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+################################################################################
+#
+# alternate-binutils
+#
+################################################################################
+
+#
+# Based on buildroot/package/binutils/binutils.mk
+#
+
+ALTERNATE_BINUTILS_VERSION = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_ALTERNATE_BINUTILS_VERSION))
+ALTERNATE_BINUTILS_SITE ?= $(BR2_GNU_MIRROR)/binutils
+ALTERNATE_BINUTILS_SOURCE ?= binutils-$(ALTERNATE_BINUTILS_VERSION).tar.xz
+
+ALTERNATE_BINUTILS_DEPENDENCIES = $(TARGET_NLS_DEPENDENCIES)
+ALTERNATE_BINUTILS_MAKE_OPTS = LIBS=$(TARGET_NLS_LIBS)
+ALTERNATE_BINUTILS_EXTRA_CONFIG_OPTIONS = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_ALTERNATE_BINUTILS_EXTRA_CONFIG_OPTIONS))
+ALTERNATE_BINUTILS_CONF_ENV += MAKEINFO=true
+ALTERNATE_BINUTILS_MAKE_OPTS += MAKEINFO=true
+BINUTILS_INSTALL_OPTS += MAKEINFO=true install
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB),y)
+ALTERNATE_BINUTILS_DEPENDENCIES += zlib
+endif
+
+HOST_ALTERNATE_BINUTILS_CONF_OPTS = \
+	--disable-multilib \
+	--disable-werror \
+	--prefix="$(HOST_DIR)/alternate-toolchain" \
+	--target=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
+	--disable-shared \
+	--enable-static \
+	--with-sysroot=$(STAGING_DIR) \
+	--enable-poison-system-directories \
+	$(ALTERNATE_BINUTILS_EXTRA_CONFIG_OPTIONS)
+
+ALTERNATE_BINUTILS_MAKE_ENV = $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_ARGS)
+
+define ALTERNATE_BINUTILS_INSTALL_HOST_CMDS
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)/bfd DESTDIR="$(HOST_DIR)/alternate-toolchain" install
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)/opcodes DESTDIR="$(HOST_DIR)/alternate-toolchain" install
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)/libiberty DESTDIR="$(HOST_DIR)/alternate-toolchain" install
+endef
+
+ALTERNATE_BINUTILS_TOOLS = ar as ld ld.bfd nm objcopy objdump ranlib readelf strip
+define HOST_ALTERNATE_BINUTILS_FIXUP_HARDLINKS
+	$(foreach tool,$(ALTERNATE_BINUTILS_TOOLS),\
+		rm -f $(HOST_DIR)/alternate-toolchain/$(GNU_TARGET_NAME)/bin/$(tool) && \
+		cp -a $(HOST_DIR)/alternate-toolchain/bin/$(GNU_TARGET_NAME)-$(tool) \
+			$(HOST_DIR)/alternate-toolchain/$(GNU_TARGET_NAME)/bin/$(tool)
+	)
+endef
+HOST_ALTERNATE_BINUTILS_POST_INSTALL_HOOKS += HOST_ALTERNATE_BINUTILS_FIXUP_HARDLINKS
+
+$(eval $(host-autotools-package))
+