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+2023-07-30  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       This is the 2.41 release.
+       * configure: Regenerate.
+
+2023-07-03  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * README-how-to-make-a-release: Change some version numbers.
+       * configure: Regenerate.
+       * po/binutils.pot: Regenerate.
+
+2023-07-03  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       2.41 Branch Point.
+
+2023-06-30  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       PR 30598
+       * strings.c (set_string_min): New function.
+       (main): Use it.
+       (print_unicode_stream): Calculate buffer size using a size_t.
+
+2023-06-30  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       PR 30595
+       * strings.c (main): Check for an excessively large minimum string
+       length.
+
+2023-06-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * testsuite/lib/binutils-common.exp (prune_warnings_extra): Prune
+       warnings about -z execstack creating an executable stack.
+
+2023-05-30  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * od-pe.c (targ_info): New array.
+       (get_target_specific_info): New function
+       (decode_machine_number): Retire.  Use get_target_specific_info
+       instead.
+       (is_pe_object_magic): Likewise.
+       (dump_pe_file_header): Display more information.
+       Rework layout to be similar to that from 'objdump -p'.
+       Add code to handle larger than normnal AOUT headers.
+
+2023-05-30  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * od-pe.c (decode_machine_number): Add ARMMAGIC value of 0xa00.
+       (is_pe_object_magic): Likewise.
+
+2023-05-26  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * od-pe.c: New file: Dumps fields in PE format headers.
+       * configure.ac (od_vectors): Add objdump_private_desc_pe for PE
+       format targets.
+       (od_files): Add od-pe for PE format targets.
+       * configure: Regenerate.
+       * Makefile.am (CFILES): Add od-pe.c
+       (EXTRA_objdump_SOURCE): Likewise.
+       * Makefile.in: Generate.
+       * NEWS: Mention the new feature.
+       * doc/binutils.texi: Document the new support.
+       * objdump.c (wide_output): Change from local to global.
+       * objdump.h (wide_output): Prototype.
+       (objdump_private_desc_pe): Prototype.
+       * testsuite/binutils-all/objdump.exp: Add a test of the new feature.
+
+2023-05-09  Enze Li  <enze.li@gmx.com>
+
+       * README:  Correct a typo.
+
+2023-05-02  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * MAINTAINERS: Remove Dimity Diky as MSP430 maintainer.
+
+2023-04-20  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * SECURITY.txt: New file.
+
+2023-04-19  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       PR 30355
+       * dwarf.c (read_and_display_attr_value): Correctly handle
+       DW_loclistx attributes that index a version 5 .debug_loclists
+       section.
+
+2023-04-17  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       PR 30142
+       * rescoff.c (write_coff_file): Add the SEC_READONLY flag to the
+       .rsrc section.
+
+2023-04-11  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       PR 30327
+       * dwarf.c (read_and_display_attr_value): Warn if the number of
+       views is greater than the number of locations.
+
+       PR 30313
+       * dwarf.c (display_debug_lines_decoded): Check for an overlarge
+       number of files or directories.
+
+       PR 30312
+       * dwarf.c (prealloc_cu_tu_list): Always allocate at least one
+       entry.
+
+       PR 30311
+       * readelf.c (uncompress_section_contents): Check for a
+       suspiciously large uncompressed size.
+
+2023-03-30  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       PR 30284
+       * dwarf.c (read_and_display_attr_value): Detect and ignore
+       negative base values.
+
+2023-03-23  Frederic Cambus  <fred@statdns.com>
+
+       * readelf.c (get_segment_type): Handle PT_OPENBSD_MUTABLE segment
+       type.
+
+2023-03-14  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       PR 30227
+       * dwarf.c (process_cu_tu_index): Prevent excessive memory
+       allocation when nused is large and ncols is zero.
+
+2023-02-09  Tom Tromey  <tromey@adacore.com>
+
+       * dwarf-mode.el: Bump version to 1.8.
+       (dwarf-insert-substructure): Tighten regexp.
+       (dwarf-refresh-all): New defun.
