package/binutils: drop support for binutils 2.40

Now that we have integrated support for binutils 2.43, and made
binutils 2.42 the default, following our tradition, we can drop
support for binutils 2.40.

In addition to the usual things, there is an additional change
in elf2flt.mk, which had a special condition applicable to binutils
2.40, which can be removed now.

Signed-off-by: Waldemar Brodkorb <wbx@openadk.org>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@bootlin.com>

Config.in.legacy

@@ -144,6 +144,14 @@ endif
 
 ###############################################################################
 
+comment "Legacy options removed in 2024.11"
+
+config BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_40_X
+	bool "binutils 2.40 has been removed"
+	select BR2_LEGACY
+	help
+	  binutils 2.40 has been removed, use a newer version.
+
 comment "Legacy options removed in 2024.08"
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_FLUTTER_DYNAMIC_LAYOUTS_EXAMPLE

package/binutils/2.40/0001-sh-conf.patch

@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-From 87551ade276aa0db86c4567b3ac219c4f979b538 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Romain Naour <romain.naour@gmail.com>
-Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 11:38:13 +0100
-Subject: [PATCH] sh-conf
-
-Likewise, binutils has no idea about any of these new targets either, so we
-fix that up too.. now we're able to actually build a real toolchain for
-sh2a_nofpu- and other more ineptly named toolchains (and yes, there are more
-inept targets than that one, really. Go look, I promise).
-
-Upstream: N/A [Buildroot specific]
-
-[Romain: rebase on top of 2.32]
-Signed-off-by: Romain Naour <romain.naour@gmail.com>
-[Thomas: rebase on top of 2.29, in which sh64 support was removed.]
-Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
----
- configure    | 2 +-
- configure.ac | 2 +-
- 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/configure b/configure
-index 417fc5a970c..fa8ba331796 100755
---- a/configure
-+++ b/configure
-@@ -4067,7 +4067,7 @@ case "${target}" in
-   nvptx*-*-*)
-     noconfigdirs="$noconfigdirs target-libssp target-libstdc++-v3 target-libobjc"
-     ;;
--  sh-*-*)
-+  sh*-*-*)
-     case "${target}" in
-       sh*-*-elf)
-          ;;
-diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
-index 3a1eb0357e5..d700c14ddf5 100644
---- a/configure.ac
-+++ b/configure.ac
-@@ -1300,7 +1300,7 @@ case "${target}" in
-   nvptx*-*-*)
-     noconfigdirs="$noconfigdirs target-libssp target-libstdc++-v3 target-libobjc"
-     ;;
--  sh-*-*)
-+  sh*-*-*)
-     case "${target}" in
-       sh*-*-elf)
-          ;;
--- 
-2.40.1
-

