diff --git a/core/binutils/PKGBUILD b/core/binutils/PKGBUILD
index b1841aef4..8f2575e48 100644
--- a/core/binutils/PKGBUILD
+++ b/core/binutils/PKGBUILD
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 noautobuild=1
 
 pkgname=binutils
-pkgver=2.24
-pkgrel=8
+pkgver=2.25
+pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="A set of programs to assemble and manipulate binary and object files"
 arch=('i686' 'x86_64')
 url="http://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/"
@@ -21,33 +21,10 @@ depends=('glibc>=2.20' 'zlib')
 checkdepends=('dejagnu')
 options=('staticlibs' '!distcc' '!ccache')
 install=binutils.install
-source=(ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/binutils/binutils-${pkgver}.tar.bz2{,.sig}
-        binutils-2.24-lto-testsuite.patch
-        binutils-2.24-gold-testsuite-plugin.patch
-        binutils-2.24-shared-pie.patch
-        binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8484.patch
-        binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8485.patch
-        binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8501.patch
-        binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8502.patch
-        binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8503.patch
-        binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8504.patch
-        binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8737.patch
-        binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8738.patch
-        binutils-2.24-strings-all-default.patch)
-md5sums=('e0f71a7b2ddab0f8612336ac81d9636b'
-         'SKIP'
-         'e68a1f221545f082baa5bd417cd077af'
-         'e46bbb03abaa5db58c12247644dc4857'
-         'ec59461c4febab9cfe1c1ef33326bc50'
-         '125d8ce675ced84814d5f068106dbaa3'
-         '6923e5279a84cb7134b07e2cf6686434'
-         '4c590dc70829d8f4fc190f0fe7e3add8'
-         '64efddd24d5628437cc457b468df8de3'
-         '70540e2c6418a54ad88ab9c6b988d075'
-         'acce1f1d28db6bdb84b430a05f331366'
-         '12fb3e860203a06b5d1f4b023c06dcec'
-         'd35b0ccb79d565757821b3e0206f3873'
-         '99445d528110543d88b59a1ec7677592')
+source=(ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/binutils/binutils-${pkgver}.tar.bz2{,.sig})
+md5sums=('d9f3303f802a5b6b0bb73a335ab89d66'
+         'SKIP')
+validpgpkeys=('EAF1C276A747E9ED86210CBAC3126D3B4AE55E93')  # Tristan Gingold
 
 prepare() {
   cd ${srcdir}/binutils-${pkgver}
@@ -55,42 +32,6 @@ prepare() {
   # hack! - libiberty configure tests for header files using "$CPP $CPPFLAGS"
   sed -i "/ac_cpp=/s/\$CPPFLAGS/\$CPPFLAGS -O2/" libiberty/configure
 
-  # fix lto testsuite with gcc-4.9 - commits b35d44f1 and 37a6ac44
-  patch -p1 -i $srcdir/binutils-2.24-lto-testsuite.patch
-
-  # fix gold testsuite with gcc-4.9 - commit ae447ddd
-  patch -p1 -i $srcdir/binutils-2.24-gold-testsuite-plugin.patch
-
-  # fix issues with -static -fPIE -pie - commit 4199e3b8
-  patch -p1 -i $srcdir/binutils-2.24-shared-pie.patch
-
-  # CVE-2014-8484 - backport of commit bd25671c
-  patch -p1 -i $srcdir/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8484.patch
-
-  # CVE-2014-8485 - commit 493a3386
-  patch -p1 -i $srcdir/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8485.patch
-  
-  # CVE-2014-8501 - commit 7e1e1988
-  patch -p1 -i $srcdir/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8501.patch
-
-  # CVE-2014-8502 - commits bf67003b and 5a4b0ccc
-  patch -p1 -i $srcdir/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8502.patch
-
-  # CVE-2014-8503 - commit 0102ea8c
-  patch -p1 -i $srcdir/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8503.patch
-
-  # CVE-2014-8504 - commit 708d7d0d
-  patch -p1 -i $srcdir/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8504.patch
-
-  # CVE-2014-8737 - commit dd9b91de
-  patch -p1 -i $srcdir/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8737.patch
-
-  # CVE-2014-8738 - commit bb0d8671
-  patch -p1 -i $srcdir/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8738.patch
-
-  # strings -a default - commit 7fac9594 (fedora backport)
-  patch -p0 -i $srcdir/binutils-2.24-strings-all-default.patch
-
   mkdir ${srcdir}/binutils-build
 }
 
@@ -131,7 +72,6 @@ package() {
   
   # Remove unwanted files
   rm -f ${pkgdir}/usr/share/man/man1/{dlltool,nlmconv,windres,windmc}*
-  rm ${pkgdir}/usr/share/info/{configure,standards}.info
 
   # No shared linking to these files outside binutils
   rm -f ${pkgdir}/usr/lib/lib{bfd,opcodes}.so
diff --git a/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8484.patch b/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8484.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 69a5e8506..000000000
--- a/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8484.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
---- binutils-2.24/bfd/srec.c	2013-11-04 16:33:37.000000000 +0100
-+++ binutils-2.24-1/bfd/srec.c	2014-10-24 21:46:38.973046641 +0200
-@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@
- 	  {
- 	    file_ptr pos;
- 	    char hdr[3];
--	    unsigned int bytes;
-+	    unsigned int bytes, min_bytes;
- 	    bfd_vma address;
- 	    bfd_byte *data;
- 	    unsigned char check_sum;
-@@ -478,6 +478,19 @@
- 	      }
- 
- 	    check_sum = bytes = HEX (hdr + 1);
-+	    min_bytes = 3;
-+	    if (hdr[0] == '2' || hdr[0] == '8')
-+	      min_bytes = 4;
-+	    else if (hdr[0] == '3' || hdr[0] == '7')
-+	      min_bytes = 5;
-+	    if (bytes < min_bytes)
-+	      {
-+		(*_bfd_error_handler) (_("%B:%d: byte count %d too small\n"),
-+				       abfd, lineno, bytes);
-+		bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
-+		goto error_return;
-+	      }
-+
- 	    if (bytes * 2 > bufsize)
- 	      {
- 		if (buf != NULL)
diff --git a/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8485.patch b/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8485.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 705c74835..000000000
--- a/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8485.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
-index c884d1d..c8ac826 100644
---- a/bfd/elf.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf.c
-@@ -608,9 +608,10 @@ setup_group (bfd *abfd, Elf_Internal_Shdr *hdr, asection *newsect)
- 		  if (shdr->contents == NULL)
- 		    {
- 		      _bfd_error_handler
--			(_("%B: Corrupt size field in group section header: 0x%lx"), abfd, shdr->sh_size);
-+			(_("%B: corrupt size field in group section header: 0x%lx"), abfd, shdr->sh_size);
- 		      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
--		      return FALSE;
-+		      -- num_group;
-+		      continue;
- 		    }
- 
- 		  memset (shdr->contents, 0, amt);
-@@ -618,8 +619,17 @@ setup_group (bfd *abfd, Elf_Internal_Shdr *hdr, asection *newsect)
- 		  if (bfd_seek (abfd, shdr->sh_offset, SEEK_SET) != 0
- 		      || (bfd_bread (shdr->contents, shdr->sh_size, abfd)
- 			  != shdr->sh_size))
--		    return FALSE;
--
-+		    {
-+		      _bfd_error_handler
-+			(_("%B: invalid size field in group section header: 0x%lx"), abfd, shdr->sh_size);
-+		      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
-+		      -- num_group;
-+		      /* PR 17510: If the group contents are even partially
-+			 corrupt, do not allow any of the contents to be used.  */
-+		      memset (shdr->contents, 0, amt);
-+		      continue;
-+		    }
-+		  
- 		  /* Translate raw contents, a flag word followed by an
- 		     array of elf section indices all in target byte order,
- 		     to the flag word followed by an array of elf section
-@@ -651,6 +661,21 @@ setup_group (bfd *abfd, Elf_Internal_Shdr *hdr, asection *newsect)
- 		    }
- 		}
- 	    }
-+
-+	  /* PR 17510: Corrupt binaries might contain invalid groups.  */
-+	  if (num_group != (unsigned) elf_tdata (abfd)->num_group)
-+	    {
-+	      elf_tdata (abfd)->num_group = num_group;
-+
-+	      /* If all groups are invalid then fail.  */
-+	      if (num_group == 0)
-+		{
-+		  elf_tdata (abfd)->group_sect_ptr = NULL;
-+		  elf_tdata (abfd)->num_group = num_group = -1;
-+		  (*_bfd_error_handler) (_("%B: no valid group sections found"), abfd);
-+		  bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
-+		}
-+	    }
- 	}
-     }
- 
-@@ -716,6 +741,7 @@ setup_group (bfd *abfd, Elf_Internal_Shdr *hdr, asection *newsect)
-     {
-       (*_bfd_error_handler) (_("%B: no group info for section %A"),
- 			     abfd, newsect);
-+      return FALSE;
-     }
-   return TRUE;
- }
--- 
-1.7.1
-
diff --git a/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8501.patch b/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8501.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 131288585..000000000
--- a/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8501.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/bfd/peXXigen.c b/bfd/peXXigen.c
-index 2fb631c..987be40 100644
---- a/bfd/peXXigen.c
-+++ b/bfd/peXXigen.c
-@@ -504,6 +504,18 @@ _bfd_XXi_swap_aouthdr_in (bfd * abfd,
-   {
-     int idx;
- 
-+    /* PR 17512: Corrupt PE binaries can cause seg-faults.  */
-+    if (a->NumberOfRvaAndSizes > 16)
-+      {
-+	(*_bfd_error_handler)
-+	  (_("%B: aout header specifies an invalid number of data-directory entries: %d"),
-+	   abfd, a->NumberOfRvaAndSizes);
-+	/* Paranoia: If the number is corrupt, then assume that the
-+	   actual entries themselves might be corrupt as well.  */
-+	a->NumberOfRvaAndSizes = 0;
-+      }
-+
-+
-     for (idx = 0; idx < a->NumberOfRvaAndSizes; idx++)
-       {
-         /* If data directory is empty, rva also should be 0.  */
--- 
-1.7.1
-
diff --git a/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8502-pre.patch b/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8502-pre.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index f300e7327..000000000
--- a/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8502-pre.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,481 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
-index c8ac826..3fcf2d8 100644
---- a/bfd/elf.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf.c
-@@ -1578,38 +1578,67 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
-   Elf_Internal_Ehdr *ehdr;
-   const struct elf_backend_data *bed;
-   const char *name;
-+  bfd_boolean ret = TRUE;
-+  static bfd_boolean * sections_being_created = NULL;
-+  static unsigned int nesting = 0;
- 
-   if (shindex >= elf_numsections (abfd))
-     return FALSE;
- 
-+  if (++ nesting > 3)
-+    {
-+      /* PR17512: A corrupt ELF binary might contain a recursive group of
-+	 sections, each the string indicies pointing to the next in the
-+	 loop.  Detect this here, by refusing to load a section that we are
-+	 already in the process of loading.  We only trigger this test if
-+	 we have nested at least three sections deep as normal ELF binaries
-+	 can expect to recurse at least once.  */
-+      
