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diff --git a/config/binutils/sstrip.in b/config/binutils/sstrip.in
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--- a/config/binutils/sstrip.in
+++ b/config/binutils/sstrip.in
@@ -1,17 +1,23 @@
# Configuration file for sstrip tool facility
-# depends on ! BACKEND
+
+if OBSOLETE && ! BACKEND && ARCH_BINFMT_ELF
comment "sstrip"
- depends on ARCH_BINFMT_ELF
config SSTRIP
bool
- prompt "sstrip"
- depends on ARCH_BINFMT_ELF
+ prompt "sstrip (OBSOLETE)"
help
The sstrip utility, to maximise the striping of ELF binaries
(executables and libraries).
- Buildroot version, forked off the original from ELFkickers. This one
- is somewhat maintained by the buildroot guys.
+ Buildroot version, forked off the original from ELFkickers.
+ This one is somewhat maintained by the buildroot guys.
Supports big-endian systems.
+
+ NOTE! Please read.
+ sstrip is now deprecated in crosstool-NG, as it has a few
+ shortcomings. For example: it breaks for PPC targets, it
+ does not build on non-ELF hosts (eg. mingw32, MacOS-X...).
+
+endif