package/binutils/2.40/0002-poison-system-directories.patch

@@ -1,309 +0,0 @@
-From a6d90a842e349545ceb27f022317618dd99378ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Romain Naour <romain.naour@gmail.com>
-Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 11:45:38 +0100
-Subject: [PATCH] poison-system-directories
-
-Patch adapted to binutils 2.23.2 and extended to use
-BR_COMPILER_PARANOID_UNSAFE_PATH by Thomas Petazzoni.
-
-[Waldemar: rebase on top of 2.39]
-Signed-off-by: Waldemar Brodkorb <wbx@openadk.org>
-[Romain: rebase on top of 2.33.1]
-Signed-off-by: Romain Naour <romain.naour@gmail.com>
-[Gustavo: adapt to binutils 2.25]
-Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
-Signed-off-by: Gustavo Zacarias <gustavo@zacarias.com.ar>
-
-Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [distribution: codesourcery]
-Upstream: N/A [Buildroot specific]
-
-Patch originally created by Mark Hatle, forward-ported to
-binutils 2.21 by Scott Garman.
-
-purpose:  warn for uses of system directories when cross linking
-
-Code Merged from Sourcery G++ binutils 2.19 - 4.4-277
-
-2008-07-02  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>
-
-    ld/
-    * ld.h (args_type): Add error_poison_system_directories.
-    * ld.texinfo (--error-poison-system-directories): Document.
-    * ldfile.c (ldfile_add_library_path): Check
-    command_line.error_poison_system_directories.
-    * ldmain.c (main): Initialize
-    command_line.error_poison_system_directories.
-    * lexsup.c (enum option_values): Add
-    OPTION_ERROR_POISON_SYSTEM_DIRECTORIES.
-    (ld_options): Add --error-poison-system-directories.
-    (parse_args): Handle new option.
-
-2007-06-13  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>
-
-    ld/
-    * config.in: Regenerate.
-    * ld.h (args_type): Add poison_system_directories.
-    * ld.texinfo (--no-poison-system-directories): Document.
-    * ldfile.c (ldfile_add_library_path): Check
-    command_line.poison_system_directories.
-    * ldmain.c (main): Initialize
-    command_line.poison_system_directories.
-    * lexsup.c (enum option_values): Add
-    OPTION_NO_POISON_SYSTEM_DIRECTORIES.
-    (ld_options): Add --no-poison-system-directories.
-    (parse_args): Handle new option.
-
-2007-04-20  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>
-
-    Merge from Sourcery G++ binutils 2.17:
-
-    2007-03-20  Joseph Myers  <joseph@codesourcery.com>
-    Based on patch by Mark Hatle <mark.hatle@windriver.com>.
-    ld/
-    * configure.ac (--enable-poison-system-directories): New option.
-    * configure, config.in: Regenerate.
-    * ldfile.c (ldfile_add_library_path): If
-    ENABLE_POISON_SYSTEM_DIRECTORIES defined, warn for use of /lib,
-    /usr/lib, /usr/local/lib or /usr/X11R6/lib.
-
-Signed-off-by: Mark Hatle <mark.hatle@windriver.com>
-Signed-off-by: Scott Garman <scott.a.garman@intel.com>
----
- ld/config.in    |  3 +++
- ld/configure    | 14 ++++++++++++++
- ld/configure.ac | 10 ++++++++++
- ld/ld.h         |  8 ++++++++
- ld/ld.texi      | 12 ++++++++++++
- ld/ldfile.c     | 17 +++++++++++++++++
- ld/ldlex.h      |  2 ++
- ld/ldmain.c     |  2 ++
- ld/lexsup.c     | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
- 9 files changed, 89 insertions(+)
-
-diff --git a/ld/config.in b/ld/config.in
-index ad0dc6a106c..d21edaddce7 100644
---- a/ld/config.in
-+++ b/ld/config.in
-@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@
-    language is requested. */
- #undef ENABLE_NLS
- 
-+/* Define to warn for use of native system library directories */
-+#undef ENABLE_POISON_SYSTEM_DIRECTORIES
-+
- /* Additional extension a shared object might have. */
- #undef EXTRA_SHLIB_EXTENSION
- 
-diff --git a/ld/configure b/ld/configure
-index 43b44be1dc6..28f054ea3f8 100755
---- a/ld/configure
-+++ b/ld/configure
-@@ -839,6 +839,7 @@ with_lib_path
