* syms.c (_bfd_generic_make_empty_symbol): New function.

	* libbfd-in.h (_bfd_nosymbols_make_empty_symbol): Define as
	_bfd_generic_make_empty_symbol.
	* libbfd.h: Regenerate.
	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
	* hppabsd-core.c (hppabsd_core_make_empty_symbol): Delete function.
	(hppabsd_core_get_symtab_upper_bound): Don't define.
	(hppabsd_core_get_symtab): Likewise.
	(hppabsd_core_print_symbol): Likewise.
	(hppabsd_core_get_symbol_info): Likewise.
	(hppabsd_core_bfd_is_local_label_name): Likewise.
	(hppabsd_core_get_lineno): Likewise.
	(hppabsd_core_find_nearest_line): Likewise.
	(hppabsd_core_bfd_make_debug_symbol): Likewise.
	(hppabsd_core_read_minisymbols): Likewise.
	(hppabsd_core_minisymbol_to_symbol): Likewise.
	(hppabsd_core_vec): Use BFD_JUMP_TABLE_SYMBOLS (_bfd_nosymbols).
	Formatting fixes.
	* hpux-core.c: Similarly.
	* irix-core.c: Similarly.
	* osf-core.c: Similarly.
	* sco5-core.c: Similarly.
	* binary.c (binary_make_empty_symbol): Remove function, define as
	_bfd_generic_make_empty_symbol.
	* ihex.c (ihex_make_empty_symbol): Likewise.
	* mmo.c (mmo_make_empty_symbol): Likewise.
	* ppcboot.c (ppcboot_make_empty_symbol): Likewise.
	* srec.c (srec_make_empty_symbol): Likewise.
	* versados.c (versados_make_empty_symbol): Likewise.
	* vms.c (_bfd_vms_make_empty_symbol): Remove.
	(vms_make_empty_symbol): Define as _bfd_generic_make_empty_symbol.
	* vms-gsd.c (_bfd_vms_slurp_gsd): Call bfd_make_empty_symbol
	rather than _bfd_vms_make_empty_symbol.
	* vms-misc.c (new_symbol): Likewise.

19 files changed, 138 insertions, 303 deletions

diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index be4fe732a6c..06434355ddf 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,40 @@
+2002-01-06  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+
+	* syms.c (_bfd_generic_make_empty_symbol): New function.
+	* libbfd-in.h (_bfd_nosymbols_make_empty_symbol): Define as
+	_bfd_generic_make_empty_symbol.
+	* libbfd.h: Regenerate.
+	* bfd-in2.h: Regenerate.
+	* hppabsd-core.c (hppabsd_core_make_empty_symbol): Delete function.
+	(hppabsd_core_get_symtab_upper_bound): Don't define.
+	(hppabsd_core_get_symtab): Likewise.
+	(hppabsd_core_print_symbol): Likewise.
+	(hppabsd_core_get_symbol_info): Likewise.
+	(hppabsd_core_bfd_is_local_label_name): Likewise.
+	(hppabsd_core_get_lineno): Likewise.
+	(hppabsd_core_find_nearest_line): Likewise.
+	(hppabsd_core_bfd_make_debug_symbol): Likewise.
+	(hppabsd_core_read_minisymbols): Likewise.
+	(hppabsd_core_minisymbol_to_symbol): Likewise.
+	(hppabsd_core_vec): Use BFD_JUMP_TABLE_SYMBOLS (_bfd_nosymbols).
+	Formatting fixes.
+	* hpux-core.c: Similarly.
+	* irix-core.c: Similarly.
+	* osf-core.c: Similarly.
+	* sco5-core.c: Similarly.
+	* binary.c (binary_make_empty_symbol): Remove function, define as
+	_bfd_generic_make_empty_symbol.
+	* ihex.c (ihex_make_empty_symbol): Likewise.
+	* mmo.c (mmo_make_empty_symbol): Likewise.
+	* ppcboot.c (ppcboot_make_empty_symbol): Likewise.
+	* srec.c (srec_make_empty_symbol): Likewise.
+	* versados.c (versados_make_empty_symbol): Likewise.
+	* vms.c (_bfd_vms_make_empty_symbol): Remove.
+	(vms_make_empty_symbol): Define as _bfd_generic_make_empty_symbol.
+	* vms-gsd.c (_bfd_vms_slurp_gsd): Call bfd_make_empty_symbol
+	rather than _bfd_vms_make_empty_symbol.
+	* vms-misc.c (new_symbol): Likewise.
+
 2002-01-05  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
 
