diff -r e23ffb5c7928 -r 58a28561f1bc config/binutils/sstrip.in
--- a/config/binutils/sstrip.in	Wed Mar 17 00:28:14 2010 +0100
+++ b/config/binutils/sstrip.in	Tue May 31 20:39:42 2011 +0200
@@ -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