- enable_targets
- enable_64_bit_bfd
- with_sysroot
-+enable_poison_system_directories
- enable_gold
- enable_got
- enable_compressed_debug_sections
-@@ -1521,6 +1522,8 @@ Optional Features:
-   --enable-checking       enable run-time checks
-   --enable-targets        alternative target configurations
-   --enable-64-bit-bfd     64-bit support (on hosts with narrower word sizes)
-+  --enable-poison-system-directories
-+                          warn for use of native system library directories
-   --enable-gold[=ARG]     build gold [ARG={default,yes,no}]
-   --enable-got=<type>     GOT handling scheme (target, single, negative,
-                           multigot)
-@@ -15504,7 +15507,18 @@ else
- fi
- 
- 
-+# Check whether --enable-poison-system-directories was given.
-+if test "${enable_poison_system_directories+set}" = set; then :
-+  enableval=$enable_poison_system_directories;
-+else
-+  enable_poison_system_directories=no
-+fi
-+
-+if test "x${enable_poison_system_directories}" = "xyes"; then
- 
-+$as_echo "#define ENABLE_POISON_SYSTEM_DIRECTORIES 1" >>confdefs.h
-+
-+fi
- 
- # Check whether --enable-got was given.
- if test "${enable_got+set}" = set; then :
-diff --git a/ld/configure.ac b/ld/configure.ac
-index 77edac3258c..a74dac63038 100644
---- a/ld/configure.ac
-+++ b/ld/configure.ac
-@@ -103,6 +103,16 @@ AC_SUBST(use_sysroot)
- AC_SUBST(TARGET_SYSTEM_ROOT)
- AC_SUBST(TARGET_SYSTEM_ROOT_DEFINE)
- 
-+AC_ARG_ENABLE([poison-system-directories],
-+         AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-poison-system-directories],
-+                [warn for use of native system library directories]),,
-+         [enable_poison_system_directories=no])
-+if test "x${enable_poison_system_directories}" = "xyes"; then
-+  AC_DEFINE([ENABLE_POISON_SYSTEM_DIRECTORIES],
-+       [1],
-+       [Define to warn for use of native system library directories])
-+fi
-+
- dnl Use --enable-gold to decide if this linker should be the default.
- dnl "install_as_default" is set to false if gold is the default linker.
- dnl "installed_linker" is the installed BFD linker name.
-diff --git a/ld/ld.h b/ld/ld.h
-index 05649ff61b8..1818c227473 100644
---- a/ld/ld.h
-+++ b/ld/ld.h
-@@ -163,6 +163,14 @@ typedef struct
-      in the linker script.  */
-   bool force_group_allocation;
- 
-+  /* If TRUE (the default) warn for uses of system directories when
-+     cross linking.  */
-+  bool poison_system_directories;
-+
-+  /* If TRUE (default FALSE) give an error for uses of system
-+     directories when cross linking instead of a warning.  */
-+  bool error_poison_system_directories;
-+
-   /* Big or little endian as set on command line.  */
-   enum endian_enum endian;
- 
-diff --git a/ld/ld.texi b/ld/ld.texi
-index db3a9f09b45..9dacc934f80 100644
---- a/ld/ld.texi
-+++ b/ld/ld.texi
-@@ -2949,6 +2949,18 @@ string identifying the original linked file does not change.
- Passing @code{none} for @var{style} disables the setting from any
- @code{--build-id} options earlier on the command line.
- 
-+@kindex --no-poison-system-directories
-+@item --no-poison-system-directories
-+Do not warn for @option{-L} options using system directories such as
-+@file{/usr/lib} when cross linking.  This option is intended for use
-+in chroot environments when such directories contain the correct
-+libraries for the target system rather than the host.
-+
-+@kindex --error-poison-system-directories
-+@item --error-poison-system-directories
-+Give an error instead of a warning for @option{-L} options using
-+system directories when cross linking.
-+
- @kindex --package-metadata=@var{JSON}
- @item --package-metadata=@var{JSON}
- Request the creation of a @code{.note.package} ELF note section.  The
-diff --git a/ld/ldfile.c b/ld/ldfile.c
-index b8fd4e5d8e0..1f1d8e23bc9 100644
---- a/ld/ldfile.c