 	* section.c (bfd_section_init): Remove unnecessary initialisations.
diff --git a/bfd/bfd-in2.h b/bfd/bfd-in2.h
index 95a3d2e35bc..e48a20d7c07 100644
--- a/bfd/bfd-in2.h
+++ b/bfd/bfd-in2.h
@@ -3110,6 +3110,9 @@ bfd_print_symbol_vandf PARAMS ((bfd *abfd, PTR file, asymbol *symbol));
 
 #define bfd_make_empty_symbol(abfd) \
      BFD_SEND (abfd, _bfd_make_empty_symbol, (abfd))
+asymbol *
+_bfd_generic_make_empty_symbol PARAMS ((bfd *));
+
 #define bfd_make_debug_symbol(abfd,ptr,size) \
         BFD_SEND (abfd, _bfd_make_debug_symbol, (abfd, ptr, size))
 int
diff --git a/bfd/binary.c b/bfd/binary.c
index 7b66f309014..705ac8fe260 100644
--- a/bfd/binary.c
+++ b/bfd/binary.c
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ static boolean binary_get_section_contents
 static long binary_get_symtab_upper_bound PARAMS ((bfd *));
 static char *mangle_name PARAMS ((bfd *, char *));
 static long binary_get_symtab PARAMS ((bfd *, asymbol **));
-static asymbol *binary_make_empty_symbol PARAMS ((bfd *));
 static void binary_get_symbol_info PARAMS ((bfd *, asymbol *, symbol_info *));
 static boolean binary_set_section_contents
   PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, PTR, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
@@ -219,15 +218,7 @@ binary_get_symtab (abfd, alocation)
   return BIN_SYMS;
 }
 
-/* Make an empty symbol.  */
-
-static asymbol *
-binary_make_empty_symbol (abfd)
-     bfd *abfd;
-{
-  return (asymbol *) bfd_alloc (abfd, (bfd_size_type) sizeof (asymbol));
-}
-
+#define binary_make_empty_symbol _bfd_generic_make_empty_symbol
 #define binary_print_symbol _bfd_nosymbols_print_symbol
 
 /* Get information about a symbol.  */
diff --git a/bfd/hppabsd-core.c b/bfd/hppabsd-core.c
index 3fb76cc439c..4ae6315157b 100644
--- a/bfd/hppabsd-core.c
+++ b/bfd/hppabsd-core.c
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 static asection *make_bfd_asection PARAMS ((bfd *, const char *,
 					    flagword, bfd_size_type,
 					    file_ptr, unsigned int));
-static asymbol *hppabsd_core_make_empty_symbol PARAMS ((bfd *));
 static const bfd_target *hppabsd_core_core_file_p PARAMS ((bfd *));
 static char *hppabsd_core_core_file_failing_command PARAMS ((bfd *));
 static int hppabsd_core_core_file_failing_signal PARAMS ((bfd *));
@@ -100,18 +99,6 @@ make_bfd_asection (abfd, name, flags, _raw_size, offset, alignment_power)
   return asect;
 }
 
-static asymbol *
-hppabsd_core_make_empty_symbol (abfd)
-     bfd *abfd;
-{
-  asymbol *new;
-
-  new = (asymbol *) bfd_zalloc (abfd, (bfd_size_type) sizeof (asymbol));
-  if (new)
-    new->the_bfd = abfd;
-  return new;
-}
-
 static const bfd_target *
 hppabsd_core_core_file_p (abfd)
      bfd *abfd;
@@ -239,19 +226,6 @@ hppabsd_core_core_file_matches_executable_p (core_bfd, exec_bfd)
   return true;
 }
 
-#define hppabsd_core_get_symtab_upper_bound \
-  _bfd_nosymbols_get_symtab_upper_bound
-#define hppabsd_core_get_symtab _bfd_nosymbols_get_symtab
-#define hppabsd_core_print_symbol _bfd_nosymbols_print_symbol
-#define hppabsd_core_get_symbol_info _bfd_nosymbols_get_symbol_info
-#define hppabsd_core_bfd_is_local_label_name \
-  _bfd_nosymbols_bfd_is_local_label_name
-#define hppabsd_core_get_lineno _bfd_nosymbols_get_lineno
-#define hppabsd_core_find_nearest_line _bfd_nosymbols_find_nearest_line
-#define hppabsd_core_bfd_make_debug_symbol _bfd_nosymbols_bfd_make_debug_symbol
-#define hppabsd_core_read_minisymbols _bfd_nosymbols_read_minisymbols
-#define hppabsd_core_minisymbol_to_symbol _bfd_nosymbols_minisymbol_to_symbol
-
 /* If somebody calls any byte-swapping routines, shoot them.  */
 static void
 swap_abort ()
@@ -300,15 +274,15 @@ const bfd_target hppabsd_core_vec =
      bfd_false, bfd_false
     },
 
