file = file->input_statement.next)
{
input_bfd = file->input_statement.the_bfd;
- compatible = bfd_arch_get_compatible (input_bfd,
- output_bfd);
+ compatible = bfd_arch_get_compatible (input_bfd, output_bfd);
+
+ /* In general it is not possible to perform a relocatable
+ link between differing object formats when the input
+ file has relocations, because the relocations in the
+ input format may not have equivalent representations in
+ the output format (and besides BFD does not translate
+ relocs for other link purposes than a final link). */
+ if (link_info.relocateable
+ && (compatible == NULL
+ || bfd_get_flavour (input_bfd) != bfd_get_flavour (output_bfd)
+ || (input_bfd->arch_info->bits_per_word
+ != output_bfd->arch_info->bits_per_word))
+ && (bfd_get_file_flags (input_bfd) & HAS_RELOC) != 0)
+ {
+ einfo (_("%P%F: Relocatable linking with relocations from format %s (%B) to format %s (%B) is not supported\n"),
+ bfd_get_target (input_bfd), input_bfd,
+ bfd_get_target (output_bfd), output_bfd);
+ /* einfo with %F exits. */
+ }
+
if (compatible == NULL)
{
if (command_line.warn_mismatch)
bfd_printable_name (input_bfd), input_bfd,
bfd_printable_name (output_bfd));
}
- else if (link_info.relocateable
- /* In general it is not possible to perform a relocatable
- link between differing object formats when the input
- file has relocations, because the relocations in the
- input format may not have equivalent representations in
- the output format (and besides BFD does not translate
- relocs for other link purposes than a final link). */
- && bfd_get_flavour (input_bfd) != bfd_get_flavour (output_bfd)
- && (bfd_get_file_flags (input_bfd) & HAS_RELOC) != 0)
- einfo (_("%P%F: Relocatable linking with relocations from format %s (%B) to format %s (%B) is not supported\n"),
- bfd_get_target (input_bfd), input_bfd,
- bfd_get_target (output_bfd), output_bfd);
else if (bfd_count_sections (input_bfd))
{
/* If the input bfd has no contents, it shouldn't set the