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@heading @anchor{*-*-freebsd*}*-*-freebsd*
-The version of binutils installed in @file{/usr/bin} is known to work unless
-otherwise specified in any per-architecture notes. However, binutils
-2.12.1 or greater is known to improve overall testsuite results.
+The version of binutils installed in @file{/usr/bin} probably works with
+this release of GCC. However, on FreeBSD 4, bootstrapping against the
+latest FSF binutils is known to improve overall testsuite results; and,
+on FreeBSD/alpha, using binutils 2.14 or later is required to build libjava.
Support for FreeBSD 1 was discontinued in GCC 3.2.
+Support for FreeBSD 2 will be discontinued after GCC 3.4. The
+following was true for GCC 3.1 but the current status is unknown.
For FreeBSD 2 or any mutant a.out versions of FreeBSD 3: All
configuration support and files as shipped with GCC 2.95 are still in
place. FreeBSD 2.2.7 has been known to bootstrap completely; however,
particular, @option{--enable-threads} is now configured by default.
However, as a general user, do not attempt to replace the system
compiler with this release. Known to bootstrap and check with good
-results on FreeBSD 4.8-STABLE and 5-CURRENT@. In the past, known to
+results on FreeBSD 4.9-STABLE and 5-CURRENT@. In the past, known to
bootstrap and check with good results on FreeBSD 3.0, 3.4, 4.0, 4.2,
-4.3, 4.4, 4.5-STABLE@.
+4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.8-STABLE@.
In principle, @option{--enable-threads} is now compatible with
@option{--enable-libgcj} on FreeBSD@. However, it has only been built