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_GENERIC (_bfd_generic),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_COPY (_bfd_generic),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_CORE (hppabsd_core),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_ARCHIVE (_bfd_noarchive),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_SYMBOLS (hppabsd_core),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_RELOCS (_bfd_norelocs),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_WRITE (_bfd_generic),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_LINK (_bfd_nolink),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_DYNAMIC (_bfd_nodynamic),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_GENERIC (_bfd_generic),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_COPY (_bfd_generic),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_CORE (hppabsd_core),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_ARCHIVE (_bfd_noarchive),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_SYMBOLS (_bfd_nosymbols),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_RELOCS (_bfd_norelocs),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_WRITE (_bfd_generic),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_LINK (_bfd_nolink),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_DYNAMIC (_bfd_nodynamic),
 
     NULL,
 
diff --git a/bfd/hpux-core.c b/bfd/hpux-core.c
index a8360228eb6..81d85eaa221 100644
--- a/bfd/hpux-core.c
+++ b/bfd/hpux-core.c
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ struct hpux_core_struct
 static asection *make_bfd_asection
   PARAMS ((bfd *, const char *, flagword, bfd_size_type, bfd_vma,
 	   unsigned int));
-static asymbol *hpux_core_make_empty_symbol PARAMS ((bfd *));
 static const bfd_target *hpux_core_core_file_p PARAMS ((bfd *));
 static char *hpux_core_core_file_failing_command PARAMS ((bfd *));
 static int hpux_core_core_file_failing_signal PARAMS ((bfd *));
@@ -142,18 +141,6 @@ make_bfd_asection (abfd, name, flags, _raw_size, vma, alignment_power)
   return asect;
 }
 
-static asymbol *
-hpux_core_make_empty_symbol (abfd)
-     bfd *abfd;
-{
-  asymbol *new;
-
-  new = (asymbol *) bfd_zalloc (abfd, (bfd_size_type) sizeof (asymbol));
-  if (new)
-    new->the_bfd = abfd;
-  return new;
-}
-
 /* this function builds a bfd target if the file is a corefile.
    It returns null or 0 if it finds out thaat it is not a core file.
    The way it checks this is by looking for allowed 'type' field values.
@@ -353,18 +340,6 @@ hpux_core_core_file_matches_executable_p (core_bfd, exec_bfd)
   return true;			/* FIXME, We have no way of telling at this point */
 }
 
-#define hpux_core_get_symtab_upper_bound _bfd_nosymbols_get_symtab_upper_bound
-#define hpux_core_get_symtab _bfd_nosymbols_get_symtab
-#define hpux_core_print_symbol _bfd_nosymbols_print_symbol
-#define hpux_core_get_symbol_info _bfd_nosymbols_get_symbol_info
-#define hpux_core_bfd_is_local_label_name \
-  _bfd_nosymbols_bfd_is_local_label_name
-#define hpux_core_get_lineno _bfd_nosymbols_get_lineno
-#define hpux_core_find_nearest_line _bfd_nosymbols_find_nearest_line
-#define hpux_core_bfd_make_debug_symbol _bfd_nosymbols_bfd_make_debug_symbol
-#define hpux_core_read_minisymbols _bfd_nosymbols_read_minisymbols
-#define hpux_core_minisymbol_to_symbol _bfd_nosymbols_minisymbol_to_symbol
-
 /* If somebody calls any byte-swapping routines, shoot them.  */
 static void
 swap_abort ()
@@ -411,15 +386,15 @@ const bfd_target hpux_core_vec =
      bfd_false, bfd_false
     },
 