-+      if (sections_being_created == NULL)
-+	{
-+	  /* FIXME: It would be more efficient to attach this array to the bfd somehow.  */
-+	  sections_being_created = (bfd_boolean *)
-+	    bfd_zalloc (abfd, elf_numsections (abfd) * sizeof (bfd_boolean));
-+	}
-+      if (sections_being_created [shindex])
-+	{
-+	  (*_bfd_error_handler)
-+	    (_("%B: warning: loop in section dependencies detected"), abfd);
-+	  return FALSE;
-+	}
-+      sections_being_created [shindex] = TRUE;
-+    }
-+
-   hdr = elf_elfsections (abfd)[shindex];
-   ehdr = elf_elfheader (abfd);
-   name = bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section (abfd, ehdr->e_shstrndx,
- 					  hdr->sh_name);
-   if (name == NULL)
--    return FALSE;
-+    goto fail;
- 
-   bed = get_elf_backend_data (abfd);
-   switch (hdr->sh_type)
-     {
-     case SHT_NULL:
-       /* Inactive section. Throw it away.  */
--      return TRUE;
-+      goto success;
- 
--    case SHT_PROGBITS:	/* Normal section with contents.  */
--    case SHT_NOBITS:	/* .bss section.  */
--    case SHT_HASH:	/* .hash section.  */
--    case SHT_NOTE:	/* .note section.  */
-+    case SHT_PROGBITS:		/* Normal section with contents.  */
-+    case SHT_NOBITS:		/* .bss section.  */
-+    case SHT_HASH:		/* .hash section.  */
-+    case SHT_NOTE:		/* .note section.  */
-     case SHT_INIT_ARRAY:	/* .init_array section.  */
-     case SHT_FINI_ARRAY:	/* .fini_array section.  */
-     case SHT_PREINIT_ARRAY:	/* .preinit_array section.  */
-     case SHT_GNU_LIBLIST:	/* .gnu.liblist section.  */
-     case SHT_GNU_HASH:		/* .gnu.hash section.  */
--      return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
-+      ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
-+      goto success;
- 
-     case SHT_DYNAMIC:	/* Dynamic linking information.  */
-       if (! _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex))
--	return FALSE;
-+	goto fail;
-+
-       if (hdr->sh_link > elf_numsections (abfd))
- 	{
- 	  /* PR 10478: Accept Solaris binaries with a sh_link
-@@ -1623,11 +1652,11 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 		break;
- 	      /* Otherwise fall through.  */
- 	    default:
--	      return FALSE;
-+	      goto fail;
- 	    }
- 	}
-       else if (elf_elfsections (abfd)[hdr->sh_link] == NULL)
--	return FALSE;
-+	goto fail;
-       else if (elf_elfsections (abfd)[hdr->sh_link]->sh_type != SHT_STRTAB)
- 	{
- 	  Elf_Internal_Shdr *dynsymhdr;
-@@ -1656,24 +1685,26 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 		}
- 	    }
- 	}
--      break;
-+      goto success;
- 
--    case SHT_SYMTAB:		/* A symbol table */
-+    case SHT_SYMTAB:		/* A symbol table.  */
-       if (elf_onesymtab (abfd) == shindex)
--	return TRUE;
-+	goto success;
- 
-       if (hdr->sh_entsize != bed->s->sizeof_sym)
--	return FALSE;
-+	goto fail;
-+
-       if (hdr->sh_info * hdr->sh_entsize > hdr->sh_size)
- 	{
- 	  if (hdr->sh_size != 0)
--	    return FALSE;
-+	    goto fail;
- 	  /* Some assemblers erroneously set sh_info to one with a
- 	     zero sh_size.  ld sees this as a global symbol count
- 	     of (unsigned) -1.  Fix it here.  */
- 	  hdr->sh_info = 0;
--	  return TRUE;
-+	  goto success;
- 	}
-+
-       BFD_ASSERT (elf_onesymtab (abfd) == 0);
-       elf_onesymtab (abfd) = shindex;
-       elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab_hdr = *hdr;
-@@ -1690,7 +1721,7 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 	  && (abfd->flags & DYNAMIC) != 0
- 	  && ! _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name,
- 						shindex))
--	return FALSE;
-+	goto fail;
- 
-       /* Go looking for SHT_SYMTAB_SHNDX too, since if there is one we
- 	 can't read symbols without that section loaded as well.  It
-@@ -1716,26 +1747,29 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 		  break;
- 	      }
- 	  if (i != shindex)
--	    return bfd_section_from_shdr (abfd, i);
-+	    ret = bfd_section_from_shdr (abfd, i);
- 	}
--      return TRUE;
-+      goto success;
- 
--    case SHT_DYNSYM:		/* A dynamic symbol table */
-+    case SHT_DYNSYM:		/* A dynamic symbol table.  */
-       if (elf_dynsymtab (abfd) == shindex)
--	return TRUE;
-+	goto success;
- 
-       if (hdr->sh_entsize != bed->s->sizeof_sym)
--	return FALSE;
-+	goto fail;
-+
-       if (hdr->sh_info * hdr->sh_entsize > hdr->sh_size)
- 	{
- 	  if (hdr->sh_size != 0)
--	    return FALSE;
-+	    goto fail;
-+
- 	  /* Some linkers erroneously set sh_info to one with a
- 	     zero sh_size.  ld sees this as a global symbol count
- 	     of (unsigned) -1.  Fix it here.  */
- 	  hdr->sh_info = 0;
--	  return TRUE;
-+	  goto success;
- 	}
-+
-       BFD_ASSERT (elf_dynsymtab (abfd) == 0);
-       elf_dynsymtab (abfd) = shindex;
-       elf_tdata (abfd)->dynsymtab_hdr = *hdr;
-@@ -1744,34 +1778,38 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 
-       /* Besides being a symbol table, we also treat this as a regular
- 	 section, so that objcopy can handle it.  */
--      return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
-+      ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
-+      goto success;
- 
--    case SHT_SYMTAB_SHNDX:	/* Symbol section indices when >64k sections */
-+    case SHT_SYMTAB_SHNDX:	/* Symbol section indices when >64k sections.  */
-       if (elf_symtab_shndx (abfd) == shindex)
--	return TRUE;
-+	goto success;
- 
-       BFD_ASSERT (elf_symtab_shndx (abfd) == 0);
-       elf_symtab_shndx (abfd) = shindex;
-       elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab_shndx_hdr = *hdr;
-       elf_elfsections (abfd)[shindex] = &elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab_shndx_hdr;
--      return TRUE;
-+      goto success;
- 
--    case SHT_STRTAB:		/* A string table */
-+    case SHT_STRTAB:		/* A string table.  */
-       if (hdr->bfd_section != NULL)
--	return TRUE;
-+	goto success;
-+
-       if (ehdr->e_shstrndx == shindex)
- 	{
- 	  elf_tdata (abfd)->shstrtab_hdr = *hdr;
- 	  elf_elfsections (abfd)[shindex] = &elf_tdata (abfd)->shstrtab_hdr;
--	  return TRUE;
-+	  goto success;
- 	}
-+
-       if (elf_elfsections (abfd)[elf_onesymtab (abfd)]->sh_link == shindex)
- 	{
- 	symtab_strtab:
- 	  elf_tdata (abfd)->strtab_hdr = *hdr;
- 	  elf_elfsections (abfd)[shindex] = &elf_tdata (abfd)->strtab_hdr;
--	  return TRUE;
-+	  goto success;
- 	}
-+
-       if (elf_elfsections (abfd)[elf_dynsymtab (abfd)]->sh_link == shindex)
- 	{
- 	dynsymtab_strtab:
-@@ -1780,8 +1818,9 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 	  elf_elfsections (abfd)[shindex] = hdr;
- 	  /* We also treat this as a regular section, so that objcopy
- 	     can handle it.  */
--	  return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name,
--						  shindex);
-+	  ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name,
-+						 shindex);
-+	  goto success;
- 	}
- 
-       /* If the string table isn't one of the above, then treat it as a
-@@ -1799,9 +1838,9 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 		{
- 		  /* Prevent endless recursion on broken objects.  */
- 		  if (i == shindex)
--		    return FALSE;
-+		    goto fail;
- 		  if (! bfd_section_from_shdr (abfd, i))
--		    return FALSE;
-+		    goto fail;
- 		  if (elf_onesymtab (abfd) == i)
- 		    goto symtab_strtab;
- 		  if (elf_dynsymtab (abfd) == i)
-@@ -1809,7 +1848,8 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 		}
- 	    }
- 	}
--      return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
-+      ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
-+      goto success;
- 
-     case SHT_REL:
-     case SHT_RELA:
-@@ -1824,7 +1864,7 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 	if (hdr->sh_entsize
- 	    != (bfd_size_type) (hdr->sh_type == SHT_REL
- 				? bed->s->sizeof_rel : bed->s->sizeof_rela))
--	  return FALSE;
-+	  goto fail;
- 
- 	/* Check for a bogus link to avoid crashing.  */
- 	if (hdr->sh_link >= num_sec)
-@@ -1832,8 +1872,9 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 	    ((*_bfd_error_handler)
- 	     (_("%B: invalid link %lu for reloc section %s (index %u)"),
- 	      abfd, hdr->sh_link, name, shindex));
--	    return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name,
--						    shindex);
-+	    ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name,
-+						   shindex);
-+	    goto success;
- 	  }
- 
- 	/* For some incomprehensible reason Oracle distributes
-@@ -1874,7 +1915,7 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 	if ((elf_elfsections (abfd)[hdr->sh_link]->sh_type == SHT_SYMTAB
- 	     || elf_elfsections (abfd)[hdr->sh_link]->sh_type == SHT_DYNSYM)
- 	    && ! bfd_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr->sh_link))
--	  return FALSE;
-+	  goto fail;
- 
- 	/* If this reloc section does not use the main symbol table we
- 	   don't treat it as a reloc section.  BFD can't adequately
-@@ -1889,14 +1930,18 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 	    || hdr->sh_info >= num_sec
- 	    || elf_elfsections (abfd)[hdr->sh_info]->sh_type == SHT_REL
- 	    || elf_elfsections (abfd)[hdr->sh_info]->sh_type == SHT_RELA)
--	  return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name,
--						  shindex);
-+	  {
-+	    ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name,
-+						   shindex);
-+	    goto success;
-+	  }
- 
- 	if (! bfd_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr->sh_info))
--	  return FALSE;
-+	  goto fail;
-+
- 	target_sect = bfd_section_from_elf_index (abfd, hdr->sh_info);
- 	if (target_sect == NULL)
--	  return FALSE;
-+	  goto fail;
- 
- 	esdt = elf_section_data (target_sect);
- 	if (hdr->sh_type == SHT_RELA)
-@@ -1908,7 +1953,7 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 	amt = sizeof (*hdr2);
- 	hdr2 = (Elf_Internal_Shdr *) bfd_alloc (abfd, amt);
- 	if (hdr2 == NULL)
--	  return FALSE;
-+	  goto fail;
- 	*hdr2 = *hdr;
- 	*p_hdr = hdr2;
- 	elf_elfsections (abfd)[shindex] = hdr2;
-@@ -1924,34 +1969,40 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 	      target_sect->use_rela_p = 1;
- 	  }
- 	abfd->flags |= HAS_RELOC;
--	return TRUE;
-+	goto success;
-       }
- 
-     case SHT_GNU_verdef:
-       elf_dynverdef (abfd) = shindex;
-       elf_tdata (abfd)->dynverdef_hdr = *hdr;
--      return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
-+      ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
-+      goto success;
- 
-     case SHT_GNU_versym:
-       if (hdr->sh_entsize != sizeof (Elf_External_Versym))
--	return FALSE;
-+	goto fail;
-+
-       elf_dynversym (abfd) = shindex;
-       elf_tdata (abfd)->dynversym_hdr = *hdr;
--      return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
-+      ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
-+      goto success;
- 
-     case SHT_GNU_verneed:
-       elf_dynverref (abfd) = shindex;
-       elf_tdata (abfd)->dynverref_hdr = *hdr;