+       (dwarf-mode-map): Bind "A" to dwarf-refresh-all.
+       (dwarf-mode): Remove old FIXME.
+
+2023-02-07  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       PR 30080
+       * doc/binutils.texi (nm): Update description of the 'n' symbol
+       type.
+
+2023-01-31  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * po/sv.po: Updated Swedish translation.
+
+2023-01-23  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * po/sv.po: Updated Swedish translation.
+
+2023-01-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       PR 29993
+       * objcopy.c (merge_gnu_build_notes): Remember the last non-deleted
+       note in order to speed up the scan for matching notes.
+
+2023-01-16  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * po/sv.po: Updated Swedish translation.
+
+2023-01-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * po/bg.po: Updated Bulgarian translation.
+       * po/ro.po: Updated Romainian translation.
+
+2023-01-05  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * MAINTAINERS: Remove Stephen Casner as the PDP11 maintainer.
+
+2023-01-03  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * po/fr.po: Updated French translation.
+       * po/uk.po: Updated Ukrainian translation.
+
+2023-01-03  Luis Machado  <luis.machado@arm.com>
+
+       * readelf.c (get_note_type): Add support for NT_ARM_SSVE and
+       NT_ARM_ZA note types.
+
+2022-12-31  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * 2.40 branch created.
+
+2022-12-31  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * po/ro.po: Updated Romanian translation.
+
+2022-12-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       PR  29924
+       * objdump.c (load_specific_debug_section): Check for excessively
+       large sections.
+
+2022-12-19  Tom Tromey  <tromey@adacore.com>
+
+       * dwarf-mode.el (dwarf-do-refresh): Avoid compiler warning.
+
+2022-12-19  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       PR 29914
+       * dwarf.c (fetch_indexed_value): Fail if the section is not big
+       enough to contain a header size field.
+       (display_debug_addr): Fail if the computed address size is too big
+       or too small.
+
+2022-12-16  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       PR 29908
+       * dwarf.c (display_debug_addr): Check for corrupt header lengths.
+
+2022-12-01  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       PR 25202
+       * objcopy.c (copy_object): Set VerilogDataEndianness to the
+       endianness of the input file.
+       (copy_main): Verifiy the value set by the --verilog-data-width
+       option.
+       * testsuite/binutils-all/objcopy.exp: Add tests of the new behaviour.
+       * testsuite/binutils-all/verilog-I4.hex: New file.
+
+2022-11-21  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       PR 29764
+       * doc/binutils.texi (objdump): Note that the -m option supports
+       the <architecture>:<machine> syntax.
+
+2022-11-04  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * README-how-to-make-a-release: Add instructions for uploading the
+       gprofng documentation.
+
+2022-10-31  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       PR 29457
+       * configure.ac: Add --enable-colored-disassembly.
+       * objdump.c: Add --disassembler-color=terminal.
+       * doc/binutils.texi (objdump): Document the new option.
+       * NEWS: Mention new feature.
+       * config.in: Regenerate in.
+       * configure: Regenerate.
+
+2022-10-19  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * MAINTAINERS: Add section on patches, copyright and DCO.
+
+2022-10-12  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       PR 29665
+       * objcopy.c (copy_object): Use the input filename when
+       reporting that a .gnu_debuglink section already exists.
+
+2022-10-03  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * readelf.c (get_32bit_section_headers): Return false if the
+       e_shoff field is zero.
+       (get_64bit_section_headers): Likewise.
+
+2022-09-28  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       PR 29628
+       * size.c (usage): Add -f.
+       * doc/binutils.texi (size): Add -f.
+
+2022-09-20  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * objcopy.c (copy_object): Do not issue a warning message when
+       encountering empty .gnu.build.attribute sections.
+
+2022-09-14  Rupesh Potharla  <Rupesh.Potharla@amd.com>
+
+       * testsuite/binutils-all/readelf.exp (readelf_wi_test): Extend
+       regexps to allow for output genreated by the Clang compiler.
