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+inherit cross-canadian
+
+SUMMARY = "GNU binary utilities (cross-canadian for ${TARGET_ARCH} target)"
+PN = "binutils-cross-canadian-${TRANSLATED_TARGET_ARCH}"
+BPN = "binutils"
+
+DEPENDS = "flex-native bison-native virtual/${HOST_PREFIX}gcc-crosssdk virtual/nativesdk-libc nativesdk-zlib nativesdk-gettext nativesdk-flex"
+EXTRA_OECONF += "--with-sysroot=${SDKPATH}/sysroots/${TUNE_PKGARCH}${TARGET_VENDOR}-${TARGET_OS} \
+                "
+
+# We have to point binutils at a sysroot but we don't need to rebuild if this changes
+# e.g. we switch between different machines with different tunes.
+EXTRA_OECONF[vardepsexclude] = "TUNE_PKGARCH"
+
+do_install () {
+	autotools_do_install
+
+	# We're not interested in the libs or headers, these would come from the 
+	# nativesdk or target version of the binutils recipe
+	rm -rf ${D}${prefix}/${TARGET_SYS}
+	rm -f ${D}${libdir}/libbfd*
+	rm -f ${D}${libdir}/libiberty*
+	rm -f ${D}${libdir}/libopcodes*
+	rm -f ${D}${includedir}/*.h
+	
+	cross_canadian_bindirlinks
+}
+
+BBCLASSEXTEND = ""