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_GENERIC (_bfd_generic),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_COPY (_bfd_generic),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_CORE (hpux_core),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_ARCHIVE (_bfd_noarchive),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_SYMBOLS (hpux_core),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_RELOCS (_bfd_norelocs),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_WRITE (_bfd_generic),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_LINK (_bfd_nolink),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_DYNAMIC (_bfd_nodynamic),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_GENERIC (_bfd_generic),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_COPY (_bfd_generic),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_CORE (hpux_core),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_ARCHIVE (_bfd_noarchive),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_SYMBOLS (_bfd_nosymbols),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_RELOCS (_bfd_norelocs),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_WRITE (_bfd_generic),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_LINK (_bfd_nolink),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_DYNAMIC (_bfd_nodynamic),
 
     NULL,
 
diff --git a/bfd/ihex.c b/bfd/ihex.c
index 9aacdfce4d5..8bb51349f07 100644
--- a/bfd/ihex.c
+++ b/bfd/ihex.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* BFD back-end for Intel Hex objects.
-   Copyright 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
+   Copyright 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Written by Ian Lance Taylor of Cygnus Support <ian@cygnus.com>.
 
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ static boolean ihex_set_section_contents
 static boolean ihex_write_record
   PARAMS ((bfd *, size_t, unsigned int, unsigned int, bfd_byte *));
 static boolean ihex_write_object_contents PARAMS ((bfd *));
-static asymbol *ihex_make_empty_symbol PARAMS ((bfd *));
 static boolean ihex_set_arch_mach
   PARAMS ((bfd *, enum bfd_architecture, unsigned long));
 static int ihex_sizeof_headers PARAMS ((bfd *, boolean));
@@ -916,21 +915,6 @@ ihex_write_object_contents (abfd)
   return true;
 }
 
-/* Make an empty symbol.  This is required only because
-   bfd_make_section_anyway wants to create a symbol for the section.  */
-
-static asymbol *
-ihex_make_empty_symbol (abfd)
-     bfd *abfd;
-{
-  asymbol *new;
-
-  new = (asymbol *) bfd_zalloc (abfd, (bfd_size_type) sizeof (asymbol));
-  if (new != NULL)
-    new->the_bfd = abfd;
-  return new;
-}
-
 /* Set the architecture for the output file.  The architecture is
    irrelevant, so we ignore errors about unknown architectures.  */
 
@@ -970,6 +954,7 @@ ihex_sizeof_headers (abfd, exec)
 #define ihex_get_symtab_upper_bound bfd_0l
 #define ihex_get_symtab \
   ((long (*) PARAMS ((bfd *, asymbol **))) bfd_0l)
+#define ihex_make_empty_symbol _bfd_generic_make_empty_symbol
 #define ihex_print_symbol _bfd_nosymbols_print_symbol
 #define ihex_get_symbol_info _bfd_nosymbols_get_symbol_info
 #define ihex_bfd_is_local_label_name _bfd_nosymbols_bfd_is_local_label_name
diff --git a/bfd/irix-core.c b/bfd/irix-core.c
index c1a99acd525..0e48a9aa681 100644
--- a/bfd/irix-core.c
+++ b/bfd/irix-core.c
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ static char *irix_core_core_file_failing_command PARAMS ((bfd *));
 static int irix_core_core_file_failing_signal PARAMS ((bfd *));
 static boolean irix_core_core_file_matches_executable_p
   PARAMS ((bfd *, bfd *));
-static asymbol *irix_core_make_empty_symbol PARAMS ((bfd *));
 static void swap_abort PARAMS ((void));
 
 static asection *
@@ -203,29 +202,6 @@ irix_core_core_file_matches_executable_p (core_bfd, exec_bfd)
   return true;			/* XXX - FIXME */
 }
 
-static asymbol *
-irix_core_make_empty_symbol (abfd)
-     bfd *abfd;
-{
-  bfd_size_type amt = sizeof (asymbol);
-  asymbol *new = (asymbol *) bfd_zalloc (abfd, amt);
-  if (new)
-    new->the_bfd = abfd;
-  return new;
-}
-
-#define irix_core_get_symtab_upper_bound _bfd_nosymbols_get_symtab_upper_bound
-#define irix_core_get_symtab _bfd_nosymbols_get_symtab
-#define irix_core_print_symbol _bfd_nosymbols_print_symbol
-#define irix_core_get_symbol_info _bfd_nosymbols_get_symbol_info
-#define irix_core_bfd_is_local_label_name \
-  _bfd_nosymbols_bfd_is_local_label_name
-#define irix_core_get_lineno _bfd_nosymbols_get_lineno
-#define irix_core_find_nearest_line _bfd_nosymbols_find_nearest_line
-#define irix_core_bfd_make_debug_symbol _bfd_nosymbols_bfd_make_debug_symbol
-#define irix_core_read_minisymbols _bfd_nosymbols_read_minisymbols
-#define irix_core_minisymbol_to_symbol _bfd_nosymbols_minisymbol_to_symbol
-
 /* If somebody calls any byte-swapping routines, shoot them.  */
 static void
 swap_abort()
@@ -272,15 +248,15 @@ const bfd_target irix_core_vec =
      bfd_false, bfd_false
     },
 
