* deffilep.y (def_image_name): If LIBRARY or NAME statement

	specifies an empty string, retain the name specified on command
	line.
	* ld.texinfo: Document above

1 files changed, 24 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/ld/deffilep.y b/ld/deffilep.y
index 78da27a1d9..5c699f394f 100644
--- a/ld/deffilep.y
+++ b/ld/deffilep.y
@@ -648,22 +648,30 @@ def_file_add_directive (def_file *my_def, const char *param, int len)
 static void
 def_image_name (const char *name, int base, int is_dll)
 {
-  const char* image_name = lbasename (name);
-  if (image_name != name)
-    einfo ("%s:%d: Warning: path components stripped from %s, '%s'\n",
-	  def_filename, linenumber, is_dll ? "LIBRARY" : "NAME", name);
-  if (def->name)
-    free (def->name);
-  /* Append the default suffix, if none specified.  */ 
-   if (strchr (image_name, '.') == 0)
-     {
-        const char * suffix = is_dll ? ".dll" : ".exe";
-
-        def->name = xmalloc (strlen (image_name) + strlen (suffix) + 1);
-        sprintf (def->name, "%s%s", image_name, suffix);
-     }
-  else
-    def->name = xstrdup (image_name);
+  /* If a LIBRARY or NAME statement is specified without a name, there is nothing
+     to do here.  We retain the output filename specified on command line.  */
+  if (*name)
+    {
+      const char* image_name = lbasename (name);
+      if (image_name != name)
+	einfo ("%s:%d: Warning: path components stripped from %s, '%s'\n",
+	       def_filename, linenumber, is_dll ? "LIBRARY" : "NAME",
+	       name);
+      if (def->name)
+	free (def->name);
+      /* Append the default suffix, if none specified.  */ 
+      if (strchr (image_name, '.') == 0)
+	{
+	  const char * suffix = is_dll ? ".dll" : ".exe";
+
+	  def->name = xmalloc (strlen (image_name) + strlen (suffix) + 1);
+	  sprintf (def->name, "%s%s", image_name, suffix);
+        }
+      else
+	def->name = xstrdup (image_name);
+    }
+
+  /* Honor a BASE address statement, even if LIBRARY string is empty.  */
   def->base_address = base;
   def->is_dll = is_dll;
 }