Feature request: `util-linux` and `binutils` for Windows

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Assessment

Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Quiet
Domain
build-system, cli, operating-systems

Research direction

No repository files, tests, or entry points are named. Start with the two linked Windows build pages for util-linux-ng and binutils, then identify the repository's relevant packaging path; done means defining and delivering current Windows builds for both tools.

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Description

C-feature

There are already some builds:

But they haven't been updated for a long time.

The latest version of "util-linux-ng for Windows" was built in the year 2008, while the latest version of "binutils for Windows" was built in the year 2010.

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