diff -u binutils-2.21/debian/rules binutils-2.21/debian/rules
--- binutils-2.21/debian/rules
+++ binutils-2.21/debian/rules
@@ -1189,6 +1189,10 @@
 		mandir=$(pwd)/$(d_cross)/$(PF)/share/man install
 	rm -rf $(d_cross)/$(PF)/lib* $(d_cross)/$(PF)/info $(d_cross)/$(PF)/share/locale
 ifeq ($(with_strip),yes)
+	pkg_create_dbgsym $(p_cross) $(d_cross) || true
+	$(STRIP) --strip-unneeded $(d_cross)/$(PF)/$(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE)/$(TARGET)/lib/libbfd-*so
+	$(STRIP) --strip-unneeded $(d_cross)/$(PF)/$(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE)/$(TARGET)/lib/libopcodes-*so
+
 	$(STRIP) $$(file $(d_cross)/$(PF)/bin/* | awk -F: '$$0 !~ /script/ {print $$1}')
 endif
 	gzip -9 $(d_cross)/$(PF)/share/man/man1/*
diff -u binutils-2.21/debian/changelog binutils-2.21/debian/changelog
--- binutils-2.21/debian/changelog
+++ binutils-2.21/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+binutils (2.21-5ubuntu2) natty; urgency=low
+
+  * Build -dbgsym package for cross builds. LP: #711523
+
+ -- Marcin Juszkiewicz <marcin.juszkiewicz@linaro.org>  Wed, 16 Feb 2011 14:04:15 +0100
+
 binutils (2.21-5ubuntu1) natty; urgency=low
 
   * Upload to natty.