binutils 2.22

GNU Binutils package is a collection of binary tools. The main ones are:

�· ld - the GNU linker.
�· as - the GNU assembler.

But they also include:

�· addr2line - Converts addresses into filenames and line numbers.
�· ar - A utility for creating, modifying and extracting from archives.
�· c++filt - Filter to demangle encoded C++ symbols.
�· gprof - Displays profiling information.
�· nlmconv - Converts object code into an NLM.
�· nm - Lists symbols from object files.
�· objcopy - Copys and translates object files.
�· objdump - Displays information from object files.
�· ranlib - Generates an index to the contents of an archive.
�· readelf - Displays information from any ELF format object file.
�· size - Lists the section sizes of an object or archive file.
�· strings - Lists printable strings from files.
�· strip - Discards symbols.
�· windres - A compiler for Windows resource files.

Most of these programs use BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library, to do low-level manipulation. Many of them also use the opcodes library to assemble and disassemble machine instructions.

The binutils have been ported to most major Unix variants as well as Wintel systems, and their main reason for existence is to give the GNU system (and GNU/Linux) the facility to compile and link programs.

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What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Add --interleave-width option to objcopy to allowing copying a range of bytes from the input to the output with the --interleave option.
· Add support for the TMS320C6000 (TI C6X) processor family.
· Readelf can now display ARM unwind tables (.ARM.exidx / .ARM.extab) using the -u / --unwind option.
· Add --dyn-syms to readelf to dump dynamic symbol table.
· A new tool - elfedit - has been added to directly manipulate ELF format binaries.
· Add to dlltool .def file feature of aliasing PE internal symbol name by '== ' option.
· Add a new command line option -a / --addresses to addr2line to display the address before function name or source filename.
· Add a new command line option -p / --pretty-print to addr2line to have a more human readable output.
· The hppa/som targets can now be compiled on any host.