GNU Binutils
GNU software development tools for executable code
title: "GNU Binutils" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["programming-tools", "gnu-project-software"] description: "GNU software development tools for executable code" topic_path: "general/programming-tools" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Binutils" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| name | GNU Binutils |
| logo | Heckert GNU white.svg |
| developer | GNU Project |
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| genre | Programming tools |
| license | GNU GPLv3-or-later |
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The GNU Binary Utilities, or , is a collection of programming tools maintained by the GNU Project for working with executable code including assembly, linking and many other development operations.
The tools are originally from Cygnus Solutions.
The tools are typically used along with other GNU tools such as GNU Compiler Collection, and the GNU Debugger.
Tools
The tools include:
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windres | compiler for Windows resource files |
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elfutils
Ulrich Drepper wrote , to partially replace GNU Binutils, purely for Linux and with support only for ELF and DWARF. It distributes three libraries with it for programmatic access.
References
References
- [https://sourceware.org/elfutils/ elfutils home]
- [https://www.akkadia.org/drepper/ elfutils at Drepper's home]
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