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_GENERIC (_bfd_generic),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_COPY (_bfd_generic),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_CORE (irix_core),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_ARCHIVE (_bfd_noarchive),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_SYMBOLS (irix_core),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_RELOCS (_bfd_norelocs),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_WRITE (_bfd_generic),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_LINK (_bfd_nolink),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_DYNAMIC (_bfd_nodynamic),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_GENERIC (_bfd_generic),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_COPY (_bfd_generic),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_CORE (irix_core),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_ARCHIVE (_bfd_noarchive),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_SYMBOLS (_bfd_nosymbols),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_RELOCS (_bfd_norelocs),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_WRITE (_bfd_generic),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_LINK (_bfd_nolink),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_DYNAMIC (_bfd_nodynamic),
 
     NULL,
 
diff --git a/bfd/libbfd-in.h b/bfd/libbfd-in.h
index f4ee631a33f..cc5be3fe34c 100644
--- a/bfd/libbfd-in.h
+++ b/bfd/libbfd-in.h
@@ -251,8 +251,7 @@ extern boolean _bfd_archive_coff_construct_extended_name_table
 #define _bfd_nosymbols_get_symtab_upper_bound _bfd_n1
 #define _bfd_nosymbols_get_symtab \
   ((long (*) PARAMS ((bfd *, asymbol **))) _bfd_n1)
-#define _bfd_nosymbols_make_empty_symbol \
-  ((asymbol *(*) PARAMS ((bfd *))) bfd_nullvoidptr)
+#define _bfd_nosymbols_make_empty_symbol _bfd_generic_make_empty_symbol
 #define _bfd_nosymbols_print_symbol \
   ((void (*) PARAMS ((bfd *, PTR, asymbol *, bfd_print_symbol_type))) bfd_void)
 #define _bfd_nosymbols_get_symbol_info \
diff --git a/bfd/libbfd.h b/bfd/libbfd.h
index 911ff0830e8..b9ad62354f3 100644
--- a/bfd/libbfd.h
+++ b/bfd/libbfd.h
@@ -256,8 +256,7 @@ extern boolean _bfd_archive_coff_construct_extended_name_table
 #define _bfd_nosymbols_get_symtab_upper_bound _bfd_n1
 #define _bfd_nosymbols_get_symtab \
   ((long (*) PARAMS ((bfd *, asymbol **))) _bfd_n1)
-#define _bfd_nosymbols_make_empty_symbol \
-  ((asymbol *(*) PARAMS ((bfd *))) bfd_nullvoidptr)
+#define _bfd_nosymbols_make_empty_symbol _bfd_generic_make_empty_symbol
 #define _bfd_nosymbols_print_symbol \
   ((void (*) PARAMS ((bfd *, PTR, asymbol *, bfd_print_symbol_type))) bfd_void)
 #define _bfd_nosymbols_get_symbol_info \
diff --git a/bfd/mmo.c b/bfd/mmo.c
index e9034de3db7..019160c3386 100644
--- a/bfd/mmo.c
+++ b/bfd/mmo.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* BFD back-end for mmo objects (MMIX-specific object-format).
-   Copyright 2001
+   Copyright 2001, 2002
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Written by Hans-Peter Nilsson (hp@bitrange.com).
    Infrastructure and other bits originally copied from srec.c and
@@ -381,7 +381,6 @@ static boolean mmo_get_section_contents
   PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, PTR, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
 static long mmo_get_symtab_upper_bound PARAMS ((bfd *));
 static long mmo_get_symtab PARAMS ((bfd *, asymbol **));
-static asymbol *mmo_make_empty_symbol PARAMS ((bfd *));
 static void mmo_get_symbol_info PARAMS ((bfd *, asymbol *, symbol_info *));
 static void mmo_print_symbol PARAMS ((bfd *, PTR, asymbol *,
 				      bfd_print_symbol_type));
@@ -2188,19 +2187,6 @@ mmo_get_symtab (abfd, alocation)
   return symcount;
 }
 