--      return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
-+      ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
-+      goto success;
- 
-     case SHT_SHLIB:
--      return TRUE;
-+      goto success;
- 
-     case SHT_GROUP:
-       if (! IS_VALID_GROUP_SECTION_HEADER (hdr, GRP_ENTRY_SIZE))
--	return FALSE;
-+	goto fail;
-+
-       if (!_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex))
--	return FALSE;
-+	goto fail;
-+
-       if (hdr->contents != NULL)
- 	{
- 	  Elf_Internal_Group *idx = (Elf_Internal_Group *) hdr->contents;
-@@ -1977,7 +2028,7 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 		}
- 	    }
- 	}
--      break;
-+      goto success;
- 
-     default:
-       /* Possibly an attributes section.  */
-@@ -1985,14 +2036,14 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 	  || hdr->sh_type == bed->obj_attrs_section_type)
- 	{
- 	  if (! _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex))
--	    return FALSE;
-+	    goto fail;
- 	  _bfd_elf_parse_attributes (abfd, hdr);
--	  return TRUE;
-+	  goto success;
- 	}
- 
-       /* Check for any processor-specific section types.  */
-       if (bed->elf_backend_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex))
--	return TRUE;
-+	goto success;
- 
-       if (hdr->sh_type >= SHT_LOUSER && hdr->sh_type <= SHT_HIUSER)
- 	{
-@@ -2004,9 +2055,12 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 		 "specific section `%s' [0x%8x]"),
- 	       abfd, name, hdr->sh_type);
- 	  else
--	    /* Allow sections reserved for applications.  */
--	    return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name,
--						    shindex);
-+	    {
-+	      /* Allow sections reserved for applications.  */
-+	      ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name,
-+						     shindex);
-+	      goto success;
-+	    }
- 	}
-       else if (hdr->sh_type >= SHT_LOPROC
- 	       && hdr->sh_type <= SHT_HIPROC)
-@@ -2027,8 +2081,11 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 		 "`%s' [0x%8x]"),
- 	       abfd, name, hdr->sh_type);
- 	  else
--	    /* Otherwise it should be processed.  */
--	    return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
-+	    {
-+	      /* Otherwise it should be processed.  */
-+	      ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
-+	      goto success;
-+	    }
- 	}
-       else
- 	/* FIXME: We should handle this section.  */
-@@ -2036,10 +2093,17 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 	  (_("%B: don't know how to handle section `%s' [0x%8x]"),
- 	   abfd, name, hdr->sh_type);
- 
--      return FALSE;
-+      goto fail;
-     }
- 
--  return TRUE;
-+ fail:
-+  ret = FALSE;
-+ success:
-+  if (sections_being_created)
-+    sections_being_created [shindex] = FALSE;
-+  if (-- nesting == 0)
-+    sections_being_created = NULL;
-+  return ret;
- }
- 
- /* Return the local symbol specified by ABFD, R_SYMNDX.  */
-diff --git a/bfd/peXXigen.c b/bfd/peXXigen.c
-index 987be40..c7d6067 100644
---- a/bfd/peXXigen.c
-+++ b/bfd/peXXigen.c
-@@ -1705,7 +1705,12 @@ pe_print_edata (bfd * abfd, void * vfile)
- 	  _("\nExport Address Table -- Ordinal Base %ld\n"),
- 	  edt.base);
- 
--  for (i = 0; i < edt.num_functions; ++i)
-+  /* PR 17512: Handle corrupt PE binaries.  */
-+  if (edt.eat_addr + (edt.num_functions * 4) - adj >= datasize)
-+    fprintf (file, _("\tInvalid Export Address Table rva (0x%lx) or entry count (0x%lx)\n"),
-+	     (long) edt.eat_addr,
-+	     (long) edt.num_functions);
-+  else for (i = 0; i < edt.num_functions; ++i)
-     {
-       bfd_vma eat_member = bfd_get_32 (abfd,
- 				       data + edt.eat_addr + (i * 4) - adj);
-@@ -1741,7 +1746,16 @@ pe_print_edata (bfd * abfd, void * vfile)
-   fprintf (file,
- 	   _("\n[Ordinal/Name Pointer] Table\n"));
- 
--  for (i = 0; i < edt.num_names; ++i)
-+  /* PR 17512: Handle corrupt PE binaries.  */
-+  if (edt.npt_addr + (edt.num_names * 4) - adj >= datasize)
-+    fprintf (file, _("\tInvalid Name Pointer Table rva (0x%lx) or entry count (0x%lx)\n"),
-+	     (long) edt.npt_addr,
-+	     (long) edt.num_names);
-+  else if (edt.ot_addr + (edt.num_names * 2) - adj >= datasize)
-+    fprintf (file, _("\tInvalid Ordinal Table rva (0x%lx) or entry count (0x%lx)\n"),
-+	     (long) edt.ot_addr,
-+	     (long) edt.num_names);
-+  else for (i = 0; i < edt.num_names; ++i)
-     {
-       bfd_vma name_ptr = bfd_get_32 (abfd,
- 				    data +
--- 
-1.7.1
-
diff --git a/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8502.patch b/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8502.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index bab76c4da..000000000
--- a/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8502.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,547 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
-index c8ac826..3fcf2d8 100644
---- a/bfd/elf.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf.c
-@@ -1578,38 +1578,67 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
-   Elf_Internal_Ehdr *ehdr;
-   const struct elf_backend_data *bed;
-   const char *name;
-+  bfd_boolean ret = TRUE;
-+  static bfd_boolean * sections_being_created = NULL;
-+  static unsigned int nesting = 0;
- 
-   if (shindex >= elf_numsections (abfd))
-     return FALSE;
- 
-+  if (++ nesting > 3)
-+    {
-+      /* PR17512: A corrupt ELF binary might contain a recursive group of
-+	 sections, each the string indicies pointing to the next in the
-+	 loop.  Detect this here, by refusing to load a section that we are
-+	 already in the process of loading.  We only trigger this test if
-+	 we have nested at least three sections deep as normal ELF binaries
-+	 can expect to recurse at least once.  */
-+      
-+      if (sections_being_created == NULL)
-+	{
-+	  /* FIXME: It would be more efficient to attach this array to the bfd somehow.  */
-+	  sections_being_created = (bfd_boolean *)
-+	    bfd_zalloc (abfd, elf_numsections (abfd) * sizeof (bfd_boolean));
-+	}
-+      if (sections_being_created [shindex])
-+	{
-+	  (*_bfd_error_handler)
-+	    (_("%B: warning: loop in section dependencies detected"), abfd);
-+	  return FALSE;
-+	}
-+      sections_being_created [shindex] = TRUE;
-+    }
-+
-   hdr = elf_elfsections (abfd)[shindex];
-   ehdr = elf_elfheader (abfd);
-   name = bfd_elf_string_from_elf_section (abfd, ehdr->e_shstrndx,
- 					  hdr->sh_name);
-   if (name == NULL)
--    return FALSE;
-+    goto fail;
- 
-   bed = get_elf_backend_data (abfd);
-   switch (hdr->sh_type)
-     {
-     case SHT_NULL:
-       /* Inactive section. Throw it away.  */
--      return TRUE;
-+      goto success;
- 
--    case SHT_PROGBITS:	/* Normal section with contents.  */
--    case SHT_NOBITS:	/* .bss section.  */
--    case SHT_HASH:	/* .hash section.  */
--    case SHT_NOTE:	/* .note section.  */
-+    case SHT_PROGBITS:		/* Normal section with contents.  */
-+    case SHT_NOBITS:		/* .bss section.  */
-+    case SHT_HASH:		/* .hash section.  */
-+    case SHT_NOTE:		/* .note section.  */
-     case SHT_INIT_ARRAY:	/* .init_array section.  */
-     case SHT_FINI_ARRAY:	/* .fini_array section.  */
-     case SHT_PREINIT_ARRAY:	/* .preinit_array section.  */
-     case SHT_GNU_LIBLIST:	/* .gnu.liblist section.  */
-     case SHT_GNU_HASH:		/* .gnu.hash section.  */
--      return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
-+      ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
-+      goto success;
- 
-     case SHT_DYNAMIC:	/* Dynamic linking information.  */
-       if (! _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex))
--	return FALSE;
-+	goto fail;
-+
-       if (hdr->sh_link > elf_numsections (abfd))
- 	{
- 	  /* PR 10478: Accept Solaris binaries with a sh_link
-@@ -1623,11 +1652,11 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 		break;
- 	      /* Otherwise fall through.  */
- 	    default:
--	      return FALSE;
-+	      goto fail;
- 	    }
- 	}
-       else if (elf_elfsections (abfd)[hdr->sh_link] == NULL)
--	return FALSE;
-+	goto fail;
-       else if (elf_elfsections (abfd)[hdr->sh_link]->sh_type != SHT_STRTAB)
- 	{
- 	  Elf_Internal_Shdr *dynsymhdr;
-@@ -1656,24 +1685,26 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 		}
- 	    }
- 	}
--      break;
-+      goto success;
- 
--    case SHT_SYMTAB:		/* A symbol table */
-+    case SHT_SYMTAB:		/* A symbol table.  */
-       if (elf_onesymtab (abfd) == shindex)
--	return TRUE;
-+	goto success;
- 
-       if (hdr->sh_entsize != bed->s->sizeof_sym)
--	return FALSE;
-+	goto fail;
-+
-       if (hdr->sh_info * hdr->sh_entsize > hdr->sh_size)
- 	{
- 	  if (hdr->sh_size != 0)
--	    return FALSE;
-+	    goto fail;
- 	  /* Some assemblers erroneously set sh_info to one with a
- 	     zero sh_size.  ld sees this as a global symbol count
- 	     of (unsigned) -1.  Fix it here.  */
- 	  hdr->sh_info = 0;
--	  return TRUE;
-+	  goto success;
- 	}
-+
-       BFD_ASSERT (elf_onesymtab (abfd) == 0);
-       elf_onesymtab (abfd) = shindex;
-       elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab_hdr = *hdr;
-@@ -1690,7 +1721,7 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 	  && (abfd->flags & DYNAMIC) != 0
- 	  && ! _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name,
- 						shindex))
--	return FALSE;
-+	goto fail;
- 
-       /* Go looking for SHT_SYMTAB_SHNDX too, since if there is one we
- 	 can't read symbols without that section loaded as well.  It
-@@ -1716,26 +1747,29 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 		  break;
- 	      }
- 	  if (i != shindex)
--	    return bfd_section_from_shdr (abfd, i);
-+	    ret = bfd_section_from_shdr (abfd, i);
- 	}
--      return TRUE;
-+      goto success;
- 
--    case SHT_DYNSYM:		/* A dynamic symbol table */
-+    case SHT_DYNSYM:		/* A dynamic symbol table.  */
-       if (elf_dynsymtab (abfd) == shindex)
--	return TRUE;
-+	goto success;
- 
-       if (hdr->sh_entsize != bed->s->sizeof_sym)
--	return FALSE;
-+	goto fail;
-+
-       if (hdr->sh_info * hdr->sh_entsize > hdr->sh_size)
- 	{
- 	  if (hdr->sh_size != 0)
--	    return FALSE;
-+	    goto fail;
-+
- 	  /* Some linkers erroneously set sh_info to one with a
- 	     zero sh_size.  ld sees this as a global symbol count
- 	     of (unsigned) -1.  Fix it here.  */
- 	  hdr->sh_info = 0;
--	  return TRUE;
-+	  goto success;
- 	}
-+
-       BFD_ASSERT (elf_dynsymtab (abfd) == 0);
-       elf_dynsymtab (abfd) = shindex;
-       elf_tdata (abfd)->dynsymtab_hdr = *hdr;
-@@ -1744,34 +1778,38 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 
-       /* Besides being a symbol table, we also treat this as a regular
- 	 section, so that objcopy can handle it.  */
--      return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
-+      ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
-+      goto success;
- 
--    case SHT_SYMTAB_SHNDX:	/* Symbol section indices when >64k sections */
