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Re: [RFA/hpux] Implement file_matches_executable_p
On Wed, Nov 16, 2005 at 05:14:31PM -0800, Joel Brobecker wrote:
> @@ -155,6 +144,10 @@ thread_section_p (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UN
> asection *sect,
> void *obj ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
> {
> + /* The ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED for parameter ABFD is at first sight surprising,
> + since it appears to be used in the call to bfd_section_name. However,
> + bfd_section_name is a macro that doesn't use the first parameter,
> + so the attribute above is perfectly justified. */
> return (strncmp (bfd_section_name (abfd, sect), ".reg/", 5) == 0);
> }
I dislike these silly macros too. Just use sect->name and you can do
without the comment. Lots less typing.
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Alan Modra
IBM OzLabs - Linux Technology Centre