commit:     9fc1728560e2cd81d27dd85dc766152ddccf65c5
Author:     Sergei Trofimovich <slyfox <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
AuthorDate: Fri May 22 23:12:45 2020 +0000
Commit:     Sergei Trofimovich <slyfox <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
CommitDate: Fri May 22 23:12:45 2020 +0000
URL:        
https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/binutils-config.git/commit/?id=9fc17285

binutils-config: document current binary assumptions

There is a difference in gcc / binutils layout:
binutils binaries are always unprefixed.

Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/724454
Signed-off-by: Sergei Trofimovich <slyfox <AT> gentoo.org>

 src/binutils-config | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/binutils-config b/src/binutils-config
index 4dc4939..cb7b905 100755
--- a/src/binutils-config
+++ b/src/binutils-config
@@ -126,6 +126,18 @@ switch_profile() {
 
        setup_env || return 1
 
+       # Facts on binutils's private binary dir contents:
+       #
+       # Native directory looks like:
+       #     /usr/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/binutils-bin/2.34
+       #   Contents are unprefixed tools:
+       #   - ar, as, nm, ...
+       #
+       # Cross directory looks like:
+       #    /usr/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/ia64-unknown-linux-gnu/binutils-bin/2.34
+       #   Contents are also unprefixed tools:
+       #   - ar, as, nm, ...
+
        cd "${ROOT}/${BINPATH}" || exit 1
        mkdir -p "${ROOT}/${BINPATH_LINKS}" "${EROOT}/usr/bin"
        for x in * ; do

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