+
+2022-09-12  Aaron Merey  <amerey@redhat.com>
+
+       * objcopy.c (might_need_separate_debug_info): Add with_source_code to
+       the options that cause this function to return true.
+       (main.c): Add with_source_code to the options that enable
+       dump_any_debugging.
+
+2022-09-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       PR 29532
+       * objcopy.c (setup_section): Leave group sections intact when
+       creating separate debuginfo files.
+
+2022-09-08  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       PR 29523
+       * dwarf.c (display_debug_lines_decoded): Correctly handle DWARF-5
+       directory and filename tables.
+
+2022-09-02  Aaron Merey  <amerey@redhat.com>
+
+       PR 29075
+       * objdump.c (find_separate_debug): New function. Finds the bfd
+       corresponding to the separate debuginfod of a given bfd.
+       (find_alt_debug): New function. Finds the bfd corresponding to the
+       .gnu_debugaltlink of a given bfd.
+       (slurp_file): Add bfd parameter. If a source file cannot be found
+       attempt to download it from debuginfod, if enabled.
+       (try_print_file_open): Add bfd parameter and pass it to slurp_file.
+       (show_line): If debuginfod is enabled, call
+       bfd_find_nearest_line_with_alt instead of bfd_find_nearest_line.
+
+2022-09-01  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       PR 29534
+       * dllwrap.c: Replace uses of choose_temp_base() with
+       make_temp_file().
+       * dlltool.c: Likewise.
+       * resrc.c: Likewise.
+
+2022-08-23  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       PR 29489
+       * dlltool.c (deterministic): New variable.
+       (gen_lib_file): If deterministic is true set the
+       BFD_DETERMINISTIC_OUTPUT flag.
+       (usage): Mention --deterministic-libraries and
+       --non-deterministic-libraries.
+       (long_options): Add new options.
+       (main): Parse new options.
+       * doc/binutils.texi: Document the new options.
+       * NEWS: Mention the new feature.
+
+2022-08-22  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * readelf.c (check_magic_number): New function.  Checks the magic
+       bytes at the start of a file.  If they are not the ELF format
+       magic values, then attempts to generate a helpful error message.
+       (process_file_header): Call check_magic_number.
+
+2022-08-09  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       PR 29457
+       * objdump.c (disassembler_color): Change type to an enum.
+       (disassembler_extended_color): Remove.
+       (usage): Update.
+       (objdump_color_for_assembler_style): Update.
+       (main): Update initialisation of disassembler_color.  If not
+       initialised via a command line option, set based upon terminal
+       output.
+       * doc/binutils.texi: Update description of disassmbler-color
+       option.
+       * testsuite/binutils-all/arc/objdump.exp: Add
+       --disassembler-color=off option when disassembling.
+       * testsuite/binutils-all/arm/objdump.exp: Likewise.
+
+2022-08-08  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * README-how-to-make-a-release: Add a link to the NEWS files in
+       the release announcement email.
+
+2022-07-08  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * 2.39 branch created.
+
+2022-07-01  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * dwarf.c (display_debug_rnglists): Add newline at end of listing.
+
+2022-06-30  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * dwarf.c (dwarf_select_sections_by_name): If the entry's value is
+       zero then clear the corresponding variable.
+       (dwarf_select_sections_by_letters): Likewise.
+       * testsuite/binutils-all/debuginfo.exp: Expect -WE and -wE
+       debuginfod tests to fail.
+
+2022-06-28  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       PR 29267
+       * dwarf.c (display_debug_rnglists): New function, broken out of..
+       (display_debug_ranges): ... here.
+       (read_and_display_attr_value): Correct calculation of index
+       displayed for DW_FORM_loclistx and DW_FORM_rnglistx.
+       * testsuite/binutils-all/x86-64/pr26808.dump: Update expected
+       output.
+
+2022-06-27  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       PR 29289
+       * dwarf.c (display_debug_names): Replace assert with a warning
+       message.
