* elf.c (_bfd_elf_link_hash_table_init): Make sure

can_refcount is properly extended to the type of
init_refcount.

2 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 561ff11413..c4b97ee3d5 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2002-11-20  Alexandre Oliva  <aoliva@redhat.com>
+
+	* elf.c (_bfd_elf_link_hash_table_init): Make sure
+	can_refcount is properly extended to the type of
+	init_refcount.
+
 2002-11-19  Alexandre Oliva  <aoliva@redhat.com>
 
 	* elfxx-mips.c (MIPS_RELOC_RELA_P): New macro.
diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
index c5987fe6df..4ddc99dee0 100644
--- a/bfd/elf.c
+++ b/bfd/elf.c
@@ -1503,7 +1503,10 @@ _bfd_elf_link_hash_table_init (table, abfd, newfunc)
 
   table->dynamic_sections_created = false;
   table->dynobj = NULL;
-  table->init_refcount = get_elf_backend_data (abfd)->can_refcount - 1;
+  /* Make sure can_refcount is extended to the width and signedness of
+     init_refcount before we subtract one from it.  */
+  table->init_refcount = get_elf_backend_data (abfd)->can_refcount;
+  --table->init_refcount;
   /* The first dynamic symbol is a dummy.  */
   table->dynsymcount = 1;
   table->dynstr = NULL;