-/* Make an empty symbol.  */
-
-static asymbol *
-mmo_make_empty_symbol (abfd)
-     bfd *abfd;
-{
-  asymbol *new = (asymbol *) bfd_zalloc (abfd, sizeof (asymbol));
-
-  if (new)
-    new->the_bfd = abfd;
-  return new;
-}
-
 /* Get information about a symbol.  */
 
 static void
@@ -3171,6 +3157,7 @@ mmo_canonicalize_reloc (abfd, section, relptr, symbols)
 /* FIXME: We can do better on this one, if we have a dwarf2 .debug_line
    section or if MMO line numbers are implemented.  */
 #define mmo_find_nearest_line _bfd_nosymbols_find_nearest_line
+#define mmo_make_empty_symbol _bfd_generic_make_empty_symbol
 #define mmo_bfd_make_debug_symbol _bfd_nosymbols_bfd_make_debug_symbol
 #define mmo_read_minisymbols _bfd_generic_read_minisymbols
 #define mmo_minisymbol_to_symbol _bfd_generic_minisymbol_to_symbol
diff --git a/bfd/osf-core.c b/bfd/osf-core.c
index a514a2b2dad..edf54706e59 100644
--- a/bfd/osf-core.c
+++ b/bfd/osf-core.c
@@ -30,21 +30,13 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.  */
 
 /* forward declarations */
 
-static asection *
-make_bfd_asection PARAMS ((bfd *, const char *, flagword, bfd_size_type,
-			   bfd_vma, file_ptr));
-static asymbol *
-osf_core_make_empty_symbol PARAMS ((bfd *));
-static const bfd_target *
-osf_core_core_file_p PARAMS ((bfd *));
-static char *
-osf_core_core_file_failing_command PARAMS ((bfd *));
-static int
-osf_core_core_file_failing_signal PARAMS ((bfd *));
-static boolean
-osf_core_core_file_matches_executable_p PARAMS ((bfd *, bfd *));
-static void
-swap_abort PARAMS ((void));
+static asection *make_bfd_asection
+  PARAMS ((bfd *, const char *, flagword, bfd_size_type, bfd_vma, file_ptr));
+static const bfd_target *osf_core_core_file_p PARAMS ((bfd *));
+static char *osf_core_core_file_failing_command PARAMS ((bfd *));
+static int osf_core_core_file_failing_signal PARAMS ((bfd *));
+static boolean osf_core_core_file_matches_executable_p PARAMS ((bfd *, bfd *));
+static void swap_abort PARAMS ((void));
 
 /* These are stored in the bfd's tdata */
 
@@ -82,18 +74,6 @@ make_bfd_asection (abfd, name, flags, _raw_size, vma, filepos)
   return asect;
 }
 
-static asymbol *
-osf_core_make_empty_symbol (abfd)
-     bfd *abfd;
-{
-  asymbol *new;
-
-  new = (asymbol *) bfd_zalloc (abfd, (bfd_size_type) sizeof (asymbol));
-  if (new)
-    new->the_bfd = abfd;
-  return new;
-}
-
 static const bfd_target *
 osf_core_core_file_p (abfd)
      bfd *abfd;
@@ -196,17 +176,6 @@ osf_core_core_file_matches_executable_p (core_bfd, exec_bfd)
   return true;		/* FIXME, We have no way of telling at this point */
 }
 
-#define osf_core_get_symtab_upper_bound _bfd_nosymbols_get_symtab_upper_bound
-#define osf_core_get_symtab _bfd_nosymbols_get_symtab
-#define osf_core_print_symbol _bfd_nosymbols_print_symbol
-#define osf_core_get_symbol_info _bfd_nosymbols_get_symbol_info
-#define osf_core_bfd_is_local_label_name _bfd_nosymbols_bfd_is_local_label_name
-#define osf_core_get_lineno _bfd_nosymbols_get_lineno
-#define osf_core_find_nearest_line _bfd_nosymbols_find_nearest_line
-#define osf_core_bfd_make_debug_symbol _bfd_nosymbols_bfd_make_debug_symbol
-#define osf_core_read_minisymbols _bfd_nosymbols_read_minisymbols
-#define osf_core_minisymbol_to_symbol _bfd_nosymbols_minisymbol_to_symbol
-
 /* If somebody calls any byte-swapping routines, shoot them.  */
 static void
 swap_abort()
@@ -253,15 +222,15 @@ const bfd_target osf_core_vec =
      bfd_false, bfd_false
     },
 
