Binutils 2.9.1 required under Linux?

[Gerald Pfeifer]

On Tue, 3 Nov 1998, H.J. Lu wrote:
>> i?86-*-linux*
>> You will need binutils-2.8.1.0.15 or newer for exception handling to work. 
> Given the bugs fixed in binutils 2.9.1.0.15, especially the exception
> handling bug in gas, binutils 2.9.1.0.15 or above should be used
> for Linux.

As there were no objections, I went ahead and installed the patch below.

Thanks for the info, H.J.!
Gerald


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