Recommended update for binutils
SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for binutils
This update fixes a regression in handling overrides of
weak symbols that can cause linking to abort on PowerPC
platforms.
| Announcement ID: | SUSE-RU-2012:1401-1 |
| Rating: | low |
| References: | #767762 |
| Affected Products: |
An update that has one recommended fix can now be installed.
Description:
This update fixes a regression in handling overrides of
weak symbols that can cause linking to abort on PowerPC
platforms.
Patch Instructions:
To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2:
zypper in -t patch sdksp2-binutils-6973 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware:
zypper in -t patch slessp2-binutils-6973 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:
zypper in -t patch slessp2-binutils-6973 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:
zypper in -t patch sledsp2-binutils-6973
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
- binutils-devel-2.21.1-0.9.2
- cross-ppc-binutils-2.21.1-0.9.1
- cross-spu-binutils-2.21.1-0.9.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):
- binutils-devel-32bit-2.21.1-0.9.2
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 ppc64 x86_64):
- binutils-gold-2.21.1-0.9.2
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
- binutils-2.21.1-0.9.2
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
- binutils-2.21.1-0.9.2
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):
- binutils-2.21.1-0.9.2
References:
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/767762
- http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=9a7a919294fcc79c08a9cfd4ae11279f