Based on patch from Marty Leisner <leisner@sdsp.mc.xerox.com>:

* objcopy.c: Include <utime.h> or <sys/time.h>.
	(strip_options): Add "preserve-dates".
	(copy_options): Likewise.
	(copy_usage): Mention -p and --preserve-dates.
	(strip_usage): Likewise.
	(make_same_dates): New static function.
	(strip_main): Handle -p.
	(copy_main): Likewise.
	* binutils.texi, strip.1, objcopy.1: Document new option.

binutils/binutils.texi

@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ objcopy [ -F @var{bfdname} | --target=@var{bfdname} ]
         [ -b @var{byte} | --byte=@var{byte} ]
         [ -i @var{interleave} | --interleave=@var{interleave} ]
         [ -R @var{sectionname} | --remove-section=@var{sectionname} ]
-        [ --debugging ]
+        [ -p | --preserve-dates ] [ --debugging ]
         [ --gap-fill=@var{val} ] [ --pad-to=@var{address} ]
         [ --set-start=@var{val} ] [ --adjust-start=@var{incr} ]
         [ --adjust-vma=@var{incr} ]
@@ -932,6 +932,11 @@ copy with the @var{-b} or @samp{--byte} option.  The default is 4.
 @code{objcopy} ignores this option if you do not specify either @samp{-b} or
 @samp{--byte}.
 
+@item -p
+@itemx --preserve-dates
+Set the access and modification dates of the output file to be the same
+as those of the input file.
+
 @item --debugging
 Convert debugging information, if possible.  This is not the default
 because only certain debugging formats are supported, and the
@@ -1505,7 +1510,7 @@ strip [ -F @var{bfdname} | --target=@var{bfdname} | --target=@var{bfdname} ]
       [ -N @var{symbolname} | --strip-symbol=@var{symbolname} ]
       [ -x | --discard-all ] [ -X | --discard-locals ]
       [ -R @var{sectionname} | --remove-section=@var{sectionname} ]
-      [ -o @var{file} ]
+      [ -o @var{file} ] [ -p | --preserve-dates ]
       [ -v | --verbose ]  [ -V | --version ]  [ --help ]
       @var{objfile}@dots{}
 @end smallexample
@@ -1572,6 +1577,10 @@ Put the stripped output in @var{file}, rather than replacing the
 existing file.  When this argument is used, only one @var{objfile}
 argument may be specified.
 
+@item -p
+@itemx --preserve-dates
+Preserve the access and modification dates of the file.
+
 @item -x
 @itemx --discard-all
 Remove non-global symbols.

binutils/objcopy.1

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ objcopy \- copy and translate object files
 .RB "[\|" \-X\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-discard\-locals\fR "\|]" 
 .RB "[\|" \-b\ \fIbyte\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-byte=\fIbyte\fR "\|]" 
 .RB "[\|" \-i\ \fIinterleave\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-interleave=\fIinterleave\fR "\|]" 
+.RB "[\|" \-p\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-preserve\-dates\fR "\|]" 
 .RB "[\|" \-\-debugging "\|]"
 .RB "[\|" \-\-gap\-fill=\fIval\fR "\|]"
 .RB "[\|" \-\-pad\-to=\fIaddress\fR "\|]"
@@ -159,6 +160,10 @@ Only copy one out of every \fIinterleave\fP bytes.  Which one to copy is
 selected by the \fB\-b\fP or \fB\-\-byte\fP option.  The default is 4.
 The interleave is ignored if neither \fB\-b\fP nor \fB\-\-byte\fP is given.
 .TP
+.B \-p\fR, \fB\-\-preserve\-dates
+Set the access and modification dates of the output file to be the same
+as those of the input file.
+.TP
 .B \-\-debugging
 Convert debugging information, if possible.  This is not the default
 because only certain debugging formats are supported, and the

binutils/strip.1

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" Copyright (c) 1991 Free Software Foundation
+.\" Copyright (c) 1991, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 1997 Free Software Foundation
 .\" See section COPYING for conditions for redistribution
 .TH strip 1 "5 November 1991" "cygnus support" "GNU Development Tools"
 .de BP
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ strip \- Discard symbols from object files.
 .RB "[\|" \-K\ \fIsymbolname\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-keep\-symbol=\fIsymbolname\fR "\|]" 
 .RB "[\|" \-N\ \fIsymbolname\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-strip\-symbol=\fIsymbolname\fR "\|]"
 .RB "[\|" \-o\ \fIfile\f\R "\|]"
+.RB "[\|" \-p\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-preserve\-dates "\|]"
 .RB "[\|" \-v\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-verbose "\|]"
 .RB "[\|" \-V\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-version "\|]"
 .RB "[\|" \-V\fR\ |\ \fB\-\-help "\|]"
@@ -113,6 +114,12 @@ Put the stripped output in \fIfile\fR, rather than replacing the
 existing file.  When this argument is used, only one \fIobjfile\fR
 argument may be specified.
 
+.TP
+.B \-p
+.TP
+.B \-\-preserve-dates
+Preserve the access and modification dates of the file.
+
 .TP
 .B \-x
 .TP