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Re: PATCH: Return NULL on NULL bfd (Problem with linker with binutils-040414)

Hi H. J.

I am having the second thought. bfd_archive_filename was invented for
bfd error reporting. It is used as



Surely if it is intended for error reporting then it is better that it returns a bogus filename such as "<unknown>" rather than seg-faulting as otherwise the actual error message will never be displayed.

Cheers
 Nick


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