main): Handle OPTION_PREFIX and OPTION_PREFIX_STRIP.
1103 * readelf.c (PATH_MAX): Moved to ...
1106 2009-01-31 Alan Modra <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
1108 * NEWS: Mention --as-needed change.
1110 2009-01-29 Alan Modra <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
1113 * bucomm.c (bfd_nonfatal_message): Use bfd_get_archive_filename.
1114 (bfd_get_archive_filename): Constify param.
1115 * bucomm.h (bfd_get_archive_filename): Update prototype.
1116 * objcopy.c (RETURN_NONFATAL): Delete.
1117 (copy_unknown_object): Don't call bfd_get_archive_filename for
1118 bfd_nonfatal_message filename, instead just pass bfd.
1119 (copy_object): Likewise.
1120 (copy_archive, copy_file): Likewise. Expand RETURN_NONFATAL. On
1121 bfd_close errors, do not pass the bfd to bfd_nonfatal_message.
1122 (setup_bfd_headers): Fix error message.
1124 2009-01-27 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
1127 * objdump.c (disassemble_section): When the target uses signed
1128 addresses make sure that we compute signed values.
1130 2009-01-27 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
1132 * MAINTAINERS: Remove Thiemo Seufer's name from the list of MIPS
1135 2009-01-26 Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
1138 * dlltool.c (xlate): When strip text after the @ sign, look for
1139 the last one not the first one.
1141 2009-01-16 Alan Modra <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
1143 * configure.in (commonbfdlib): Delete.
1144 * configure: Regenerate.
1146 2008-01-14 Charles Wilson <cygwin@cwilson.fastmail.fm>
1148 Cleanup code related to --identify option.
1150 * dlltool.c (file scope): Removed globals identify_ms,
1151 identify_member_contains_symname_result,
1152 identify_dll_name_list_head, and identify_dll_name_list_tail.
1153 Renamed existing typedef dll_name_list_type to
1154 dll_name_list_node_type.
1155 Added new typedefs dll_name_list_type, symname_search_data_type,
1156 and identify_data_type.
1157 (identify_append_dll_name_to_list): Renamed to...
1158 (dll_name_list_append): ...here. Changed signature to accept list
1159 argument rather than use global.
1160 (identify_count_dll_name_list): Renamed to...
1161 (dll_name_list_count): ...here. Changed signature to accept list
1162 argument rather than use global.
1163 (identify_print_dll_name_list): Renamed to...
1164 (dll_name_list_print): ...here. Changed signature to accept list
1165 argument rather than use global.
1166 (identify_free_dll_name_list): Renamed to...
1167 (dll_name_list_free_contents): ...here.
1168 (dll_name_list_free): New function.
1169 (dll_name_list_create): New function.
1170 (identify_process_section_p): Changed signature to accept
1171 ms_style_implib argument rather than use global.
1172 (identify_member_contains_symname): Expect incoming void * data to
1173 be symname_search_data_type.
1174 (identify_dll_for_implib): Use new functions dll_name_list_create
1175 and dll_name_list_free. Use new types symname_search_data_type
1176 and identify_data_type to communicate with search routines.
1177 (identify_search_section): Expect incoming void * data to be
1178 identify_data_type. Use its contents rather than global
1181 2009-01-13 Charles Wilson <cygwin@cwilson.fastmail.fm>
1183 Add --identify-strict option. Handle ms-style implibs:
1185 * dlltool.c (file scope): Added new globals identify_ms and
1186 identify_strict. New typedef dll_name_list_type, and globals
1187 identify_dll_name_list_head and identify_dll_name_list_tail. Added
1188 new global identify_member_contains_symname_result.
1189 (identify_append_dll_name_to_list): New function.
1190 (identify_count_dll_name_list): New function.
1191 (identify_print_dll_name_list): New function.
1192 (identify_free_dll_name_list): New function.
1193 (identify_search_archive): Changed signature to take function
1194 pointer to operation to apply to each member, and data to pass on
1196 (identify_search_member): Changed signature to accept user data
1198 (identify_member_contains_symname): New function.
1199 (identify_dll_for_implib): Rewrite. Now determines whether implib
1200 is ms- or binutils- style, before searching sections for
1201 dllname. Allows multiple dllnames.
1202 (identify_process_section_p): Search alternate section for dllname
1203 when implib is ms-style.
1204 (identify_search_section): Add additional conditions to excludes
1205 candidate sections from consideration.
1206 (usage): Added --identify-strict.
1207 (long_options): Added --identify-strict.
1208 (main): Handle --identify-strict option.
1209 * doc/binutils.texi: Document --identify-strict option.
1210 * NEWS: Document --identify and --identify-strict options.
1212 2009-01-13 Alan Modra <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
1215 * doc/binutils.texi (objdump -R): Note effect of -d or -D.
1217 2009-01-13 Alan Modra <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
1219 * objdump.c (disassemble_section): Don't assume non-instruction
1220 data if object symbol at given address is in different section.
1222 2009-01-12 Kai Tietz <kai.tietz@onevision.com>
1224 * dlltool.c (create_for_pep): New.
1225 (flush_page): Use create_for_pep instead of using
1226 macro DLLTOOL_MX86_64 clause.
1227 (generate_idata_ofile): Likewise.
1228 (make_one_lib_file): Likewise.
1229 (make_head): Likewise.
1230 (make_tail): Likewise.
1231 (main): Initialize create_for_pep.
1233 2009-01-08 Kai Tietz <kai.tietz@onevision.com>
1235 * dlltool.c (use_nul_prefixed_import_tables): New.
1236 (make_head): Make prefix leading zero prefix element for
1237 idata$4 and idata$5 dependent to new flag.
1238 (usage): Add new option --use-nul-prefixed-import-tables.
1239 (OPTION_USE_NUL_PREFIXED_IMPORT_TABLES): New.
1240 (long_options): Add --use-nul-prefixed-import-tables.
1242 * doc/binutils.texi: Add new option documentation for
1243 --use-nul-prefixed-import-tables.
1244 * NEWS: Add new option.
1246 2009-01-06 Kai Tietz <kai.tietz@onevision.com>
1248 * windres.c (set_endianess): Get architecture name
1249 for internal target names like "pe-arm-wince-little".
1250 (find_arch_match): New helper.
1251 * ChangeLog: Reset it.
1252 * ChangeLog-2008: Moved old ChangeLog.
1254 For older changes see ChangeLog-2008
1260 version-control: never