* hppa.h (FLAG_STRICT): Correct comment.

[deliverable/binutils-gdb.git] / bfd / format.c

diff --git a/bfd/format.c b/bfd/format.c
index 458473579d5f4c1f5d8dbc624bc477429f68660d..4ccca2a3aa789492d7f418a5daf3c5eb5031c97b 100644 (file)
--- a/bfd/format.c
+++ b/bfd/format.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.  */
+   Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.  */
 
 /*
 SECTION
@@ -173,6 +173,14 @@ bfd_check_format_matches (bfd *abfd, bfd_format format, char ***matching)
          if (matching)
            free (matching_vector);
 
+         /* If the file was opened for update, then `output_has_begun'
+            some time ago when the file was created.  Do not recompute
+            sections sizes or alignments in _bfd_set_section_contents.
+            We can not set this flag until after checking the format,
+            because it will interfere with creation of BFD sections.  */
+         if (abfd->direction == both_direction)
+           abfd->output_has_begun = TRUE;
+
          return TRUE;                  /* File position has moved, BTW.  */
        }
 
@@ -319,6 +327,14 @@ bfd_check_format_matches (bfd *abfd, bfd_format format, char ***matching)
       if (matching)
        free (matching_vector);
 
+      /* If the file was opened for update, then `output_has_begun'
+        some time ago when the file was created.  Do not recompute
+        sections sizes or alignments in _bfd_set_section_contents.
+        We can not set this flag until after checking the format,
+        because it will interfere with creation of BFD sections.  */
+      if (abfd->direction == both_direction)
+       abfd->output_has_begun = TRUE;
+
       return TRUE;                     /* File position has moved, BTW.  */
     }