SUSE-RU-2012:1401-1: Recommended update for binutils

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for binutils
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2012:1401-1
Rating:             low
References:         #767762 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
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   An update that has one recommended fix can now be installed.

Description:


   This update fixes a regression in handling overrides of
   weak symbols that  can cause linking to abort on PowerPC
   platforms.


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp2-binutils-6973

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-binutils-6973

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-binutils-6973

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-binutils-6973

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      binutils-devel-2.21.1-0.9.2
      cross-ppc-binutils-2.21.1-0.9.1
      cross-spu-binutils-2.21.1-0.9.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      binutils-devel-32bit-2.21.1-0.9.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 ppc64 x86_64):

      binutils-gold-2.21.1-0.9.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64):

      binutils-2.21.1-0.9.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      binutils-2.21.1-0.9.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):

      binutils-2.21.1-0.9.2


References:

   https://bugzilla.novell.com/767762
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=9a7a919294fcc79c08a9cfd4ae11279f