-+    case SHT_SYMTAB_SHNDX:	/* Symbol section indices when >64k sections.  */
-       if (elf_symtab_shndx (abfd) == shindex)
--	return TRUE;
-+	goto success;
- 
-       BFD_ASSERT (elf_symtab_shndx (abfd) == 0);
-       elf_symtab_shndx (abfd) = shindex;
-       elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab_shndx_hdr = *hdr;
-       elf_elfsections (abfd)[shindex] = &elf_tdata (abfd)->symtab_shndx_hdr;
--      return TRUE;
-+      goto success;
- 
--    case SHT_STRTAB:		/* A string table */
-+    case SHT_STRTAB:		/* A string table.  */
-       if (hdr->bfd_section != NULL)
--	return TRUE;
-+	goto success;
-+
-       if (ehdr->e_shstrndx == shindex)
- 	{
- 	  elf_tdata (abfd)->shstrtab_hdr = *hdr;
- 	  elf_elfsections (abfd)[shindex] = &elf_tdata (abfd)->shstrtab_hdr;
--	  return TRUE;
-+	  goto success;
- 	}
-+
-       if (elf_elfsections (abfd)[elf_onesymtab (abfd)]->sh_link == shindex)
- 	{
- 	symtab_strtab:
- 	  elf_tdata (abfd)->strtab_hdr = *hdr;
- 	  elf_elfsections (abfd)[shindex] = &elf_tdata (abfd)->strtab_hdr;
--	  return TRUE;
-+	  goto success;
- 	}
-+
-       if (elf_elfsections (abfd)[elf_dynsymtab (abfd)]->sh_link == shindex)
- 	{
- 	dynsymtab_strtab:
-@@ -1780,8 +1818,9 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 	  elf_elfsections (abfd)[shindex] = hdr;
- 	  /* We also treat this as a regular section, so that objcopy
- 	     can handle it.  */
--	  return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name,
--						  shindex);
-+	  ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name,
-+						 shindex);
-+	  goto success;
- 	}
- 
-       /* If the string table isn't one of the above, then treat it as a
-@@ -1799,9 +1838,9 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 		{
- 		  /* Prevent endless recursion on broken objects.  */
- 		  if (i == shindex)
--		    return FALSE;
-+		    goto fail;
- 		  if (! bfd_section_from_shdr (abfd, i))
--		    return FALSE;
-+		    goto fail;
- 		  if (elf_onesymtab (abfd) == i)
- 		    goto symtab_strtab;
- 		  if (elf_dynsymtab (abfd) == i)
-@@ -1809,7 +1848,8 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 		}
- 	    }
- 	}
--      return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
-+      ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
-+      goto success;
- 
-     case SHT_REL:
-     case SHT_RELA:
-@@ -1824,7 +1864,7 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 	if (hdr->sh_entsize
- 	    != (bfd_size_type) (hdr->sh_type == SHT_REL
- 				? bed->s->sizeof_rel : bed->s->sizeof_rela))
--	  return FALSE;
-+	  goto fail;
- 
- 	/* Check for a bogus link to avoid crashing.  */
- 	if (hdr->sh_link >= num_sec)
-@@ -1832,8 +1872,9 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 	    ((*_bfd_error_handler)
- 	     (_("%B: invalid link %lu for reloc section %s (index %u)"),
- 	      abfd, hdr->sh_link, name, shindex));
--	    return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name,
--						    shindex);
-+	    ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name,
-+						   shindex);
-+	    goto success;
- 	  }
- 
- 	/* For some incomprehensible reason Oracle distributes
-@@ -1874,7 +1915,7 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 	if ((elf_elfsections (abfd)[hdr->sh_link]->sh_type == SHT_SYMTAB
- 	     || elf_elfsections (abfd)[hdr->sh_link]->sh_type == SHT_DYNSYM)
- 	    && ! bfd_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr->sh_link))
--	  return FALSE;
-+	  goto fail;
- 
- 	/* If this reloc section does not use the main symbol table we
- 	   don't treat it as a reloc section.  BFD can't adequately
-@@ -1889,14 +1930,18 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 	    || hdr->sh_info >= num_sec
- 	    || elf_elfsections (abfd)[hdr->sh_info]->sh_type == SHT_REL
- 	    || elf_elfsections (abfd)[hdr->sh_info]->sh_type == SHT_RELA)
--	  return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name,
--						  shindex);
-+	  {
-+	    ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name,
-+						   shindex);
-+	    goto success;
-+	  }
- 
- 	if (! bfd_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr->sh_info))
--	  return FALSE;
-+	  goto fail;
-+
- 	target_sect = bfd_section_from_elf_index (abfd, hdr->sh_info);
- 	if (target_sect == NULL)
--	  return FALSE;
-+	  goto fail;
- 
- 	esdt = elf_section_data (target_sect);
- 	if (hdr->sh_type == SHT_RELA)
-@@ -1908,7 +1953,7 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 	amt = sizeof (*hdr2);
- 	hdr2 = (Elf_Internal_Shdr *) bfd_alloc (abfd, amt);
- 	if (hdr2 == NULL)
--	  return FALSE;
-+	  goto fail;
- 	*hdr2 = *hdr;
- 	*p_hdr = hdr2;
- 	elf_elfsections (abfd)[shindex] = hdr2;
-@@ -1924,34 +1969,40 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 	      target_sect->use_rela_p = 1;
- 	  }
- 	abfd->flags |= HAS_RELOC;
--	return TRUE;
-+	goto success;
-       }
- 
-     case SHT_GNU_verdef:
-       elf_dynverdef (abfd) = shindex;
-       elf_tdata (abfd)->dynverdef_hdr = *hdr;
--      return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
-+      ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
-+      goto success;
- 
-     case SHT_GNU_versym:
-       if (hdr->sh_entsize != sizeof (Elf_External_Versym))
--	return FALSE;
-+	goto fail;
-+
-       elf_dynversym (abfd) = shindex;
-       elf_tdata (abfd)->dynversym_hdr = *hdr;
--      return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
-+      ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
-+      goto success;
- 
-     case SHT_GNU_verneed:
-       elf_dynverref (abfd) = shindex;
-       elf_tdata (abfd)->dynverref_hdr = *hdr;
--      return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
-+      ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
-+      goto success;
- 
-     case SHT_SHLIB:
--      return TRUE;
-+      goto success;
- 
-     case SHT_GROUP:
-       if (! IS_VALID_GROUP_SECTION_HEADER (hdr, GRP_ENTRY_SIZE))
--	return FALSE;
-+	goto fail;
-+
-       if (!_bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex))
--	return FALSE;
-+	goto fail;
-+
-       if (hdr->contents != NULL)
- 	{
- 	  Elf_Internal_Group *idx = (Elf_Internal_Group *) hdr->contents;
-@@ -1977,7 +2028,7 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 		}
- 	    }
- 	}
--      break;
-+      goto success;
- 
-     default:
-       /* Possibly an attributes section.  */
-@@ -1985,14 +2036,14 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 	  || hdr->sh_type == bed->obj_attrs_section_type)
- 	{
- 	  if (! _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex))
--	    return FALSE;
-+	    goto fail;
- 	  _bfd_elf_parse_attributes (abfd, hdr);
--	  return TRUE;
-+	  goto success;
- 	}
- 
-       /* Check for any processor-specific section types.  */
-       if (bed->elf_backend_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex))
--	return TRUE;
-+	goto success;
- 
-       if (hdr->sh_type >= SHT_LOUSER && hdr->sh_type <= SHT_HIUSER)
- 	{
-@@ -2004,9 +2055,12 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 		 "specific section `%s' [0x%8x]"),
- 	       abfd, name, hdr->sh_type);
- 	  else
--	    /* Allow sections reserved for applications.  */
--	    return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name,
--						    shindex);
-+	    {
-+	      /* Allow sections reserved for applications.  */
-+	      ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name,
-+						     shindex);
-+	      goto success;
-+	    }
- 	}
-       else if (hdr->sh_type >= SHT_LOPROC
- 	       && hdr->sh_type <= SHT_HIPROC)
-@@ -2027,8 +2081,11 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 		 "`%s' [0x%8x]"),
- 	       abfd, name, hdr->sh_type);
- 	  else
--	    /* Otherwise it should be processed.  */
--	    return _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
-+	    {
-+	      /* Otherwise it should be processed.  */
-+	      ret = _bfd_elf_make_section_from_shdr (abfd, hdr, name, shindex);
-+	      goto success;
-+	    }
- 	}
-       else
- 	/* FIXME: We should handle this section.  */
-@@ -2036,10 +2093,17 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 	  (_("%B: don't know how to handle section `%s' [0x%8x]"),
- 	   abfd, name, hdr->sh_type);
- 
--      return FALSE;
-+      goto fail;
-     }
- 
--  return TRUE;
-+ fail:
-+  ret = FALSE;
-+ success:
-+  if (sections_being_created)
-+    sections_being_created [shindex] = FALSE;
-+  if (-- nesting == 0)
-+    sections_being_created = NULL;
-+  return ret;
- }
- 
- /* Return the local symbol specified by ABFD, R_SYMNDX.  */
-diff --git a/bfd/peXXigen.c b/bfd/peXXigen.c
-index 987be40..c7d6067 100644
---- a/bfd/peXXigen.c
-+++ b/bfd/peXXigen.c
-@@ -1705,7 +1705,12 @@ pe_print_edata (bfd * abfd, void * vfile)
- 	  _("\nExport Address Table -- Ordinal Base %ld\n"),
- 	  edt.base);
- 
--  for (i = 0; i < edt.num_functions; ++i)
-+  /* PR 17512: Handle corrupt PE binaries.  */
-+  if (edt.eat_addr + (edt.num_functions * 4) - adj >= datasize)
-+    fprintf (file, _("\tInvalid Export Address Table rva (0x%lx) or entry count (0x%lx)\n"),
-+	     (long) edt.eat_addr,
-+	     (long) edt.num_functions);
-+  else for (i = 0; i < edt.num_functions; ++i)
-     {
-       bfd_vma eat_member = bfd_get_32 (abfd,
- 				       data + edt.eat_addr + (i * 4) - adj);
-@@ -1741,7 +1746,16 @@ pe_print_edata (bfd * abfd, void * vfile)
-   fprintf (file,
- 	   _("\n[Ordinal/Name Pointer] Table\n"));
- 
--  for (i = 0; i < edt.num_names; ++i)
-+  /* PR 17512: Handle corrupt PE binaries.  */
-+  if (edt.npt_addr + (edt.num_names * 4) - adj >= datasize)
-+    fprintf (file, _("\tInvalid Name Pointer Table rva (0x%lx) or entry count (0x%lx)\n"),
-+	     (long) edt.npt_addr,
-+	     (long) edt.num_names);
-+  else if (edt.ot_addr + (edt.num_names * 2) - adj >= datasize)
-+    fprintf (file, _("\tInvalid Ordinal Table rva (0x%lx) or entry count (0x%lx)\n"),
-+	     (long) edt.ot_addr,
-+	     (long) edt.num_names);
-+  else for (i = 0; i < edt.num_names; ++i)
-     {
-       bfd_vma name_ptr = bfd_get_32 (abfd,
- 				    data +
-diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
-index 949221f..b5fc84b 100644
---- a/bfd/elf.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf.c
-@@ -1580,6 +1580,7 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
-   const char *name;
-   bfd_boolean ret = TRUE;
-   static bfd_boolean * sections_being_created = NULL;
-+  static bfd * sections_being_created_abfd = NULL;
-   static unsigned int nesting = 0;
- 
-   if (shindex >= elf_numsections (abfd))
-@@ -1592,13 +1593,19 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
- 	 loop.  Detect this here, by refusing to load a section that we are
- 	 already in the process of loading.  We only trigger this test if
- 	 we have nested at least three sections deep as normal ELF binaries
--	 can expect to recurse at least once.  */
--      
-+	 can expect to recurse at least once.