-+++ b/ld/ldfile.c
-@@ -117,6 +117,23 @@ ldfile_add_library_path (const char *name, bool cmdline)
-     new_dirs->name = concat (ld_sysroot, name + strlen ("$SYSROOT"), (const char *) NULL);
-   else
-     new_dirs->name = xstrdup (name);
-+
-+#ifdef ENABLE_POISON_SYSTEM_DIRECTORIES
-+  if (command_line.poison_system_directories
-+  && ((!strncmp (name, "/lib", 4))
-+      || (!strncmp (name, "/usr/lib", 8))
-+      || (!strncmp (name, "/usr/local/lib", 14))
-+      || (!strncmp (name, "/usr/X11R6/lib", 14))))
-+   {
-+     if (command_line.error_poison_system_directories)
-+       einfo (_("%X%P: error: library search path \"%s\" is unsafe for "
-+            "cross-compilation\n"), name);
-+     else
-+       einfo (_("%P: warning: library search path \"%s\" is unsafe for "
-+            "cross-compilation\n"), name);
-+   }
-+#endif
-+
- }
- 
- /* Try to open a BFD for a lang_input_statement.  */
-diff --git a/ld/ldlex.h b/ld/ldlex.h
-index 0538f0a06a1..d1de3aec23d 100644
---- a/ld/ldlex.h
-+++ b/ld/ldlex.h
-@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ enum option_values
-   OPTION_CTF_VARIABLES,
-   OPTION_NO_CTF_VARIABLES,
-   OPTION_CTF_SHARE_TYPES,
-+  OPTION_NO_POISON_SYSTEM_DIRECTORIES,
-+  OPTION_ERROR_POISON_SYSTEM_DIRECTORIES,
-   OPTION_WARN_EXECSTACK,
-   OPTION_NO_WARN_EXECSTACK,
-   OPTION_WARN_RWX_SEGMENTS,
-diff --git a/ld/ldmain.c b/ld/ldmain.c
-index 9290a189b0d..e2e3074e872 100644
---- a/ld/ldmain.c
-+++ b/ld/ldmain.c
-@@ -321,6 +321,8 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
-   command_line.warn_mismatch = true;
-   command_line.warn_search_mismatch = true;
-   command_line.check_section_addresses = -1;
-+  command_line.poison_system_directories = true;
-+  command_line.error_poison_system_directories = false;
- 
-   /* We initialize DEMANGLING based on the environment variable
-      COLLECT_NO_DEMANGLE.  The gcc collect2 program will demangle the
-diff --git a/ld/lexsup.c b/ld/lexsup.c
-index c5960385572..da0a7829914 100644
---- a/ld/lexsup.c
-+++ b/ld/lexsup.c
-@@ -613,6 +613,14 @@ static const struct ld_option ld_options[] =
- 		   "                                <method> is: share-unconflicted (default),\n"
- 		   "                                             share-duplicated"),
-     TWO_DASHES },
-+  { {"no-poison-system-directories", no_argument, NULL,
-+    OPTION_NO_POISON_SYSTEM_DIRECTORIES},
-+    '\0', NULL, N_("Do not warn for -L options using system directories"),
-+    TWO_DASHES },
-+  { {"error-poison-system-directories", no_argument, NULL,
-+    OPTION_ERROR_POISON_SYSTEM_DIRECTORIES},
-+    '\0', NULL, N_("Give an error for -L options using system directories"),
-+    TWO_DASHES },
- };
- 
- #define OPTION_COUNT ARRAY_SIZE (ld_options)
-@@ -625,6 +633,7 @@ parse_args (unsigned argc, char **argv)
-   int ingroup = 0;
-   char *default_dirlist = NULL;
-   char *shortopts;
-+  char *BR_paranoid_env;
-   struct option *longopts;
-   struct option *really_longopts;
-   int last_optind;
-@@ -1692,6 +1701,14 @@ parse_args (unsigned argc, char **argv)
- 	  }
- 	  break;
- 
-+	case OPTION_NO_POISON_SYSTEM_DIRECTORIES:
-+	  command_line.poison_system_directories = false;
-+	  break;
-+
-+	case OPTION_ERROR_POISON_SYSTEM_DIRECTORIES:
-+	  command_line.error_poison_system_directories = true;
-+	  break;
-+
- 	case OPTION_PUSH_STATE:
- 	  input_flags.pushed = xmemdup (&input_flags,
- 					sizeof (input_flags),
-@@ -1837,6 +1854,10 @@ parse_args (unsigned argc, char **argv)
-       command_line.soname = NULL;
-     }
- 
-+  BR_paranoid_env = getenv("BR_COMPILER_PARANOID_UNSAFE_PATH");
-+  if (BR_paranoid_env && strlen(BR_paranoid_env) > 0)
-+    command_line.error_poison_system_directories = true;
-+
-   while (ingroup)
-     {
-       einfo (_("%P: missing --end-group; added as last command line option\n"));
--- 
-2.40.1
-

