From: Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
Date: Sat, 11 May 2002 19:41:28 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Warn about a description field that is too big.
X-Git-Tag: binutils-2_12_1~9
X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=60d46bdbee0479168ccd85274cbf040b78176920;p=thirdparty%2Fbinutils-gdb.git

Warn about a description field that is too big.
---

diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index 6ad85c8e5d9..7745645d072 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-05-11  Nick Clifton  <nickc@cambridge.redhat.com>
+
+	* stabs.c (s_stab_generic): Warn about a description field that is
+	too big.
+
 2002-05-11  Daniel Jacobowitz  <drow@mvista.com>
 
 	Merge from mainline:
diff --git a/gas/stabs.c b/gas/stabs.c
index 60b03c49941..4c9251f070e 100644
--- a/gas/stabs.c
+++ b/gas/stabs.c
@@ -240,6 +240,14 @@ s_stab_generic (what, stab_secname, stabstr_secname)
   other = longint;
 
   desc = get_absolute_expression ();
+
+  if ((desc > 0xffff) || (desc < -0x8000))
+    /* This could happen for example with a source file with a huge
+       number of lines.  The only cure is to use a different debug
+       format, probably DWARF.  */
+    as_warn (_(".stab%c: description field '%x' too big, maybe you could a different debug format"),
+	     what, desc);
+    
   if (what == 's' || what == 'n')
     {
       if (*input_line_pointer != ',')