-+
-+	 FIXME: It would be better if this array was attached to the bfd,
-+	 rather than being held in a static pointer.  */
-+
-+      if (sections_being_created_abfd != abfd)
-+	sections_being_created = NULL;
-       if (sections_being_created == NULL)
- 	{
- 	  /* FIXME: It would be more efficient to attach this array to the bfd somehow.  */
- 	  sections_being_created = (bfd_boolean *)
- 	    bfd_zalloc (abfd, elf_numsections (abfd) * sizeof (bfd_boolean));
-+	  sections_being_created_abfd = abfd;
- 	}
-       if (sections_being_created [shindex])
- 	{
-@@ -2102,7 +2109,10 @@ bfd_section_from_shdr (bfd *abfd, unsigned int shindex)
-   if (sections_being_created)
-     sections_being_created [shindex] = FALSE;
-   if (-- nesting == 0)
--    sections_being_created = NULL;
-+    {
-+      sections_being_created = NULL;
-+      sections_being_created_abfd = abfd;
-+    }
-   return ret;
- }
- 
-diff --git a/bfd/peXXigen.c b/bfd/peXXigen.c
-index 6129085..1a5cb31 100644
---- a/bfd/peXXigen.c
-+++ b/bfd/peXXigen.c
-@@ -1611,6 +1611,15 @@ pe_print_edata (bfd * abfd, void * vfile)
- 	}
-     }
- 
-+  /* PR 17512: Handle corrupt PE binaries.  */
-+  if (datasize < 36)
-+    {
-+      fprintf (file,
-+	       _("\nThere is an export table in %s, but it is too small (%d)\n"),
-+	       section->name, (int) datasize);
-+      return TRUE;
-+    }
-+
-   fprintf (file, _("\nThere is an export table in %s at 0x%lx\n"),
- 	   section->name, (unsigned long) addr);
- 
--- 
-1.7.1
-
diff --git a/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8503.patch b/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8503.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index c889c695f..000000000
--- a/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8503.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/bfd/ihex.c b/bfd/ihex.c
-index 8d3590d..9b3b813 100644
---- a/bfd/ihex.c
-+++ b/bfd/ihex.c
-@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ ihex_scan (bfd *abfd)
- 	    {
- 	      if (! ISHEX (buf[i]))
- 		{
--		  ihex_bad_byte (abfd, lineno, hdr[i], error);
-+		  ihex_bad_byte (abfd, lineno, buf[i], error);
- 		  goto error_return;
- 		}
- 	    }
--- 
-1.7.1
-
diff --git a/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8504.patch b/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8504.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 6dc3d497e..000000000
--- a/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8504.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
-index 3fcf2d8..949221f 100644
---- a/bfd/elf.c
-+++ b/bfd/elf.c
-@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ setup_group (bfd *abfd, Elf_Internal_Shdr *hdr, asection *newsect)
- 		      memset (shdr->contents, 0, amt);
- 		      continue;
- 		    }
--		  
-+
- 		  /* Translate raw contents, a flag word followed by an
- 		     array of elf section indices all in target byte order,
- 		     to the flag word followed by an array of elf section
-diff --git a/bfd/peXXigen.c b/bfd/peXXigen.c
-index c7d6067..6129085 100644
---- a/bfd/peXXigen.c
-+++ b/bfd/peXXigen.c
-@@ -515,7 +515,6 @@ _bfd_XXi_swap_aouthdr_in (bfd * abfd,
- 	a->NumberOfRvaAndSizes = 0;
-       }
- 
--
-     for (idx = 0; idx < a->NumberOfRvaAndSizes; idx++)
-       {
-         /* If data directory is empty, rva also should be 0.  */
-diff --git a/bfd/srec.c b/bfd/srec.c
-index 9ed2080..5f9a546 100644
---- a/bfd/srec.c
-+++ b/bfd/srec.c
-@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ srec_bad_byte (bfd *abfd,
-     }
-   else
-     {
--      char buf[10];
-+      char buf[40];
- 
-       if (! ISPRINT (c))
- 	sprintf (buf, "\\%03o", (unsigned int) c);
-@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ srec_scan (bfd *abfd)
- 	case 'S':
- 	  {
- 	    file_ptr pos;
--	    char hdr[3];
-+	    unsigned char hdr[3];
- 	    unsigned int bytes, min_bytes;
- 	    bfd_vma address;
- 	    bfd_byte *data;
--- 
-1.7.1
-
diff --git a/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8737.patch b/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8737.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 7fafa8daf..000000000
--- a/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8737.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,128 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/binutils/ar.c b/binutils/ar.c
-index ebd9528..117826d 100644
---- a/binutils/ar.c
-+++ b/binutils/ar.c
-@@ -1034,6 +1034,15 @@ extract_file (bfd *abfd)
-   bfd_size_type size;
-   struct stat buf;
- 
-+  /* PR binutils/17533: Do not allow directory traversal
-+     outside of the current directory tree.  */
-+  if (! is_valid_archive_path (bfd_get_filename (abfd)))
-+    {
-+      non_fatal (_("illegal pathname found in archive member: %s"),
-+		 bfd_get_filename (abfd));
-+      return;
-+    }
-+
-   if (bfd_stat_arch_elt (abfd, &buf) != 0)
-     /* xgettext:c-format */
-     fatal (_("internal stat error on %s"), bfd_get_filename (abfd));
-diff --git a/binutils/bucomm.c b/binutils/bucomm.c
-index fd73070..b8deff5 100644
---- a/binutils/bucomm.c
-+++ b/binutils/bucomm.c
-@@ -624,3 +624,29 @@ bfd_get_archive_filename (const bfd *abfd)
- 	   bfd_get_filename (abfd));
-   return buf;
- }
-+
-+/* Returns TRUE iff PATHNAME, a filename of an archive member,
-+   is valid for writing.  For security reasons absolute paths
-+   and paths containing /../ are not allowed.  See PR 17533.  */
-+
-+bfd_boolean
-+is_valid_archive_path (char const * pathname)
-+{
-+  const char * n = pathname;
-+
-+  if (IS_ABSOLUTE_PATH (n))
-+    return FALSE;
-+
-+  while (*n)
-+    {
-+      if (*n == '.' && *++n == '.' && ( ! *++n || IS_DIR_SEPARATOR (*n)))
-+	return FALSE;
-+
-+      while (*n && ! IS_DIR_SEPARATOR (*n))
-+	n++;
-+      while (IS_DIR_SEPARATOR (*n))
-+	n++;
-+    }
-+
-+  return TRUE;
-+}
-diff --git a/binutils/bucomm.h b/binutils/bucomm.h
-index a93c378..a71a8fb 100644
---- a/binutils/bucomm.h
-+++ b/binutils/bucomm.h
-@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
- #ifndef _BUCOMM_H
- #define _BUCOMM_H
- 
-+/* In bucomm.c.  */
-+
- /* Return the filename in a static buffer.  */
- const char *bfd_get_archive_filename (const bfd *);
- 
-@@ -56,20 +58,22 @@ bfd_vma parse_vma (const char *, const char *);
- 
- off_t get_file_size (const char *);
- 
-+bfd_boolean is_valid_archive_path (char const *);
-+
- extern char *program_name;
- 
--/* filemode.c */
-+/* In filemode.c.  */
- void mode_string (unsigned long, char *);
- 
--/* version.c */
-+/* In version.c.  */
- extern void print_version (const char *);
- 
--/* rename.c */
-+/* In rename.c.  */
- extern void set_times (const char *, const struct stat *);
- 
- extern int smart_rename (const char *, const char *, int);
- 
--/* libiberty.  */
-+/* In libiberty.  */
- void *xmalloc (size_t);
- 
- void *xrealloc (void *, size_t);
-diff --git a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
-index eee77b1..39eb1d2 100644
---- a/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
-+++ b/binutils/doc/binutils.texi
-@@ -234,7 +234,8 @@ a normal archive.  Instead the elements of the first archive are added
- individually to the second archive.
- 
- The paths to the elements of the archive are stored relative to the
--archive itself.
-+archive itself.  For security reasons absolute paths and paths with a
-+@code{/../} component are not allowed.