package/binutils/2.40/0003-PR27597-nios-assertion-fail-in-nios2_elf32_install_i.patch

@@ -1,125 +0,0 @@
-From 900c0f0aa3d78cd9e67ccd26fbc86224cef4c5b1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Alan Modra <amodra@gmail.com>
-Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2024 22:33:29 +1030
-Subject: [PATCH] PR27597, nios: assertion fail in nios2_elf32_install_imm16
-
-The assertion in nios2_elf32_install_imm16 triggers when the PLT is
-twice the maximum allowable size for a branch from PLTn to reach
-.PLTresolve, and on no other call to nios2_elf32_install_imm16.  That
-makes the assertion completely useless.  We can handle a PIC PLT
-exceeding 0x8000 in size by bouncing branches that won't reach through
-previous branches.
-
-	PR 27597
-	* elf32-nios2.c (nios2_elf32_install_imm16): Delete BFD_ASSERT.
-	(nios2_build_one_stub): Don't bother masking value passed to
-	nios2_elf32_install_imm16.
-	(nios2_elf32_finish_dynamic_symbol): Likewise.  Handle overflow
-	of PLTn branch to .PLTresolve by bouncing through prior branches.
-
-Upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=900c0f0aa3d78cd9e67ccd26fbc86224cef4c5b1
-
-Signed-off-by: Giulio Benetti <giulio.benetti@benettiengineering.com>
----
- bfd/elf32-nios2.c | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
- 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/bfd/elf32-nios2.c b/bfd/elf32-nios2.c
-index bebf4239958..7f61e2f8507 100644
---- a/bfd/elf32-nios2.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf32-nios2.c
-@@ -1878,8 +1878,6 @@ nios2_elf32_install_imm16 (asection *sec, bfd_vma offset, bfd_vma value)
- {
-   bfd_vma word = bfd_get_32 (sec->owner, sec->contents + offset);
- 
--  BFD_ASSERT (value <= 0xffff || ((bfd_signed_vma) value) >= -0xffff);
--
-   bfd_put_32 (sec->owner, word | ((value & 0xffff) << 6),
- 	      sec->contents + offset);
- }
-@@ -2518,7 +2516,7 @@ nios2_build_one_stub (struct bfd_hash_entry *gen_entry, void *in_arg ATTRIBUTE_U
-       nios2_elf32_install_imm16 (stub_sec, hsh->stub_offset,
- 				 hiadj (sym_value));
-       nios2_elf32_install_imm16 (stub_sec, hsh->stub_offset + 4,
--				 (sym_value & 0xffff));
-+				 sym_value);
-       stub_sec->size += 12;
-       break;
-     default:
-@@ -4986,16 +4984,28 @@ nios2_elf32_finish_dynamic_symbol (bfd *output_bfd,
-       /* Emit the PLT entry.  */
-       if (bfd_link_pic (info))
- 	{
-+	  bfd_vma br_offset;
-+
- 	  nios2_elf32_install_data (splt, nios2_so_plt_entry, h->plt.offset,
- 				    3);
- 	  plt_index = (h->plt.offset - 24) / 12;
- 	  got_offset = (plt_index + 3) * 4;
- 	  nios2_elf32_install_imm16 (splt, h->plt.offset,
--				     hiadj(plt_index * 4));
-+				     hiadj (plt_index * 4));
- 	  nios2_elf32_install_imm16 (splt, h->plt.offset + 4,
--				     (plt_index * 4) & 0xffff);
--	  nios2_elf32_install_imm16 (splt, h->plt.offset + 8,
--				     0xfff4 - h->plt.offset);
-+				     plt_index * 4);
-+	  br_offset = -(h->plt.offset + 12);
-+	  /* If this plt entry is too far away from the start of .plt
-+	     for the "br" to reach .PLTresolve, bounce through one or
-+	     more of the previous "br" instructions.  */
-+	  if (br_offset < (bfd_vma) -32768)
-+	    {
-+	      br_offset += 32768 / 12 * 12 - 4;
-+	      while (br_offset < (bfd_vma) -32768)
-+		br_offset += 32768 / 12 * 12;
-+	    }
-+	  nios2_elf32_install_imm16 (splt, h->plt.offset + 8, br_offset);
-+
- 	  got_address = (sgotplt->output_section->vma + sgotplt->output_offset
- 			 + got_offset);
- 
-@@ -5014,9 +5024,8 @@ nios2_elf32_finish_dynamic_symbol (bfd *output_bfd,
- 	  nios2_elf32_install_data (splt, nios2_plt_entry, h->plt.offset, 3);
- 	  got_address = (sgotplt->output_section->vma + sgotplt->output_offset
- 			 + got_offset);
--	  nios2_elf32_install_imm16 (splt, h->plt.offset, hiadj(got_address));
--	  nios2_elf32_install_imm16 (splt, h->plt.offset + 4,
--				     got_address & 0xffff);
-+	  nios2_elf32_install_imm16 (splt, h->plt.offset, hiadj (got_address));
-+	  nios2_elf32_install_imm16 (splt, h->plt.offset + 4, got_address);
- 
- 	  /* Fill in the entry in the global offset table.  */
- 	  bfd_put_32 (output_bfd,
-@@ -5217,8 +5226,8 @@ nios2_elf32_finish_dynamic_sections (bfd *output_bfd,
- 	      BFD_ASSERT ((got_pcrel & 0xf) == 0);
- 	      nios2_elf32_install_data (splt, nios2_so_plt0_entry, 0, 6);
- 	      nios2_elf32_install_imm16 (splt, 4, hiadj (got_pcrel));
--	      nios2_elf32_install_imm16 (splt, 12, got_pcrel & 0xffff);
--	      nios2_elf32_install_imm16 (splt, 16, (got_pcrel + 4) & 0xffff);
-+	      nios2_elf32_install_imm16 (splt, 12, got_pcrel);
-+	      nios2_elf32_install_imm16 (splt, 16, got_pcrel + 4);
- 	    }
- 	  else
- 	    {
-@@ -5240,14 +5249,13 @@ nios2_elf32_finish_dynamic_sections (bfd *output_bfd,
- 
- 	      nios2_elf32_install_data (splt, nios2_plt0_entry, res_size, 7);
- 	      nios2_elf32_install_imm16 (splt, res_size, hiadj (res_start));
--	      nios2_elf32_install_imm16 (splt, res_size + 4,
--					 res_start & 0xffff);
-+	      nios2_elf32_install_imm16 (splt, res_size + 4, res_start);
- 	      nios2_elf32_install_imm16 (splt, res_size + 12,
- 					 hiadj (got_address));
- 	      nios2_elf32_install_imm16 (splt, res_size + 16,
--					 (got_address + 4) & 0xffff);
-+					 got_address + 4);
- 	      nios2_elf32_install_imm16 (splt, res_size + 20,
--					 (got_address + 8) & 0xffff);
-+					 got_address + 8);
- 	    }
- 	}
-     }
--- 
-2.34.1
-

