Move potentially obsolete BFD targets into the definitely obsolete section. Add a note to the README-how-to-make-a-release document about doing this.

bfd	* config.bfd: Move the powerpc-lynxos and powerpc-windiss targets
	into the definitely obsolete list.

binutils * README-how-to-make-a-release: Add a note about updating the
	obsolete targets in the bfd/config.bfd file.

5 files changed, 23 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 22eab1effb6..0aff60c902d 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2019-02-07  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* config.bfd: Move the powerpc-lynxos and powerpc-windiss targets
+	into the definitely obsolete list.
+
 2019-02-05  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 
 	PR ld/24151
diff --git a/bfd/config.bfd b/bfd/config.bfd
index 0e1ddb659c3..f13812b7c74 100644
--- a/bfd/config.bfd
+++ b/bfd/config.bfd
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ case $targ in
     echo "*** Use or1k-*-elf or or1k-*-linux as the target instead" >&2
     exit 1
     ;;
- powerpc-*-lynxos* | powerpc-*-windiss* | \
  null)
     if test "x$enable_obsolete" != xyes; then
       echo "*** Configuration $targ is obsolete." >&2
@@ -139,6 +138,7 @@ case $targ in
  mips*-dec-* | \
  mips*-sgi-* | \
  mips*el-*-rtems* | \
+ powerpc-*-lynxos* | powerpc-*-windiss* | \
  sh*-*-symbianelf* | sh5*-*-* | sh64*-*-* | \
  sparc*-*-*aout* | \
  sparc*-*-chorus* | \
diff --git a/binutils/ChangeLog b/binutils/ChangeLog
index dc46498c13d..cecc6c4450c 100644
--- a/binutils/ChangeLog
+++ b/binutils/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2019-02-07  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* README-how-to-make-a-release: Add a note about updating the
+	obsolete targets in the bfd/config.bfd file.
+
 2019-02-04  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 
 	* README-how-to-make-a-release: Add more notes on making a release.
diff --git a/binutils/README-how-to-make-a-release b/binutils/README-how-to-make-a-release
index 988d3717bf5..38edac20ebf 100644
--- a/binutils/README-how-to-make-a-release
+++ b/binutils/README-how-to-make-a-release
@@ -374,7 +374,11 @@ When the time comes to actually make the release....
   33. Email the binutils list telling everyone that the 2.XX branch
       is now open for business as usual and that patched no longer
       need special approval.
- 
+
+  34. Examine the bfd/config.bfd file and move any pending obsolete
+      targets into the definitely obsolete section.  Create a
+      changelog entry and commit.
+      
 -------------------------------------------------
 How to perform a point release.
 -------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src-release.sh b/src-release.sh
index fe5dab5fb36..8a50d97603b 100755
--- a/src-release.sh
+++ b/src-release.sh
@@ -38,15 +38,13 @@ MAKEINFOFLAGS=--split-size=5000000
 # Support for building net releases
 
 # Files in root used in any net release.
-DEVO_SUPPORT="README Makefile.in configure configure.ac \
-	config.guess config.sub config move-if-change \
-	COPYING COPYING.LIB install-sh config-ml.in symlink-tree \
-	mkinstalldirs ltmain.sh missing ylwrap \
-	libtool.m4 ltsugar.m4 ltversion.m4 ltoptions.m4 \
-	Makefile.def Makefile.tpl src-release.sh config.rpath \
-	ChangeLog MAINTAINERS README-maintainer-mode \
-	lt~obsolete.m4 ltgcc.m4 depcomp mkdep compile \
-	COPYING3 COPYING3.LIB test-driver ar-lib"
+DEVO_SUPPORT="ar-lib ChangeLog compile config config-ml.in config.guess \
+	config.rpath config.sub configure configure.ac COPYING COPYING.LIB \
+	COPYING3 COPYING3.LIB depcomp install-sh libtool.m4 ltgcc.m4 \
+	ltmain.sh ltoptions.m4 ltsugar.m4 ltversion.m4 lt~obsolete.m4 \
+	MAINTAINERS Makefile.def Makefile.in Makefile.tpl missing mkdep \
+	mkinstalldirs move-if-change README README-maintainer-mode \
+	src-release.sh symlink-tree test-driver ylwrap"
 
 # Files in devo/etc used in any net release.
 ETC_SUPPORT="Makefile.in configure configure.in standards.texi \