- 
- @cindex compatibility, @command{ar}
- @cindex @command{ar} compatibility
-diff --git a/binutils/objcopy.c b/binutils/objcopy.c
-index 3b353ad..8454bc6 100644
---- a/binutils/objcopy.c
-+++ b/binutils/objcopy.c
-@@ -2295,6 +2295,12 @@ copy_archive (bfd *ibfd, bfd *obfd, const char *output_target,
-       bfd_boolean del = TRUE;
-       bfd_boolean ok_object;
- 
-+      /* PR binutils/17533: Do not allow directory traversal
-+	 outside of the current directory tree by archive members.  */
-+      if (! is_valid_archive_path (bfd_get_filename (this_element)))
-+	fatal (_("illegal pathname found in archive member: %s"),
-+	       bfd_get_filename (this_element));
-+
-       /* Create an output file for this member.  */
-       output_name = concat (dir, "/",
- 			    bfd_get_filename (this_element), (char *) 0);
--- 
-1.7.1
-
diff --git a/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8738.patch b/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8738.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index d671ed241..000000000
--- a/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-CVE-2014-8738.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/bfd/archive.c b/bfd/archive.c
-index 40a3395..b905213 100644
---- a/bfd/archive.c
-+++ b/bfd/archive.c
-@@ -1293,6 +1293,9 @@ _bfd_slurp_extended_name_table (bfd *abfd)
-       amt = namedata->parsed_size;
-       if (amt + 1 == 0)
- 	goto byebye;
-+      /* PR binutils/17533: A corrupt archive can contain an invalid size.  */
-+      if (amt > (bfd_size_type) bfd_get_size (abfd))
-+	goto byebye;
- 
-       bfd_ardata (abfd)->extended_names_size = amt;
-       bfd_ardata (abfd)->extended_names = (char *) bfd_zalloc (abfd, amt + 1);
-@@ -1300,6 +1303,8 @@ _bfd_slurp_extended_name_table (bfd *abfd)
- 	{
- 	byebye:
- 	  free (namedata);
-+	  bfd_ardata (abfd)->extended_names = NULL;
-+	  bfd_ardata (abfd)->extended_names_size = 0;
- 	  return FALSE;
- 	}
- 
-@@ -1308,7 +1313,6 @@ _bfd_slurp_extended_name_table (bfd *abfd)
- 	  if (bfd_get_error () != bfd_error_system_call)
- 	    bfd_set_error (bfd_error_malformed_archive);
- 	  bfd_release (abfd, (bfd_ardata (abfd)->extended_names));
--	  bfd_ardata (abfd)->extended_names = NULL;
- 	  goto byebye;
- 	}
- 
-@@ -1316,11 +1320,12 @@ _bfd_slurp_extended_name_table (bfd *abfd)
- 	 text, the entries in the list are newline-padded, not null
- 	 padded. In SVR4-style archives, the names also have a
- 	 trailing '/'.  DOS/NT created archive often have \ in them
--	 We'll fix all problems here..  */
-+	 We'll fix all problems here.  */
-       {
- 	char *ext_names = bfd_ardata (abfd)->extended_names;
- 	char *temp = ext_names;
- 	char *limit = temp + namedata->parsed_size;
-+
- 	for (; temp < limit; ++temp)
- 	  {
- 	    if (*temp == ARFMAG[1])
--- 
-1.7.1
-
diff --git a/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-gold-testsuite-plugin.patch b/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-gold-testsuite-plugin.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 9f5acad66..000000000
--- a/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-gold-testsuite-plugin.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,229 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/gold/configure b/gold/configure
-index 2257324..f61307b 100755
---- a/gold/configure
-+++ b/gold/configure
-@@ -594,10 +594,12 @@ LTLIBOBJS
- MAINT
- MAINTAINER_MODE_FALSE
- MAINTAINER_MODE_TRUE
--HAVE_PUBNAMES_FALSE
--HAVE_PUBNAMES_TRUE
- DLOPEN_LIBS
- CXXCPP
-+HAVE_NO_USE_LINKER_PLUGIN_FALSE
-+HAVE_NO_USE_LINKER_PLUGIN_TRUE
-+HAVE_PUBNAMES_FALSE
-+HAVE_PUBNAMES_TRUE
- HAVE_ZLIB_FALSE
- HAVE_ZLIB_TRUE
- LIBOBJS
-@@ -6991,6 +6993,50 @@ cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
- _ACEOF
- 
- 
-+save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
-+CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Werror -gpubnames"
-+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
-+/* end confdefs.h.  */
-+int i;
-+_ACEOF
-+if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"; then :
-+  have_pubnames=yes
-+else
-+  have_pubnames=no
-+fi
-+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
-+CFLAGS="$save_CFLAGS"
-+ if test "$have_pubnames" = "yes"; then
-+  HAVE_PUBNAMES_TRUE=
-+  HAVE_PUBNAMES_FALSE='#'
-+else
-+  HAVE_PUBNAMES_TRUE='#'
-+  HAVE_PUBNAMES_FALSE=
-+fi
-+
-+
-+save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
-+CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Werror -fno-use-linker-plugin"
-+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
-+/* end confdefs.h.  */
-+int i;
-+_ACEOF
-+if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"; then :
-+  have_no_use_linker_plugin=yes
-+else
-+  have_no_use_linker_plugin=no
-+fi
-+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
-+CFLAGS="$save_CFLAGS"
-+ if test "$have_no_use_linker_plugin" = "yes"; then
-+  HAVE_NO_USE_LINKER_PLUGIN_TRUE=
-+  HAVE_NO_USE_LINKER_PLUGIN_FALSE='#'
-+else
-+  HAVE_NO_USE_LINKER_PLUGIN_TRUE='#'
-+  HAVE_NO_USE_LINKER_PLUGIN_FALSE=
-+fi
-+
-+
- ac_ext=cpp
- ac_cpp='$CXXCPP $CPPFLAGS'
- ac_compile='$CXX -c $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
-@@ -7515,28 +7561,6 @@ $as_echo "#define HAVE_STAT_ST_MTIM 1" >>confdefs.h
- 
- fi
- 
--save_CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS"
--CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -Werror -gpubnames"
--cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
--/* end confdefs.h.  */
--int i;
--_ACEOF
--if ac_fn_cxx_try_compile "$LINENO"; then :
--  have_pubnames=yes
--else
--  have_pubnames=no
--fi
--rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
--CXXFLAGS="$save_CXXFLAGS"
-- if test "$have_pubnames" = "yes"; then
--  HAVE_PUBNAMES_TRUE=
--  HAVE_PUBNAMES_FALSE='#'
--else
--  HAVE_PUBNAMES_TRUE='#'
--  HAVE_PUBNAMES_FALSE=
--fi
--
--
- ac_ext=c
- ac_cpp='$CPP $CPPFLAGS'
- ac_compile='$CC -c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
-@@ -7837,6 +7861,10 @@ if test -z "${HAVE_PUBNAMES_TRUE}" && test -z "${HAVE_PUBNAMES_FALSE}"; then
-   as_fn_error "conditional \"HAVE_PUBNAMES\" was never defined.
- Usually this means the macro was only invoked conditionally." "$LINENO" 5
- fi
-+if test -z "${HAVE_NO_USE_LINKER_PLUGIN_TRUE}" && test -z "${HAVE_NO_USE_LINKER_PLUGIN_FALSE}"; then
-+  as_fn_error "conditional \"HAVE_NO_USE_LINKER_PLUGIN\" was never defined.
-+Usually this means the macro was only invoked conditionally." "$LINENO" 5
-+fi
- if test -z "${MAINTAINER_MODE_TRUE}" && test -z "${MAINTAINER_MODE_FALSE}"; then
-   as_fn_error "conditional \"MAINTAINER_MODE\" was never defined.
- Usually this means the macro was only invoked conditionally." "$LINENO" 5
-diff --git a/gold/configure.ac b/gold/configure.ac
-index 803cf46..7ad7302 100644
---- a/gold/configure.ac
-+++ b/gold/configure.ac
-@@ -520,6 +520,25 @@ dnl multiple declarations of functions like basename when compiling
- dnl with C++.
- AC_CHECK_DECLS([basename, ffs, asprintf, vasprintf, snprintf, vsnprintf, strverscmp])
- 
-+dnl Check if gcc supports the -gpubnames option.
-+dnl Use -Werror in case of compilers that make unknown -g options warnings.
-+dnl They would pass the test here, but fail in actual use when $WARN_CFLAGS
-+dnl gets set later by default Autoconf magic to include -Werror.  (We are
-+dnl assuming here that there is no compiler that groks -gpubnames
-+dnl but does not grok -Werror.)
-+save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
-+CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Werror -gpubnames"
-+AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([int i;], [have_pubnames=yes], [have_pubnames=no])
-+CFLAGS="$save_CFLAGS"
-+AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_PUBNAMES, test "$have_pubnames" = "yes")
-+
-+dnl Check if gcc supports the -fno-use-linker-plugin option.
-+save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
-+CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Werror -fno-use-linker-plugin"
-+AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([int i;], [have_no_use_linker_plugin=yes], [have_no_use_linker_plugin=no])
-+CFLAGS="$save_CFLAGS"
-+AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_NO_USE_LINKER_PLUGIN, test "$have_no_use_linker_plugin" = "yes")
-+
- AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)
- 
- AC_CHECK_HEADERS(unordered_set unordered_map)
-@@ -601,18 +620,6 @@ if test "$gold_cv_stat_st_mtim" = "yes"; then
- 	    [Define if struct stat has a field st_mtim with timespec for mtime])
- fi
- 
--dnl Check if gcc supports the -gpubnames option.
--dnl Use -Werror in case of compilers that make unknown -g options warnings.
--dnl They would pass the test here, but fail in actual use when $WARN_CFLAGS
--dnl gets set later by default Autoconf magic to include -Werror.  (We are
--dnl assuming here that there is no compiler that groks -gpubnames
--dnl but does not grok -Werror.)
--save_CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS"
--CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS -Werror -gpubnames"
--AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([int i;], [have_pubnames=yes], [have_pubnames=no])
--CXXFLAGS="$save_CXXFLAGS"
--AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_PUBNAMES, test "$have_pubnames" = "yes")
--
- AC_LANG_POP(C++)
- 
- AC_CHECK_HEADERS(locale.h)
-diff --git a/gold/testsuite/Makefile.am b/gold/testsuite/Makefile.am
-index aa41290..52cc05e 100644
---- a/gold/testsuite/Makefile.am
-+++ b/gold/testsuite/Makefile.am
-@@ -19,18 +19,25 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
- 	-DLOCALEDIR="\"$(datadir)/locale\"" \
- 	@INCINTL@
- 
-+# Some versions of GCC now automatically enable linker plugins,
-+# but we want to run our tests without GCC's plugins.
-+if HAVE_NO_USE_LINKER_PLUGIN
-+OPT_NO_PLUGINS = -fno-use-linker-plugin
-+endif
-+
- # COMPILE1, LINK1, CXXCOMPILE1, CXXLINK1 are renamed from COMPILE, LINK,
- # CXXCOMPILE and CXXLINK generated by automake 1.11.1.  FIXME: they should
- # be updated if they are different from automake used by gold.
- COMPILE1 = $(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) \
- 	$(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS)
--LINK1 = $(CCLD) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
-+LINK1 = $(CCLD) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(OPT_NO_PLUGINS) \
-+	$(AM_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
- CXXCOMPILE1 = $(CXX) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) \
- 	$(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS)
--CXXLINK1 = $(CXXLD) $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) \
--	-o $@
-+CXXLINK1 = $(CXXLD) $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) $(OPT_NO_PLUGINS) \
-+	$(AM_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
- 
--# Strip out -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=, which is rrelevant for the gold
-+# Strip out -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=, which is irrelevant for the gold
- # testsuite and incompatible with -O0 used in gold tests, from
- # COMPILE, LINK, CXXCOMPILE and CXXLINK.
