Review: binutils-embedded 29
Package Information
| Description | GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities for 64-bit ARM processors The programs in this package are used to manipulate binary and object files that have been created for ARM's 64-bit architecture. This package is primarily for embedded ARM developers and cross-compilers and is not needed by normal users or developers. |
|---|---|
| Maintainer | Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com> |
| Changed By | Keith Packard <keithp@keithp.com> |
| Sponsor | keithp@debian.org |
| Distribution | unstable |
| Architecture | any |
| VCS | git: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/binutils-embedded.git (browse) |
| Closes | #1146538 |
| Popcon Installs | 2572 |
| Binary NEW | Yes (binary-only upload) |
| Blocked Bugs | #1146536 (wishlist) |
| Tracker | https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/binutils-embedded |
| Uploaded | 18 days ago |
New Package Report
.changes
| Distribution | unstable |
|---|---|
| Date | Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:21:48 -0700 |
| Source | binutils-embedded |
| Version | 29 |
| Changed-By | Keith Packard |
| Architecture | source amd64 |
Changelog
binutils-embedded (29) unstable; urgency=medium . * Add msp430-unknown-elf target. Closes: #1146538.
.dsc
| Section | devel |
|---|---|
| Priority | optional |
| Component | main |
| Package-List | binutils-aarch64-none-elf deb devel optional arch=any binutils-arm-none-eabi deb devel optional arch=any binutils-msp430-unknown-elf deb devel optional arch=any binutils-riscv64-unknown-elf deb devel optional arch=any |
debian/copyright
This is the Debian GNU/Linux prepackaged version of the GNU assembler, linker, and binary utilities. This package was put together by me, James Troup <james@nocrew.org>, from sources, which I obtained from: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/binutils/ and: cvs://:pserver:anoncvs@sources.redhat.com:/cvs/src It was previously maintained by Christopher C. Chimelis <chris@debian.org> GNU Binutils is Copyright (C) 1990-2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. */ On Debian GNU/Linux systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in `/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL' and `/usr/share/common-licenses/LGPL'. The binutils manuals and associated documentation are also Copyright (C) Free Software Foundation, Inc. They are distributed under the GNU Free Documentation License Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation, with no Invariant Sections, with no with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover Texts. On Debian GNU/Linux systems, the complete text of the GFDL can be found in `/usr/share/common-licenses/GFDL'.
Review Information
accepted — allocated to awm 18 days ago, started 18 days ago, completed 17 days ago.
Final Comment
Hi,
If you could update the debian/copyright into DEP-5 format that would be appreciated.
Here's a suggestion for that...
=========================================================================
Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
Upstream-Name: binutils
Source:
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/binutils/
cvs://:pserver:anoncvs@sources.redhat.com:/cvs/src
Files: *
Copyright: 1990-2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License: GPL-3+
Files: debian/*
Copyright:
James Troup james@nocrew.org
Christopher C. Chimelis chris@debian.org
Keith Packard keithp@debian.org
License: GPL-3+
Files: doc/* man/* *.texi *.info
Copyright: Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License: GFDL-1.3+
License: GPL-3+
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street - Fifth Floor, Boston,
MA 02110-1301, USA.
.
On Debian GNU/Linux systems, the complete text of the GNU General
Public License version 3 can be found in `/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-3'.
License: GFDL-1.3+
Distributed under the GNU Free Documentation License Version 1.3 or any
later version published by the Free Software Foundation, with no Invariant
Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover Texts.
.
On Debian GNU/Linux systems, the complete text of the GFDL version 1.3
can be found in `/usr/share/common-licenses/GFDL-1.3'.
Thanks!