diff -u binutils-2.23.1/debian/changelog binutils-2.23.1/debian/changelog
--- binutils-2.23.1/debian/changelog
+++ binutils-2.23.1/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+binutils (2.23.1-0ubuntu6ma1) raring; urgency=low
+
+  * Split libiberty-dev into MA:same package 
+
+ -- Wookey <wookey@wookware.org>  Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:38:34 +0000
+
 binutils (2.23.1-0ubuntu6) raring; urgency=low
 
   * Fix PR ld/14918: linking with -flto always links in libgcc_s.so.
diff -u binutils-2.23.1/debian/rules binutils-2.23.1/debian/rules
--- binutils-2.23.1/debian/rules
+++ binutils-2.23.1/debian/rules
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 p_bin = binutils
 p_dev = $(p_bin)-dev
+p_iberty = libiberty-dev
 p_mul = $(p_bin)-multiarch
 p_gold = $(p_bin)-gold
 p_doc = $(p_bin)-doc
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
 d     = debian/tmp
 d_bin = $(d)
 d_dev = debian/$(p_dev)
+d_iberty = debian/$(p_iberty)
 d_mul = debian/$(p_mul)
 d_gold = debian/$(p_gold)
 d_doc = debian/$(p_doc)
@@ -620,8 +622,8 @@
 install-stamp: checkroot build-stamp
 	$(checkdir)
 
-	rm -fr $(d_bin) $(d_dev) $(d_mul) $(d_doc) $(d_src)
-	$(install_dir) $(d_bin) $(d_dev) $(d_mul) $(d_doc) $(d_src)
+	rm -fr $(d_bin) $(d_dev) $(d_iberty) $(d_mul) $(d_doc) $(d_src)
+	$(install_dir) $(d_bin) $(d_dev) $(d_iberty) $(d_mul) $(d_doc) $(d_src)
 
 	: # install binutils and -dev stuff
 	env MAKE="$(MAKE) VERSION=$(SINGLE_VERSION)" \
@@ -657,9 +659,6 @@
 	    -e 's/^#define BFD_HOST_U_64_BIT unsigned \(long \)\?long *$$/#define BFD_HOST_U_64_BIT unsigned BFD_HOST_64_BIT/' \
 	    $(d_bin)/$(PF)/include/bfd.h
 
-	: # copy libiberty.h ... not too keen on this, but it was requested
-	cp -f include/libiberty.h $(d_bin)/$(PF)/include
-
 	: # copy demangle.h ... not too keen on this, but it was requested
 	cp -f include/demangle.h $(d_bin)/$(PF)/include
 
@@ -721,7 +720,7 @@
 	$(call strip_package, $(p_mul), $(d_mul))
 endif
 
-	: # Don't want /usr/<arch>-linux to exist in any package
+	: # Don't want /usr/<arch>-linux to exist in any package (except libiberty-dev)
 	rm -rf $(d_bin)/$(PF)/$(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE)
 
 	: # Remove windres manpages
@@ -767,9 +766,12 @@
 	: # Remove empty directory
 	rmdir $(d_bin)/$(PF)/include/
 
-	: # install libiberty PIC library
+	: # split out libiberty-dev
+	$(install_dir) $(d_iberty)/$(PF)/lib/$(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE) $(d_iberty)/$(PF)/include/$(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE)
+	mv $(d_dev)/$(PF)/include/libiberty.h $(d_iberty)/$(PF)/include/$(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE)
+	mv $(d_dev)/$(PF)/lib/libiberty.a $(d_iberty)/$(PF)/lib/$(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE)
 	$(install_file) builddir-single/libiberty/pic/libiberty.a \
-		$(d_dev)/$(PF)/lib/libiberty_pic.a
+		$(d_iberty)/$(PF)/lib/$(DEB_HOST_GNU_TYPE)/libiberty_pic.a
 
 	touch install-stamp
 
diff -u binutils-2.23.1/debian/control.in binutils-2.23.1/debian/control.in
--- binutils-2.23.1/debian/control.in
+++ binutils-2.23.1/debian/control.in
@@ -33,6 +33,16 @@
  that building Debian packages which depend on the shared libbfd is Not
  Allowed.
 
+Package: libiberty-dev
+Architecture: any
+Priority: extra
+Multi-Arch: same
+Breaks: binutils-dev (<< 2.23.1-0ubuntu6ma1)
+Replaces: binutils-dev (<< 2.23.1-0ubuntu6ma1)
+Description: GNU binary utilities (libiberty development files)
+ This package includes header files and static library necessary to build
+ programs which use the GNU libiberty library, which is part of binutils. 
+
 Package: binutils-multiarch
 Architecture: any
 Priority: extra