How do you know what version of "GNU binutils" is built into the base system?
All I could think of doing is picking out some executables that are included with the "GNU binutils" suite and use the "--version" option.
Examples:
or
Are the commands (above) the only way to figure out what version of "GNU binutils" is included within the base system?
I guess the following commands with the "--version" option could also tell me, but there has to be a better way to get the version of the "GNU binutils" suite, right?
BTW: I'm moving from
All I could think of doing is picking out some executables that are included with the "GNU binutils" suite and use the "--version" option.
Examples:
Code:
ld --version
Code:
as --versionAre the commands (above) the only way to figure out what version of "GNU binutils" is included within the base system?
I guess the following commands with the "--version" option could also tell me, but there has to be a better way to get the version of the "GNU binutils" suite, right?
Code:
addr2line
ar
c++filt
dlltool
gold
gprof
nlmconv
nm
objcopy
objdump
ranlib
readelf
size
strings
strip
windmc
windresBTW: I'm moving from
gcc to clang/llvm, but I would like to know how to properly figure out the version of "GNU binutils" that is included with the base system of FreeBSD 9.2-RELEASE. I only have the base system installed with no ports/packages.