- COMPILE = `echo $(COMPILE1) | sed -e 's/-Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=[0-9[0-9]]*//'`
-diff --git a/gold/testsuite/Makefile.in b/gold/testsuite/Makefile.in
-index 60c2c10..da0a338 100644
---- a/gold/testsuite/Makefile.in
-+++ b/gold/testsuite/Makefile.in
-@@ -2096,21 +2096,27 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
- 	@INCINTL@
- 
- 
-+# Some versions of GCC now automatically enable linker plugins,
-+# but we want to run our tests without GCC's plugins.
-+@HAVE_NO_USE_LINKER_PLUGIN_TRUE@OPT_NO_PLUGINS = -fno-use-linker-plugin
-+
- # COMPILE1, LINK1, CXXCOMPILE1, CXXLINK1 are renamed from COMPILE, LINK,
- # CXXCOMPILE and CXXLINK generated by automake 1.11.1.  FIXME: they should
- # be updated if they are different from automake used by gold.
- COMPILE1 = $(CC) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) $(AM_CPPFLAGS) \
- 	$(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS)
- 
--LINK1 = $(CCLD) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
-+LINK1 = $(CCLD) $(AM_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(OPT_NO_PLUGINS) \
-+	$(AM_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
-+
- CXXCOMPILE1 = $(CXX) $(DEFS) $(DEFAULT_INCLUDES) $(INCLUDES) \
- 	$(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS)
- 
--CXXLINK1 = $(CXXLD) $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) \
--	-o $@
-+CXXLINK1 = $(CXXLD) $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) $(OPT_NO_PLUGINS) \
-+	$(AM_LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
- 
- 
--# Strip out -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=, which is rrelevant for the gold
-+# Strip out -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=, which is irrelevant for the gold
- # testsuite and incompatible with -O0 used in gold tests, from
- # COMPILE, LINK, CXXCOMPILE and CXXLINK.
- COMPILE = `echo $(COMPILE1) | sed -e 's/-Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=[0-9[0-9]]*//'`
diff --git a/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-lto-testsuite.patch b/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-lto-testsuite.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 0f34726a1..000000000
--- a/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-lto-testsuite.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,78 +0,0 @@
-index c5249f0..69946de 100644
---- a/ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/lto.exp
-+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/lto.exp
-@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ set lto_link_tests {
-    "" "-O2"
-    {lto-3c.c} {} "libdummy.a"}
-   {"Build liblto-3.a"
--   "" "-flto"
-+   "" "-flto -ffat-lto-objects"
-    {lto-3b.c} {} "liblto-3.a"}
-   {"Build libdummy.a 5a"
-    "" "-flto"
-@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ set lto_link_tests {
-    "" ""
-    {pr12758a.s} {} "libdummy.a"}
-   {"Build libpr12758.a"
--   "" "-flto -O2"
-+   "" "-flto -O2 -ffat-lto-objects"
-    {pr12758b.c} {} "libpr12758.a"}
-   {"PR ld/12758"
-    "-O2 -Wl,-e,foo -nostdlib -flto -fuse-linker-plugin tmpdir/pr12758a.o -Wl,--start-group tmpdir/libpr12758.a -Wl,--end-group" ""
-@@ -120,13 +120,13 @@ set lto_link_tests {
-    "" ""
-    {pr12760a.c} {} "libdummy.a"}
-   {"Build libpr12760.a"
--   "" "-flto -O2"
-+   "" "-flto -O2 -ffat-lto-objects"
-    {pr12760b.c} {} "libpr12760.a"}
-   {"PR ld/12760"
-    "-O2 -Wl,-e,foo -nostdlib -flto -fuse-linker-plugin tmpdir/pr12760a.o -Wl,--start-group tmpdir/libpr12760.a -Wl,--end-group" ""
-    {dummy.c} {} "pr12760.exe" "c" "warning: Bad bar"}
-   {"Build libpr13183.a"
--   "-T" "-flto -O2"
-+   "-T" "-flto -O2 -ffat-lto-objects"
-    {pr13183a.c} {} "libpr13183.a"}
-   {"Build libdummy.a PR ld/13183"
-    "" "-flto -O2"
-diff --git a/ld/testsuite/lib/ld-lib.exp b/ld/testsuite/lib/ld-lib.exp
-index 8df42ae..175449a 100644
---- a/ld/testsuite/lib/ld-lib.exp
-+++ b/ld/testsuite/lib/ld-lib.exp
-@@ -1643,7 +1643,7 @@ proc check_lto_available { } {
- 	set f [open $src "w"]
- 	puts $f ""
- 	close $f
--	set status [remote_exec host $CC "-shared -B[pwd]/tmpdir/ld/ -flto -fuse-linker-plugin $src -o $output"]
-+	set status [remote_exec host $CC "-shared -B[pwd]/tmpdir/ld/ -flto -ffat-lto-objects -fuse-linker-plugin $src -o $output"]
- 	if { [lindex $status 0] == 0 } {
- 	    set lto_available_saved 1
- 	} else {
-diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/lto.exp b/ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/lto.exp
-index b14f13c..765d85f 100644
---- a/ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/lto.exp
-+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-plugin/lto.exp
-@@ -324,7 +324,20 @@ if { [is_elf_format] && [check_lto_shared_available] } {
- 
- set testname "Build liblto-11.a"
- remote_file host delete "tmpdir/liblto-11.a"
--set catch_output [run_host_cmd "$ar" "rc tmpdir/liblto-11.a tmpdir/lto-11a.o tmpdir/lto-11b.o tmpdir/lto-11c.o"]
-+set plugin_names {
-+    liblto_plugin.so
-+    liblto_plugin-0.dll
-+    cyglto_plugin-0.dll
-+}
-+set plug_opt ""
-+foreach plug $plugin_names {
-+    set plug_so [run_host_cmd $CC "--print-prog-name $plug"]
-+    if { $plug_so ne $plug } then {
-+	set plug_opt "--plugin $plug_so"
-+	break
-+    }
-+}
-+set catch_output [run_host_cmd "$ar" "rc $plug_opt tmpdir/liblto-11.a tmpdir/lto-11a.o tmpdir/lto-11b.o tmpdir/lto-11c.o"]
- if {![string match "" $catch_output]} {
-     unresolved $testname
-     restore_notify
-
-
diff --git a/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-shared-pie.patch b/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-shared-pie.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index d40aa47e0..000000000
--- a/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-shared-pie.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,99 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/ld/emultempl/elf32.em b/ld/emultempl/elf32.em
-index 9a2fe89..13f86f0 100644
---- a/ld/emultempl/elf32.em
-+++ b/ld/emultempl/elf32.em
-@@ -1480,6 +1480,8 @@ gld${EMULATION_NAME}_before_allocation (void)
-   const char *rpath;
-   asection *sinterp;
-   bfd *abfd;
-+  struct elf_link_hash_entry *ehdr_start = NULL;
-+  struct bfd_link_hash_entry ehdr_start_save;
- 
-   if (is_elf_hash_table (link_info.hash))
-     {
-@@ -1504,6 +1506,16 @@ gld${EMULATION_NAME}_before_allocation (void)
-              _bfd_elf_link_hash_hide_symbol (&link_info, h, TRUE);
-              if (ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (h->other) != STV_INTERNAL)
-                h->other = (h->other & ~ELF_ST_VISIBILITY (-1)) | STV_HIDDEN;
-+	     /* Don't leave the symbol undefined.  Undefined hidden
-+		symbols typically won't have dynamic relocations, but
-+		we most likely will need dynamic relocations for
-+		__ehdr_start if we are building a PIE or shared
-+		library.  */
-+	     ehdr_start = h;
-+	     ehdr_start_save = h->root;
-+	     h->root.type = bfd_link_hash_defined;
-+	     h->root.u.def.section = bfd_abs_section_ptr;
-+	     h->root.u.def.value = 0;
-            }
-        }
- 
-@@ -1620,6 +1632,14 @@ ${ELF_INTERPRETER_SET_DEFAULT}
- 
-   if (!bfd_elf_size_dynsym_hash_dynstr (link_info.output_bfd, &link_info))
-     einfo ("%P%F: failed to set dynamic section sizes: %E\n");
-+
-+  if (ehdr_start != NULL)
-+    {
-+      /* If we twiddled __ehdr_start to defined earlier, put it back
-+	 as it was.  */
-+      ehdr_start->root.type = ehdr_start_save.type;
-+      ehdr_start->root.u = ehdr_start_save.u;
-+    }
- }
- 
- EOF
-diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/ehdr_start-shared.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/ehdr_start-shared.d
-new file mode 100644
-index 0000000..c17516a
---- /dev/null
-+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/ehdr_start-shared.d
-@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
-+#source: ehdr_start.s
-+#ld: -e _start -shared
-+#nm: -n
-+#target: *-*-linux* *-*-gnu* *-*-nacl*
-+#xfail: cris*-*-* frv-*-*
-+
-+#...
-+[0-9a-f]*000 [Adrt] __ehdr_start
-+#pass
-diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/ehdr_start-userdef.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/ehdr_start-userdef.d
-index 2a88e98..b58ae3f 100644
---- a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/ehdr_start-userdef.d
-+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/ehdr_start-userdef.d
-@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
- #ld: -e _start -T ehdr_start-userdef.t
- #readelf: -Ws
- #target: *-*-linux* *-*-gnu* *-*-nacl*
-+#xfail: frv-*-*
- 
- #...
- Symbol table '\.symtab' contains [0-9]+ entries:
-diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/ehdr_start-weak.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/ehdr_start-weak.d
-index 8bd9035..24ae34c 100644
---- a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/ehdr_start-weak.d
-+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/ehdr_start-weak.d
-@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
- #ld: -e _start -T ehdr_start-missing.t
- #nm: -n
- #target: *-*-linux* *-*-gnu* *-*-nacl*
-+#xfail: frv-*-*
- 
- #...
- \s+[wU] __ehdr_start
-diff --git a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/ehdr_start.d b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/ehdr_start.d
-index 52e5b54..d538b66 100644
---- a/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/ehdr_start.d
-+++ b/ld/testsuite/ld-elf/ehdr_start.d
-@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
- #ld: -e _start
- #nm: -n
- #target: *-*-linux* *-*-gnu* *-*-nacl*
-+#xfail: frv-*-*
- 
- #...