+
+2022-06-27  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       PR 29290
+       * dwarf.c (read_and_display_attr_value): Check that debug_info_p
+       is set before dereferencing it.
+
+2022-06-27  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * dwarf.c (fetch_indexed_string): Do not use length of first table
+       in string section as the length of every table in the section.
+
+       * testsuite/binutils-all/pr26112.r: Update expected output.
+
+2022-06-22  Kumar N, Bhuvanendra  <Kavitha.Natarajan@amd.com>
+
+       * dwarf.c (fetch_indexed_string): Added new parameter
+       str_offsets_base to calculate the string offset.
+       (read_and_display_attr_value): Read DW_AT_str_offsets_base
+       attribute.
+       (process_debug_info): While allocating memory and initializing
+       debug_information, do it for do_debug_info also, if its true.
+       (load_separate_debug_files): Load .debug_str_offsets if exists.
+       * dwarf.h (struct debug_info): Add str_offsets_base field.
+
+2022-06-22  Marcus Nilsson <brainbomb@gmail.com>
+
+       * readelf.c: (slurp_relr_relocs) Use malloc instead of xmalloc
+        when allocating space for relocations.
+
+2022-06-21  Kumar N, Bhuvanendra  <Kavitha.Natarajan@amd.com>
+
+       * dwarf.h (struct debug_info): Add rnglists_base field.
+       * dwarf.c (read_and_display_attr_value): Read attribute DW_AT_rnglists_base.
+       (display_debug_rnglists_list): While handling DW_RLE_base_addressx,
+       DW_RLE_startx_endx, DW_RLE_startx_length items, pass the proper parameter
+       value to fetch_indexed_addr(), i.e. fetch the proper entry in .debug_addr section.
+       (display_debug_ranges): Add rnglists_base to the .debug_rnglists base address.
+       (load_separate_debug_files): Load .debug_addr section, if exists.
+
+2022-05-20  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * dwarf.c (dwarf_select_sections_by_names): Return zero if no
+       sections were selected.
+       (dwarf_select_sections_by_letters): Likewise.
+       * dwarf.h: (dwarf_select_sections_by_names): Update prototype.
+       (dwarf_select_sections_by_letters): Update prototype.
+       * objdump.c (might_need_separate_debug_info): New function.
+       (dump_bfd): Call new function before attempting to load separate
+       debug info files.
+       (main): Do not enable dwarf section dumping for -WK or -WN.
+       * readelf.c (parse_args): Do not enable dwarf section dumping for
+       -wK or -wN.
+       (might_need_separate_debug_info): New function.
+       (process_object): Call new function before attempting to load
+       separate debug info files.
+       * testsuite/binutils-all/debuginfo.exp: Expect -WE and -wE
+       debuginfod tests to pass.
+       * testsuite/binutils-all/objdump.Wk: Add extra regexps.
+       * testsuite/binutils-all/readelf.k: Add extra regexps.
+
+2022-05-19  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * dlltool.c (run): Initialise errmsg_fmt.
+       * dllwrap.c (run): Likewise.
+       * resrc.c (run_cmd): Likewise.
+       * mclex.c (mc_add_keyword): Initialise usz.
+       * srconv.c (wd_hd): Initialise hd.spare2.
+       * windmc.c (mc_add_node_lang): Initialise s.
+       (mc_generate_bin_item): Initialise cvt_txt.
+       (main): Initialise u.
+
+2022-05-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       PR 29135
+       * nm.c (non_weak): New variable.
+       (filter_symbols): When non-weak is true, ignore weak symbols.
+       (long_options): Add --no-weak.
+       (usage): Mention --no-weak.
+       (main): Handle -W/--no-weak.
+       * doc/binutils.texi: Document new feature.
+       * NEWS: Mention the new feature.
+       * testsuite/binutils-all/nm.exp: Add test of new feature.
+       * testsuite/binutils-all/no-weak.s: New test source file.
+
+2022-04-25  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       PR 29072
+       * testsuite/lib/binutils-common.exp (prune_warnings_extra): Filter
+       out notes about the executable stacjk behaviour beign deprecated.
