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+# no stripping
+%define __strip /bin/true
+Name:		binutils
+Version:	2.40
+Release:	%{?repo}0.rc4%{?dist}
+Summary:	Collection of binary tools
+
+Group:		System Environment/Utilities
+License:	GPLv2, GPLv3
+URL:		https://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/
+Source0:	https://sourceware.org/pub/binutils/releases/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
+
+#BuildRequires:	
+Requires:	%{name}-libs = %{version}-%{release}
+
+%description
+These are the GNU binutils.  These are utilities of use when dealing
+with binary files, either object files or executables.  These tools
+consist of the linker (ld), the assembler (gas), and the profiler
+(gprof) each of which have their own sub-directory named after them.
+There is also a collection of other binary tools, including the
+disassembler (objdump) in this directory.  These tools make use of a
+pair of libraries (bfd and opcodes) and a common set of header files
+(include).
+
+%package libs
+Summary:	Binutils Libraries
+Group:		System Environment/Libraries
+License:	LGPLv2, LGPLv3
+
+%description libs
+This package contains the Binutils shared libraries
+
+%package devel
+Summary:	Binutils developer files
+Group:		Development/Libraries
+Requires:	%{name} = %{version}-%{release}
+Requires:	%{name}-libs = %{version}-%{release}
+
+%description devel
+This package contains the developer files needed to compile software
+that links against the binutils libraries.
+
+%package static
+Summary:	Binutils static libraries
+Group:		Development/Libraries
+Requires:	%{name}-devel = %{version}-%{release}
+
+%description static
+This package contains the binutils static libraries, in the event
+that they are actually needed.
+
+%prep
+%setup -q
+
+
+%build
+%configure            \
+  --enable-gold       \
+  --enable-ld=default \
+  --enable-plugins    \
+  --enable-shared     \
+  --disable-werror    \
+  --enable-64-bit-bfd \
+  --with-system-zlib
+make tooldir=/usr %{?_smp_mflags}
+
+
+%install
+make install DESTDIR=%{buildroot}
+touch files.lang
+%find_lang bfd && cat bfd.lang >> files.lang
+%find_lang binutils && cat binutils.lang >> files.lang
+%find_lang gold && cat gold.lang >> files.lang
+%find_lang gprof && cat gprof.lang >> files.lang
+%find_lang ld && cat ld.lang >> files.lang
+%find_lang opcodes && cat opcodes.lang >> files.lang
+%find_lang gas && cat gas.lang >> files.lang
+
+%check
+LOG=%{name}=make.check.tmp
+make -k check > ${LOG} 2>&1 ||:
+echo >> ${LOG}
+echo >> ${LOG}
+echo "##################################" >> ${LOG}
+echo >> %{name}-make.check.log
+echo "Failures:" >> ${LOG}
+echo >> ${LOG}
+echo >> ${LOG}
+grep '^FAIL:' $(find -name '*.log') >> ${LOG}
+sleep 1
+mv ${LOG} %{name}-make.check.log
+
+%post
+%{_bindir}/install-info %{_infodir}/as.info %{_infodir}/dir ||:
+%{_bindir}/install-info %{_infodir}/bfd.info %{_infodir}/dir ||:
+%{_bindir}/install-info %{_infodir}/binutils.info %{_infodir}/dir ||:
+%{_bindir}/install-info %{_infodir}/ctf-spec.info %{_infodir}/dir ||:
+%{_bindir}/install-info %{_infodir}/gprof.info %{_infodir}/dir ||:
+%{_bindir}/install-info %{_infodir}/gprofng.info %{_infodir}/dir ||:
+%{_bindir}/install-info %{_infodir}/ld.info %{_infodir}/dir ||:
+%{_bindir}/install-info %{_infodir}/sframe-spec.info %{_infodir}/dir ||:
+
+%preun
+if [ $1 = 0 ]; then
+%{_bindir}/install-info --delete %{_infodir}/as.info %{_infodir}/dir ||:
+%{_bindir}/install-info --delete %{_infodir}/binutils.info %{_infodir}/dir ||:
+%{_bindir}/install-info --delete %{_infodir}/ctf-spec.info %{_infodir}/dir ||:
+%{_bindir}/install-info --delete %{_infodir}/gprof.info %{_infodir}/dir ||:
+%{_bindir}/install-info --delete %{_infodir}/gprofng.info %{_infodir}/dir ||:
+%{_bindir}/install-info --delete %{_infodir}/ld.info %{_infodir}/dir ||:
+%{_bindir}/install-info --delete %{_infodir}/sframe-spec.info %{_infodir}/dir ||:
+fi
+
+%post libs -p /sbin/ldconfig
+%postun libs -p /sbin/ldconfig
+
+%post devel
+%{_bindir}/install-info %{_infodir}/bfd.info %{_infodir}/dir ||:
+
+%preun devel
+if [ $1 = 0 ]; then
+%{_bindir}/install-info --delete %{_infodir}/bfd.info %{_infodir}/dir ||:
+fi
+
+
+%files -f files.lang
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+%{_prefix}/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
+%{_sysconfdir}/gprofng.rc
+%{_bindir}/*
+###
+%dir %{_libdir}/bfd-plugins
+%attr(0755,root,root) %{_libdir}/bfd-plugins/libdep.so
+%dir %{_libdir}/gprofng
+%attr(0755,root,root) %{_libdir}/gprofng/libgp-collector.so
+%attr(0755,root,root) %{_libdir}/gprofng/libgp-collectorAPI.so
+%attr(0755,root,root) %{_libdir}/gprofng/libgp-heap.so
+%attr(0755,root,root) %{_libdir}/gprofng/libgp-iotrace.so
+%attr(0755,root,root) %{_libdir}/gprofng/libgp-sync.so
+%attr(0755,root,root) %{_libdir}/gprofng/libgprofng.so.0.0.0
+%{_libdir}/gprofng/libgprofng.so
+%{_libdir}/gprofng/libgprofng.so.0
+%exclude %{_infodir}/dir
+%{_infodir}/as.info*
+%{_infodir}/binutils.info*
+%{_infodir}/ctf-spec.info*
+%{_infodir}/gprof.info*
+%{_infodir}/gprofng.info*
+%{_infodir}/ld.info*
+%{_infodir}/sframe-spec.info*
+%{_mandir}/man1/*.1*
+%license COPYING COPYING3
+%doc COPYING COPYING3 binutils/README
+%doc %{name}-make.check.log
+
+%files libs
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+%attr(0775,root,root) %{_libdir}/libbfd-2.40.so
+%attr(0775,root,root) %{_libdir}/libctf-nobfd.so.0.0.0
+%attr(0775,root,root) %{_libdir}/libctf.so.0.0.0
+%attr(0775,root,root) %{_libdir}/libopcodes-2.40.so
+%attr(0775,root,root) %{_libdir}/libsframe.so.0.0.0
+# symlinks
+%{_libdir}/libctf-nobfd.so.0
+%{_libdir}/libctf.so.0
+%{_libdir}/libsframe.so.0
+%license COPYING.LIB COPYING3.LIB
+%doc COPYING.LIB COPYING3.LIB 
+
+%files devel
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+%attr(0644,root,root) %{_includedir}/*.h
+%{_libdir}/libbfd.so
+%{_infodir}/bfd.info*
+%{_libdir}/libctf-nobfd.so
+%{_libdir}/libctf.so
+%{_libdir}/libopcodes.so
+%{_libdir}/libsframe.so
+
+%files static
+%defattr(-,root,root,-)
+%attr(0644,root,root) %{_libdir}/libbfd.a
+%attr(0644,root,root) %{_libdir}/libctf-nobfd.a
+%attr(0644,root,root) %{_libdir}/libctf.a
+%attr(0644,root,root) %{_libdir}/libopcodes.a
+%attr(0644,root,root) %{_libdir}/libsframe.a
+
+%changelog
+* Wed Apr 05 2023 Michael A. Peters <anymouseprophet@gmail.com> - 2.40-0.rc4
+- Initial spec file for YJL (RPM bootstrapping LFS/BLFS 11.3)
+- Twelve (out of numerous) test failures, all gold related