[PATCH] etc: import changes to texi2pod.pl from gcc

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Project / Subsystem

binutils / etc

Date

2026-07-25

Proposer

Andrew Burgess <aburgess@redhat.com>

Source type

public_inbox

Consensus

Proposed

Sentiment

—/10

Technical tradeoffs

• Syncing with GCC's script reduces maintenance effort for `texi2pod.pl` but requires handling differences and local modifications.
• The license change from GPLv2 to GPLv3 might have implications for compatibility with other components under different licenses.

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project: binutils
subsystem: etc
patch_id: —
discussion_id: 91dfc026f843cfb510445198bbc9b63552b04e4a.1784980082.git.aburgess@redhat.com
source_type: public_inbox
title: [PATCH] etc: import changes to texi2pod.pl from gcc
headline: etc: import changes to texi2pod.pl from gcc
tldr: Binutils' texi2pod.pl script updated by importing changes from GCC, including improved @option and @table support, with necessary local adjustments.
proposer: Andrew Burgess <aburgess@redhat.com>
consensus: Proposed
outcome: proposed
sentiment_score: —
technical_tradeoffs: • Syncing with GCC's script reduces maintenance effort for `texi2pod.pl` but requires handling differences and local modifications.
• The license change from GPLv2 to GPLv3 might have implications for compatibility with other components under different licenses.
series_id: —
series_role: standalone
series_parts: []
tags: • documentation
• scripting
• Perl
• Texinfo
• binutils
url: https://inbox.sourceware.org/binutils/91dfc026f843cfb510445198bbc9b63552b04e4a.1784980082.git.aburgess@redhat.com
bugzilla_url: —
date: 2026-07-25T00:00:00.000Z

[PATCH] etc: import changes to texi2pod.pl from gcc

The texi2pod.pl script in Binutils has been updated by importing recent changes from GCC’s version. This addresses limitations in handling @option{--text} and @table @option for documentation generation. Several local adjustments were made to accommodate Binutils-specific needs, such as support for --no-split and TARGET sections, and reverting a GCC commit that broke list formatting. The change also updates the script’s license from GPLv2 to GPLv3.