+
+2022-04-12  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       PR 28992
+       * objcopy.c (is_strip_section_1): Do not delete debuglink sections
+       when stripping debug information.
+
+2022-04-06  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       PR 28981
+       * dwarf.c (fetch_indexed_value): Rename to fecth_indexed_addr and
+       return the address, rather than a string.
+       (fetch_indexed_value): New function - returns a value indexed by a
+       DW_FORM_loclistx or DW_FORM_rnglistx form.
+       (read_and_display_attr_value): Add support for DW_FORM_loclistx
+       and DW_FORM_rnglistx.
+       (process_debug_info): Load the loclists and rnglists sections.
+       (display_loclists_list): Add support for DW_LLE_base_addressx,
+       DW_LLE_startx_endx, DW_LLE_startx_length and
+       DW_LLE_default_location.
+       (display_offset_entry_loclists): New function.  Displays a
+       .debug_loclists section that contains offset entry tables.
+       (display_debug_loc): Call the new function.
+       (display_debug_rnglists_list): Add support for
+       DW_RLE_base_addressx, DW_RLE_startx_endx and DW_RLE_startx_length.
+       (display_debug_ranges): Display the contents of the section's
+       header.
+       * dwarf.h (struct debug_info): Add loclists_base field.
+       * testsuite/binutils-all/dw5.W: Update expected output.
+       * testsuite/binutils-all/x86-64/pr26808.dump: Likewise.
+
+2022-04-01  John Baldwin  <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
+
+       * readelf.c (get_freebsd_elfcore_note_type): Handle
+       NT_FREEBSD_X86_SEGBASES.
+
+2022-03-31  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * arlex.l: Accept the plus character as part of a filename.
+
+2022-03-16  Fangrui Song  <maskray@google.com>
+
+       PR binutils/28926
+       * objcopy.c (filter_symbols): Apply weaken to STB_GNU_UNIQUE symbols
+       * NEWS: Mention feature.
+       * testsuite/binutils-all/objcopy.exp (objcopy_test_symbol_manipulation): New test.
+       * testsuite/binutils-all/weaken-gnu-unique.s: New.
+
+2022-03-16  Martin Storsjö  <martin@martin.st>
+
+       PR 28885
+       * dlltool.c (main): use imp_name rather than dll_name when
+       generating a temporary file name.
+
+2022-03-16  Simon Marchi  <simon.marchi@efficios.com>
+
+       * readelf.c (dump_relocations): Handle EM_AMDGPU.
+
+2022-03-16  Simon Marchi  <simon.marchi@efficios.com>
+
+       * Makefile.am (readelf_CFLAGS): New.
+       (readelf_LDADD): Add MSGPACK_LIBS.
+       * Makefile.in: Re-generate.
+       * config.in: Re-generate.
+       * configure: Re-generate.
+       * configure.ac: Add --with-msgpack flag and check for msgpack
+       using pkg-config.
+       * readelf.c: Include msgpack.h if HAVE_MSGPACK.
+       (print_note_contents_hex): New.
+       (print_indents): New.
+       (dump_msgpack_obj): New.
+       (dump_msgpack): New.
+       (print_amdgpu_note): New.
+       (process_note): Handle NT_AMDGPU_METADATA note contents.
+       Use print_note_contents_hex.
+
+2022-03-16  Simon Marchi  <simon.marchi@efficios.com>
+
+       * readelf.c (get_amdgpu_elf_note_type): New.
+       (process_note): Handle "AMDGPU" notes.
+
+2022-03-16  Simon Marchi  <simon.marchi@efficios.com>
+
+       * readelf.c: Include elf/amdgcn.h.
+       (decode_AMDGPU_machine_flags): New.
+       (get_machine_flags): Handle flags for EM_AMDGPU machine type.
+
 2022-03-16  Simon Marchi  <simon.marchi@efficios.com>
 
        * readelf.c (get_osabi_name): Handle EM_AMDGPU OS ABIs.
 
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