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Automatic Date Update in version.in

The build system now automatically updates the date in `bfd/version.h`.

The build system now automatically updates the date in bfd/version.h. This ensures that the BFD_VERSION_DATE macro is always up-to-date. This change is part of the automated maintenance of the binutils project.

In Details

This commit updates BFD_VERSION_DATE in bfd/version.h. This file defines version information for the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library, which provides a generic interface to manipulate object file formats. The update is performed automatically by the build system. BFD is generally used by other toolchain components.

For Context

The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library is a part of the binutils project that allows other programs to access and manipulate different object file formats (like ELF, PE, etc.) using a single API. This commit updates the date in the BFD version header file. This change is purely for internal tracking and doesn't affect the functionality of BFD or programs that use it.

Filed Under: bfdbuildversion