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[Alexander E. Patrakov]

Greg Schafer wrote:
> Ok. If latest HJL binutils work, we can therefore conclude there was some
> x86_64 bugfix made after binitils-2.17.
>
> Mission - identify the fix, backport patch to 2.17, voila - problem
> solved! No need for ridiculously flippant declarations of build methods
> not working and being insufficient? Yes?
>   

The above is based on the assumption that the breakage was 
unintentional, and that the necessary change is indeed a small bugfix, 
not a big "feature patch". If this assumption is correct, I would tend 
to agree.

I will look through changelogs now to see if there is something relevant.

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Alexander E. Patrakov