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-/binutils-2.21.tar.bz2
diff --git a/dead.package b/dead.package
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+Related packages were never approved.  The carl9170 firmware will have to be built with gcc-sh-linux-gnu package instead.
diff --git a/sh-elf-binutils.spec b/sh-elf-binutils.spec
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-%define target sh-elf
-
-Name:		%{target}-binutils
-Version:	2.21
-Release:	1%{?dist}
-Summary:	Cross Compiling GNU binutils targeted at %{target}
-Group:		Development/Tools
-License:	GPLv3+
-URL:		http://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/
-Source0:	http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/binutils/binutils-%{version}.tar.bz2
-BuildRoot:	%{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)
-BuildRequires:	texinfo
-
-
-%description
-This is a Cross Compiling version of GNU binutils, which can be used to
-assemble and link binaries for the %{target} platform, instead of for the
-native %{_arch} platform.
-
-
-%prep
-%setup -q -c
-
-%build
-mkdir -p build
-cd build
-CFLAGS="%{optflags}" ../binutils-%{version}/configure --prefix=%{_prefix} \
-	--libdir=%{_libdir} --mandir=%{_mandir} --infodir=%{_infodir} \
-	--target=%{target} --disable-nls
-
-make %{?_smp_mflags}
-
-
-%install
-cd build
-rm -rf %{buildroot}
-make install DESTDIR=%{buildroot}
-# these are for win targets only
-rm -f %{buildroot}%{_mandir}/man1/%{target}-{dlltool,nlmconv,windres,windmc}.1
-# we don't want these as this is a cross-compiler
-rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_infodir}
-rm -f %{buildroot}%{_libdir}/libiberty.a
-
-%clean
-rm -rf %{buildroot}
-
-
-%files
-%defattr(-,root,root,-)
-%{_prefix}/%{target}
-
-%{_bindir}/%{target}-*
-%{_mandir}/man1/%{target}-*.1.gz
-
-
-%changelog
-* Wed Feb  2 2011 John W. Linville <linville@redhat.com> - 2.21-1
-- Initial release
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-c84c5acc9d266f1a7044b51c85a823f5  binutils-2.21.tar.bz2