diff -Nru fpc-2.6.0/debian/changelog fpc-2.6.0/debian/changelog
--- fpc-2.6.0/debian/changelog	2014-03-20 18:39:45.000000000 +0000
+++ fpc-2.6.0/debian/changelog	2014-10-21 18:57:32.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+fpc (2.6.0-9+rpi1+wsf1) wheezy-wsf; urgency=high
+
+  * Binutils related changes backported from 2.6.2-3 to allow use with
+    raspberry pi foundation's binutils package.
+    + Remove conflicts with binutils-gold (Closes: Bug#717651)
+    + Use ld.bfd explicitly (Helps with: Bug#624525)
+
+ -- Peter Michael Green <plugwash@debian.org>  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 21:48:50 +0000
+
 fpc (2.6.0-9+rpi1) wheezy-staging; urgency=low
 
   * Set compiler defaults for raspbian.
diff -Nru fpc-2.6.0/debian/control fpc-2.6.0/debian/control
--- fpc-2.6.0/debian/control	2013-04-13 23:02:43.000000000 +0000
+++ fpc-2.6.0/debian/control	2014-10-21 18:52:49.000000000 +0000
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
 Suggests: fp-docs-2.6.0 (>= ${source:Upstream-Version})
 Provides: fp-compiler
 Breaks: fp-compiler (<= 2.4.0-3), fp-utils-2.4.4 (<= 2.4.4-2), fp-utils-2.4.2 (<= 2.4.2-3)
-Conflicts: binutils-gold
 Replaces: fp-compiler (<= 2.4.0-3), fp-utils-2.4.4 (<= 2.4.4-1)
 Description: Free Pascal - compiler
  The Free Pascal Compiler is an Object Pascal compiler supporting both Delphi
diff -Nru fpc-2.6.0/debian/patches/series fpc-2.6.0/debian/patches/series
--- fpc-2.6.0/debian/patches/series	2014-03-20 18:39:45.000000000 +0000
+++ fpc-2.6.0/debian/patches/series	2014-10-21 18:53:46.000000000 +0000
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@
 armhf-linker-path.diff
 fix-vfp-exceptions.diff
 fix-creating-help-index-on-read-only-file-system.diff
+use-bfd-explicitly.diff
 raspbian.diff
diff -Nru fpc-2.6.0/debian/patches/use-bfd-explicitly.diff fpc-2.6.0/debian/patches/use-bfd-explicitly.diff
--- fpc-2.6.0/debian/patches/use-bfd-explicitly.diff	1970-01-01 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
+++ fpc-2.6.0/debian/patches/use-bfd-explicitly.diff	2014-10-21 18:52:49.000000000 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+Description: Use ld.bfd explicitly
+ Freepascal is broken with ld.gold, previously we conflicted with binutils-gold
+ but that makes us uninstallable with the new binutils.
+ 
+ So instead we take the approach of patching fpc to use ld.bfd directly
+Author: Peter Michael Green <plugwash@debian.org>
+Bug-Debian: http://bugs.debian.org/620815
+Bug-Debian: http://bugs.debian.org/624525
+Bug-Debian: http://bugs.debian.org/717651
+
+Index: fpc-2.6.2/fpcsrc/compiler/systems/t_linux.pas
+===================================================================
+--- fpc-2.6.2.orig/fpcsrc/compiler/systems/t_linux.pas	2013-07-23 21:41:40.000000000 +0000
++++ fpc-2.6.2/fpcsrc/compiler/systems/t_linux.pas	2013-07-24 00:38:25.000000000 +0000
+@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@
+   if HasExports then
+     cmdstr:=cmdstr+' -E';
+ 
+-  success:=DoExec(FindUtil(utilsprefix+BinStr),CmdStr,true,false);
++  success:=DoExec(FindUtil(utilsprefix+BinStr)+'.bfd',CmdStr,true,false);
+ 
+   { Create external .dbg file with debuginfo }
+   if success and (cs_link_separate_dbg_file in current_settings.globalswitches) then
+@@ -1086,7 +1090,7 @@
+   Replace(cmdstr,'$INIT',InitStr);
+   Replace(cmdstr,'$FINI',FiniStr);
+   Replace(cmdstr,'$SONAME',SoNameStr);
+-  success:=DoExec(FindUtil(utilsprefix+binstr),cmdstr,true,false);
++  success:=DoExec(FindUtil(utilsprefix+binstr)+'.bfd',cmdstr,true,false);
+ 
+ { Strip the library ? }
+   if success and (cs_link_strip in current_settings.globalswitches) then