MONDAY, MAY 4, 2026
bfd
Update Date in version.in Automatically
The build now updates the date in bfd/version.h automatically.
The build scripts now automatically update the date in bfd/version.h. This ensures the build reflects the actual date it was built.
In Details
The BFD library stores version information in bfd/version.h, including a date. This commit makes the date update automatically. This file is unlikely to conflict with other subsystems.
For Context
The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library is part of binutils and provides a generic interface to different object file formats. This allows other programs in binutils (like the linker) to work with different file formats without needing to know the details of each format. The version file contains the release date.