gas: don't get confused by .asci{i,z} after .struct

[deliverable/binutils-gdb.git] / gas / read.c

diff --git a/gas/read.c b/gas/read.c
index 1718aaa4d63fa53a612fa146b87bf9aeb724be40..172d75f29297f25769956afb11a39da7f2df7d1e 100644 (file)
--- a/gas/read.c
+++ b/gas/read.c
@@ -5310,6 +5310,15 @@ stringer (int bits_appendzero)
   md_cons_align (1);
 #endif
 
+  /* If we have been switched into the abs_section then we
+     will not have an obstack onto which we can hang strings.  */
+  if (now_seg == absolute_section)
+    {
+      as_bad (_("strings must be placed into a section"));
+      ignore_rest_of_line ();
+      return;
+    }
+
   /* The following awkward logic is to parse ZERO or more strings,
      comma separated. Recall a string expression includes spaces
      before the opening '\"' and spaces after the closing '\"'.
@@ -5324,14 +5333,6 @@ stringer (int bits_appendzero)
     {
       c = ',';                 /* Do loop.  */
     }
-  /* If we have been switched into the abs_section then we
-     will not have an obstack onto which we can hang strings.  */
-  if (now_seg == absolute_section)
-    {
-      as_bad (_("strings must be placed into a section"));
-      c = 0;
-      ignore_rest_of_line ();
-    }
 
   while (c == ',' || c == '<' || c == '"')
     {