Prepare for 2.47 release by updating NEWS files
Updates NEWS files across Binutils components to include version 2.47 markers, signaling preparations for the new release.
This commit updates the NEWS files for binutils and gas to reflect the upcoming 2.47 release. It adds version markers and notes deprecation information for the s390 32-bit target in the main binutils NEWS file and introduces a new command-line option for controlling relocations in the gas NEWS file. This is part of the preparations for the binutils 2.47 release cycle.
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This commit prepares for the 2.47 release by updating NEWS files. binutils/NEWS adds version 2.47 markers and notes the deprecation of the s390 32-bit target and its corresponding ELF target format. gas/NEWS adds markers and introduces the --reloc-section-sym option. binutils/BRANCHES is also updated to list binutils-2_47-branch. This aligns these files with the new release version.
- GNU Binutils
- A collection of programming tools for manipulating binary and object files. Key components include the assembler (as), linker (ld), and binary file descriptor library (bfd).
- s390
- A 64-bit mainframe computer architecture developed by IBM. Binutils supports various configurations and instruction set variants for this architecture.
- ELF
- Executable and Linkable Format, a standard file format for object files in Unix-like operating systems. It's used for executables, shared libraries, and object files.
- gas
- The GNU Assembler, a component of GNU Binutils that translates assembly language code into machine code.
- relocation
- A placeholder in object code that the linker resolves. It typically indicates an address or symbol that needs to be patched up to create a final executable or shared library.