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 -*- text -*-
+* Added -wL switch to dump decoded contents of .debug_line.
+
+* Added support for "thin" archives which contain pathnames pointing to
+  object files rather than the files themselves and which contain a
+  flattened symbol index for all objects, and archives, which have been
+  added to the archive.
+  
+* Added -F switch to objdump to include file offsets in the disassembly.
+
+* Added -c switch to readelf to allow string dumps of archive symbol index.
+
+* Support for SSE5 has been added to the i386 port.
+
+* Added -p switch to readelf to allow string dumps of sections.
+
+Changes in 2.18:
+
+* Resolved 37 coding problems in bfd including static array overruns, null
+  pointer dereferences and use of a malloc buffer after it has been freed, as
+  revealed by static analysis donated by Coverity, Inc. (http://scan.coverity.com).
+
+* The binutils sources are now released under version 3 of the GNU General
+  Public License.
 
 * A new tool "windmc" has been added for some targets.  This is a message
   compiler which attempts to be compatible with the MS version.
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   for its symbol table.  Files containing just symbols can be useful
   to some OSes.
 
+Changes in 2.17:
+
 * Add "-x NAME" to readelf in addition to "-x NUMBER".
 
 * Add -i and -t switches to cxxfilt.  -i disables the display of implementation