- [0-9a-f]*000 [Adrt] __ehdr_start
--- 
-1.7.1
-
diff --git a/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-strings-all-default.patch b/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-strings-all-default.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 97b9f8e30..000000000
--- a/core/binutils/binutils-2.24-strings-all-default.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,310 +0,0 @@
-diff -cpr ../binutils-2.24.orig/binutils/config.in binutils/config.in
-*** ../binutils-2.24.orig/binutils/config.in	2014-10-31 11:50:20.455222877 +0000
---- binutils/config.in	2014-10-31 11:59:05.021241036 +0000
-***************
-*** 18,23 ****
---- 18,26 ----
-  /* Should ar and ranlib use -D behavior by default? */
-  #undef DEFAULT_AR_DETERMINISTIC
-  
-+ /* Should strings use -a behavior by default? */
-+ #undef DEFAULT_STRINGS_ALL
-+ 
-  /* Define to 1 if translation of program messages to the user's native
-     language is requested. */
-  #undef ENABLE_NLS
-diff -cpr ../binutils-2.24.orig/binutils/configure binutils/configure
-*** ../binutils-2.24.orig/binutils/configure	2014-10-31 11:50:20.590223736 +0000
---- binutils/configure	2014-10-31 12:01:46.570102643 +0000
-*************** with_gnu_ld
-*** 772,777 ****
---- 772,778 ----
-  enable_libtool_lock
-  enable_targets
-  enable_deterministic_archives
-+ enable_default_strings_all
-  enable_werror
-  enable_build_warnings
-  enable_nls
-*************** Optional Features:
-*** 1421,1426 ****
---- 1422,1429 ----
-    --enable-targets        alternative target configurations
-    --enable-deterministic-archives
-                            ar and ranlib default to -D behavior
-+   --disable-default-strings-all
-+                           strings defaults to --data behavior
-    --enable-werror         treat compile warnings as errors
-    --enable-build-warnings enable build-time compiler warnings
-    --disable-nls           do not use Native Language Support
-*************** cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-*** 11615,11620 ****
---- 11594,11618 ----
-  _ACEOF
-  
-  
-+ # Check whether --enable-default-strings-all was given.
-+ if test "${enable_default_strings_all+set}" = set; then :
-+   enableval=$enable_default_strings_all;
-+ if test "${enableval}" = no; then
-+   default_strings_all=0
-+ else
-+   default_strings_all=1
-+ fi
-+ else
-+   default_strings_all=1
-+ fi
-+ 
-+ 
-+ 
-+ cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-+ #define DEFAULT_STRINGS_ALL $default_strings_all
-+ _ACEOF
-+ 
-+ 
-  
-  GCC_WARN_CFLAGS="-W -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes"
-  cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
-diff -cpr ../binutils-2.24.orig/binutils/configure.in binutils/configure.in
-*** ../binutils-2.24.orig/binutils/configure.in	2014-10-31 11:50:20.430222717 +0000
---- binutils/configure.in	2014-10-31 12:00:48.092790946 +0000
-*************** fi], [default_ar_deterministic=0])
-*** 57,62 ****
---- 57,74 ----
-  AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(DEFAULT_AR_DETERMINISTIC, $default_ar_deterministic,
-  		   [Should ar and ranlib use -D behavior by default?])
-  
-+ AC_ARG_ENABLE(default-strings-all,
-+ [AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-default-strings-all],
-+ 		[strings defaults to --data behavior])], [
-+ if test "${enableval}" = no; then
-+   default_strings_all=0
-+ else
-+   default_strings_all=1
-+ fi], [default_strings_all=1])
-+ 
-+ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(DEFAULT_STRINGS_ALL, $default_strings_all,
-+ 		   [Should strings use -a behavior by default?])
-+ 
-  AM_BINUTILS_WARNINGS
-  
-  AC_CONFIG_HEADERS(config.h:config.in)
-diff -cpr ../binutils-2.24.orig/binutils/doc/binutils.texi binutils/doc/binutils.texi
-*** ../binutils-2.24.orig/binutils/doc/binutils.texi	2014-10-31 11:50:20.579223666 +0000
---- binutils/doc/binutils.texi	2014-10-31 11:59:23.052339164 +0000
-*************** strings [@option{-afovV}] [@option{-}@va
-*** 2653,2667 ****
-  
-  @c man begin DESCRIPTION strings
-  
-! For each @var{file} given, @sc{gnu} @command{strings} prints the printable
-! character sequences that are at least 4 characters long (or the number
-! given with the options below) and are followed by an unprintable
-! character.  By default, it only prints the strings from the initialized
-! and loaded sections of object files; for other types of files, it prints
-! the strings from the whole file.
-  
-! @command{strings} is mainly useful for determining the contents of non-text
-! files.
-  
-  @c man end
-  
---- 2653,2676 ----
-  
-  @c man begin DESCRIPTION strings
-  
-! For each @var{file} given, @sc{gnu} @command{strings} prints the
-! printable character sequences that are at least 4 characters long (or
-! the number given with the options below) and are followed by an
-! unprintable character.
-! 
-! Depending upon how the strings program was configured it will default
-! to either displaying all the printable sequences that it can find in
-! each file, or only those sequences that are in loadable, initialized
-! data sections.  If the file type in unrecognizable, or if strings is
-! reading from stdin then it will always display all of the printable
-! sequences that it can find.
-! 
-! For backwards compatibility any file that occurs after a command line
-! option of just @option{-} will also be scanned in full, regardless of
-! the presence of any @option{-d} option. 
-  
-! @command{strings} is mainly useful for determining the contents of
-! non-text files.
-  
-  @c man end
-  
-*************** files.
-*** 2671,2678 ****
-  @item -a
-  @itemx --all
-  @itemx -
-! Do not scan only the initialized and loaded sections of object files;
-! scan the whole files.
-  
-  @item -f
-  @itemx --print-file-name
---- 2680,2704 ----
-  @item -a
-  @itemx --all
-  @itemx -
-! Scan the whole file, regardless of what sections it contains or
-! whether those sections are loaded or initialized.  Normally this is
-! the default behaviour, but strings can be configured so that the
-! @option{-d} is the default instead.
-! 
-! The @option{-} option is position dependent and forces strings to
-! perform full scans of any file that is mentioned after the @option{-}
-! on the command line, even if the @option{-d} option has been
-! specified.
-! 
-! @item -d
-! @itemx --data
-! Only print strings from initialized, loaded data sections in the
-! file.  This may reduce the amount of garbage in the output, but it
-! also exposes the strings program to any security flaws that may be
-! present in the BFD library used to scan and load sections.  Strings
-! can be configured so that this option is the default behaviour.  In
-! such cases the @option{-a} option can be used to avoid using the BFD
-! library and instead just print all of the strings found in the file.
-  
-  @item -f
-  @itemx --print-file-name
-diff -cpr ../binutils-2.24.orig/binutils/NEWS binutils/NEWS
-*** ../binutils-2.24.orig/binutils/NEWS	2014-10-31 11:50:20.338222131 +0000
---- binutils/NEWS	2014-10-31 11:59:52.315493579 +0000
-***************
-*** 1,5 ****
---- 1,10 ----
-  -*- text -*-
-  
-+ * Add --data option to strings to only print strings in loadable, initialized
-+   data sections.  Change the default behaviour to be --all, but add a new
-+   configure time option of --disable-default-strings-all to restore the old
-+   default behaviour.
-+ 
-  Changes in 2.24:
-  
-  * Objcopy now supports wildcard characters in command line options that take
-diff -cpr ../binutils-2.24.orig/binutils/strings.c binutils/strings.c
-*** ../binutils-2.24.orig/binutils/strings.c	2014-10-31 11:50:20.464222934 +0000
---- binutils/strings.c	2014-10-31 12:01:33.901035485 +0000
-***************
-*** 23,29 ****
-     Options:
-     --all
-     -a
-!    -		Do not scan only the initialized data section of object files.
-  
-     --print-file-name
-     -f		Print the name of the file before each string.
---- 23,32 ----
-     Options:
-     --all
-     -a
-!    -		Scan each file in its entirety.
-! 
-!    --data
-!    -d		Scan only the initialized data section(s) of object files.
-  
-     --print-file-name
-     -f		Print the name of the file before each string.
-*************** static int encoding_bytes;
-*** 107,112 ****
---- 110,116 ----
-  static struct option long_options[] =
-  {
-    {"all", no_argument, NULL, 'a'},
-+   {"data", no_argument, NULL, 'd'},
-    {"print-file-name", no_argument, NULL, 'f'},
-    {"bytes", required_argument, NULL, 'n'},
-    {"radix", required_argument, NULL, 't'},
-*************** typedef struct
-*** 128,134 ****
-  
-  static void strings_a_section (bfd *, asection *, void *);
-  static bfd_boolean strings_object_file (const char *);
-! static bfd_boolean strings_file (char *file);
-  static void print_strings (const char *, FILE *, file_ptr, int, int, char *);
-  static void usage (FILE *, int);
-  static long get_char (FILE *, file_ptr *, int *, char **);
---- 132,138 ----
-  
-  static void strings_a_section (bfd *, asection *, void *);
-  static bfd_boolean strings_object_file (const char *);
-! static bfd_boolean strings_file (char *);
-  static void print_strings (const char *, FILE *, file_ptr, int, int, char *);
-  static void usage (FILE *, int);
-  static long get_char (FILE *, file_ptr *, int *, char **);
-*************** main (int argc, char **argv)
-*** 158,168 ****
-    string_min = 4;
-    print_addresses = FALSE;
-    print_filenames = FALSE;
-!   datasection_only = TRUE;
-    target = NULL;
-    encoding = 's';
-  
-!   while ((optc = getopt_long (argc, argv, "afhHn:ot:e:T:Vv0123456789",
-  			      long_options, (int *) 0)) != EOF)
-      {
-        switch (optc)
---- 162,175 ----
-    string_min = 4;
-    print_addresses = FALSE;
-    print_filenames = FALSE;
-!   if (DEFAULT_STRINGS_ALL)
-!     datasection_only = FALSE;
-!   else
-!     datasection_only = TRUE;
-    target = NULL;
-    encoding = 's';
-  
-!   while ((optc = getopt_long (argc, argv, "adfhHn:ot:e:T:Vv0123456789",
-  			      long_options, (int *) 0)) != EOF)
-      {
-        switch (optc)
-*************** main (int argc, char **argv)
-*** 171,176 ****
---- 178,187 ----
-  	  datasection_only = FALSE;
-  	  break;
-  
-+ 	case 'd':
-+ 	  datasection_only = TRUE;
-+ 	  break;
-+ 
-  	case 'f':
-  	  print_filenames = TRUE;
-  	  break;
-*************** usage (FILE *stream, int status)
-*** 635,642 ****
-  {
-    fprintf (stream, _("Usage: %s [option(s)] [file(s)]\n"), program_name);
-    fprintf (stream, _(" Display printable strings in [file(s)] (stdin by default)\n"));
-!   fprintf (stream, _(" The options are:\n\
-    -a - --all                Scan the entire file, not just the data section\n\
-    -f --print-file-name      Print the name of the file before each string\n\
-    -n --bytes=[number]       Locate & print any NUL-terminated sequence of at\n\
-    -<number>                   least [number] characters (default 4).\n\
---- 646,663 ----
-  {
-    fprintf (stream, _("Usage: %s [option(s)] [file(s)]\n"), program_name);
-    fprintf (stream, _(" Display printable strings in [file(s)] (stdin by default)\n"));
-!   fprintf (stream, _(" The options are:\n"));
-! 
-!   if (DEFAULT_STRINGS_ALL)
-!     fprintf (stream, _("\
-!   -a - --all                Scan the entire file, not just the data section [default]\n\
-!   -d --data                 Only scan the data sections in the file\n"));
-!   else
-!     fprintf (stream, _("\
-    -a - --all                Scan the entire file, not just the data section\n\
-+   -d --data                 Only scan the data sections in the file [default]\n"));
-+ 
-+   fprintf (stream, _("\
-    -f --print-file-name      Print the name of the file before each string\n\
-    -n --bytes=[number]       Locate & print any NUL-terminated sequence of at\n\
-    -<number>                   least [number] characters (default 4).\n\
-
-Only in binutils: strings.c.rej