--- arm-elf-binutils/Makefile	2011-01-01 19:23:05.000000000 +0000
+++ arm-elf-binutils/Makefile	2011-01-05 23:23:11.000000000 +0000
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ 
 #
 
 PORTNAME=	binutils
-PORTVERSION=	2.14
-PORTREVISION=	2
+PORTVERSION=	2.17
 CATEGORIES=	devel
 MASTER_SITES=	${MASTER_SITE_SOURCEWARE}
 MASTER_SITE_SUBDIR=	binutils/releases
@@ -17,6 +16,8 @@ 
 MAINTAINER=	jflemer@alum.rpi.edu
 COMMENT=	GNU binutils for vanilla ARM cross-development
 
+LICENSE=	GPLv2
+
 USE_BZIP2=	yes
 USE_GMAKE=	yes
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
--- arm-elf-binutils/distinfo	2011-01-01 19:23:05.000000000 +0000
+++ arm-elf-binutils/distinfo	2011-01-01 19:24:08.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@ 
-MD5 (binutils-2.14.tar.bz2) = 2da8def15d28af3ec6af0982709ae90a
-SHA256 (binutils-2.14.tar.bz2) = e20bdd49a0fb317959b410c1fe81269a620ec21207045d8a37cadea621be4b59
-SIZE (binutils-2.14.tar.bz2) = 10921504
+SHA256 (binutils-2.17.tar.bz2) = e2c33ce6f23c9a366f109ced295626cb2f8bd6b2f08ff9df6dafb5448505a25e
+SIZE (binutils-2.17.tar.bz2) = 13795751
--- arm-elf-binutils/files/patch-binutils-objcopy.c	1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
+++ arm-elf-binutils/files/patch-binutils-objcopy.c	2011-01-05 23:21:39.000000000 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ 
+--- binutils/objcopy.c	2007/06/29 00:34:14	1.115
++++ binutils/objcopy.c	2007/07/02 08:05:06	1.116
+@@ -910,8 +910,7 @@
+ {
+   asymbol **from = isyms, **to = osyms;
+   long src_count = 0, dst_count = 0;
+-  int relocatable = (abfd->flags & (HAS_RELOC | EXEC_P | DYNAMIC))
+-		    == HAS_RELOC;
++  int relocatable = (abfd->flags & (EXEC_P | DYNAMIC)) == 0;
+ 
+   for (; src_count < symcount; src_count++)
+     {
--- arm-elf-binutils/files/patch-ld-elf.sc	1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
+++ arm-elf-binutils/files/patch-ld-elf.sc	2011-01-05 23:22:00.000000000 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ 
+RCS file: /cvs/src/src/ld/scripttempl/elf.sc,v
+retrieving revision 1.81
+retrieving revision 1.82
+diff -u -r1.81 -r1.82
+--- ld/scripttempl/elf.sc	2007/06/29 16:29:17	1.81
++++ ld/scripttempl/elf.sc	2007/07/10 04:53:13	1.82
+@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
+ DYNAMIC=".dynamic      ${RELOCATING-0} : { *(.dynamic) }"
+ RODATA=".rodata       ${RELOCATING-0} : { *(.rodata${RELOCATING+ .rodata.* .gnu.linkonce.r.*}) }"
+ DATARELRO=".data.rel.ro : { *(.data.rel.ro.local* .gnu.linkonce.d.rel.ro.local.*) *(.data.rel.ro* .gnu.linkonce.d.rel.ro.*) }"
+-STACKNOTE="/DISCARD/ : { *(.note.GNU-stack) }"
++DISCARDED="/DISCARD/ : { *(.note.GNU-stack) *(.gnu_debuglink) }"
+ if test -z "${NO_SMALL_DATA}"; then
+   SBSS=".sbss         ${RELOCATING-0} :
+   {
+@@ -518,6 +518,6 @@
+   ${ATTRS_SECTIONS}
+   ${OTHER_SECTIONS}
+   ${RELOCATING+${OTHER_SYMBOLS}}
+-  ${RELOCATING+${STACKNOTE}}
++  ${RELOCATING+${DISCARDED}}
+ }
+ EOF
--- arm-elf-binutils/files/patch-ld-ldlang.c	1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
+++ arm-elf-binutils/files/patch-ld-ldlang.c	2011-01-05 23:22:00.000000000 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ 
+RCS file: /cvs/src/src/ld/ldlang.c,v
+retrieving revision 1.218
+diff -u -p -r1.218 ldlang.c
+--- ld/ldlang.c	17 May 2006 16:46:54 -0000	1.218
++++ ld/ldlang.c	19 May 2006 02:39:55 -0000
+@@ -4198,7 +4198,8 @@ lang_size_sections_1
+ 		    /* If a loadable section is using the default memory
+ 		       region, and some non default memory regions were
+ 		       defined, issue an error message.  */
+-		    if (!IGNORE_SECTION (os->bfd_section)
++		    if (!os->ignored
++			&& !IGNORE_SECTION (os->bfd_section)
+ 			&& ! link_info.relocatable
+ 			&& check_regions
+ 			&& strcmp (os->region->name,
--- arm-elf-binutils/pkg-plist	2011-01-01 19:23:05.000000000 +0000
+++ arm-elf-binutils/pkg-plist	2011-01-01 19:31:03.000000000 +0000
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ 
 arm-elf/lib/ldscripts/armelf.xr
 arm-elf/lib/ldscripts/armelf.xs
 arm-elf/lib/ldscripts/armelf.xsc
+arm-elf/lib/ldscripts/armelf.xsw
 arm-elf/lib/ldscripts/armelf.xu
+arm-elf/lib/ldscripts/armelf.xw
 arm-elf/lib/libiberty.a
 bin/arm-elf-addr2line
 bin/arm-elf-ar