package/binutils/Config.in.host

@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ choice
 	help
 	  Select the version of binutils you wish to use.
 
-config BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_40_X
-	bool "binutils 2.40"
-
 config BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_41_X
 	bool "binutils 2.41"
 
@@ -33,7 +30,6 @@ endchoice
 config BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION
 	string
 	default "arc-2023.09-release"	if BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_ARC
-	default "2.40"		if BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_40_X
 	default "2.41"		if BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_41_X
 	default "2.42"		if BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_42_X
 	default "2.43"		if BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_43_X

package/binutils/binutils.hash

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 # From https://gcc.gnu.org/pub/binutils/releases/sha512.sum
-sha512  a37e042523bc46494d99d5637c3f3d8f9956d9477b748b3b1f6d7dfbb8d968ed52c932e88a4e946c6f77b8f48f1e1b360ca54c3d298f17193f3b4963472f6925  binutils-2.40.tar.xz
 sha512  5df45d0bd6ddabdce4f35878c041e46a92deef01e7dea5facc97fd65cc06b59abc6fba0eb454b68e571c7e14038dc823fe7f2263843e6e627b7444eaf0fe9374  binutils-2.41.tar.xz
 sha512  155f3ba14cd220102f4f29a4f1e5cfee3c48aa03b74603460d05afb73c70d6657a9d87eee6eb88bf13203fe6f31177a5c9addc04384e956e7da8069c8ecd20a6  binutils-2.42.tar.xz
 sha512  93e063163e54d6a6ee2bd48dc754270bf757a3635b49a702ed6b310e929e94063958512d191e66beaf44275f7ea60865dbde138b624626739679fcc306b133bb  binutils-2.43.tar.xz

package/elf2flt/elf2flt.mk

@@ -16,18 +16,8 @@ HOST_ELF2FLT_AUTORECONF = YES
 
 # elf2flt needs to link against libbfd.a and libiberty.a which are
 # provided by host-binutils, but not installed, so we poke directly
-# into the host-binutils build directory. Turns out that the location
-# of libbfd.a has changed in binutils >= 2.41, so we special case
-# binutils 2.39 and 2.40, which are the two remaining versions still
-# using the "old" path". Note: the ARC-special binutils version is not
-# considered because Buildroot only supports ARC CPUs with a MMU and
-# therefore host-elf2flt is never used on ARC. libiberty.a has
-# remained at the same location.
-ifeq ($(BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_40_X),y)
-HOST_ELF2FLT_LIBBFD_PATH = $(HOST_BINUTILS_DIR)/bfd/libbfd.a
-else
+# into the host-binutils build directory.
 HOST_ELF2FLT_LIBBFD_PATH = $(HOST_BINUTILS_DIR)/bfd/.libs/libbfd.a
-endif
 
 # It is not exactly a host variant, but more a cross variant, which is
 # why we pass a special --target option.