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From: Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 09:20:00 -0000
In-Reply-To: <200307212045.h6LKjGld007821@envy.delorie.com> (DJ Delorie's
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Hi Guys,

> > Andrew wrote:
> > That would mean bundling the binutils directory in with GDB.  Hmm ...

> DJ replied:
> bfd/ perhaps?

Except that that then ruins the plan that readelf should be buildable
without libbfd.a.

> Doug wrote:
>
> I'd rather not have gdb ship with ./binutils.

OK.
 
> Why not create a new TLD named elf or dwarf or some such and include
> it in binutils and gdb distributions.
> 
> I don't have an opinion on whether one would care whether this particular
> directory has multiple libraries (libelf, libdwarf).
> If one finds that unpalatable, call it dwarf and begin a libdwarf now
> (or whatever).  It needed be all-singing/all-dancing in its first cut.

I would be open to this idea.

Cheers
        Nick