binutils: Add upgrade notes

2017-08-17 01:09:51 +03:00 · 2017-08-17 01:09:51 +03:00 · d8bea2498d
commit d8bea2498d
parent 390ccbbf29
1 changed files with 3 additions and 0 deletions
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/binutils/default.nix
@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 }:

 let
+  # Note to whoever is upgrading this: 2.29 is broken.
+  # ('nix-build pkgs/stdenv/linux/make-bootstrap-tools.nix -A test' segfaults on aarch64)
+  # Also glibc might need patching, see commit 733e20fee4a6700510f71fbe1a58ac23ea202f6a.
  version = "2.28.1";
  basename = "binutils-${version}";
  inherit (stdenv.lib) optional optionals optionalString;