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_GENERIC (_bfd_generic),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_COPY (_bfd_generic),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_CORE (osf_core),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_ARCHIVE (_bfd_noarchive),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_SYMBOLS (osf_core),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_RELOCS (_bfd_norelocs),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_WRITE (_bfd_generic),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_LINK (_bfd_nolink),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_DYNAMIC (_bfd_nodynamic),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_GENERIC (_bfd_generic),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_COPY (_bfd_generic),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_CORE (osf_core),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_ARCHIVE (_bfd_noarchive),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_SYMBOLS (_bfd_nosymbols),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_RELOCS (_bfd_norelocs),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_WRITE (_bfd_generic),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_LINK (_bfd_nolink),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_DYNAMIC (_bfd_nodynamic),
 
     NULL,
 
diff --git a/bfd/ppcboot.c b/bfd/ppcboot.c
index cd196b89202..9ac3f31bfb0 100644
--- a/bfd/ppcboot.c
+++ b/bfd/ppcboot.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* BFD back-end for PPCbug boot records.
-   Copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
+   Copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Written by Michael Meissner, Cygnus Support, <meissner@cygnus.com>
 
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ static boolean ppcboot_get_section_contents
 static long ppcboot_get_symtab_upper_bound PARAMS ((bfd *));
 static char *mangle_name PARAMS ((bfd *, char *));
 static long ppcboot_get_symtab PARAMS ((bfd *, asymbol **));
-static asymbol *ppcboot_make_empty_symbol PARAMS ((bfd *));
 static void ppcboot_get_symbol_info PARAMS ((bfd *, asymbol *, symbol_info *));
 static boolean ppcboot_set_section_contents
   PARAMS ((bfd *, asection *, PTR, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
@@ -332,17 +331,7 @@ ppcboot_get_symtab (abfd, alocation)
   return PPCBOOT_SYMS;
 }
 
-
-/* Make an empty symbol.  */
-
-static asymbol *
-ppcboot_make_empty_symbol (abfd)
-     bfd *abfd;
-{
-  return (asymbol *) bfd_alloc (abfd, (bfd_size_type) sizeof (asymbol));
-}
-
-
+#define ppcboot_make_empty_symbol _bfd_generic_make_empty_symbol
 #define ppcboot_print_symbol _bfd_nosymbols_print_symbol
 
 /* Get information about a symbol.  */
diff --git a/bfd/sco5-core.c b/bfd/sco5-core.c
index b78ee59b2d9..9f5b7934ac2 100644
--- a/bfd/sco5-core.c
+++ b/bfd/sco5-core.c
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ struct sco5_core_struct
 static asection *
 make_bfd_asection PARAMS ((bfd *, const char *, flagword, bfd_size_type,
                            bfd_vma, file_ptr));
-static asymbol *sco5_core_make_empty_symbol PARAMS ((bfd *));
 static struct user *read_uarea PARAMS ((bfd *, int));
 const bfd_target *sco5_core_file_p PARAMS ((bfd *abfd));
 char *sco5_core_file_failing_command PARAMS ((bfd *abfd));
@@ -75,18 +74,6 @@ make_bfd_asection (abfd, name, flags, _raw_size, vma, filepos)
   return asect;
 }
 
-static asymbol *
-sco5_core_make_empty_symbol (abfd)
-     bfd *abfd;
-{
-  asymbol *new;
-
-  new = (asymbol *) bfd_zalloc (abfd, (bfd_size_type) sizeof (asymbol));
-  if (new)
-    new->the_bfd = abfd;
-  return new;
-}
-
 static struct user *
 read_uarea(abfd, filepos)
      bfd *abfd;
@@ -371,17 +358,6 @@ sco5_core_file_matches_executable_p  (core_bfd, exec_bfd)
   return true;          /* FIXME, We have no way of telling at this point */
 }
 
-#define sco5_core_get_symtab_upper_bound _bfd_nosymbols_get_symtab_upper_bound
-#define sco5_core_get_symtab _bfd_nosymbols_get_symtab
-#define sco5_core_print_symbol _bfd_nosymbols_print_symbol
-#define sco5_core_get_symbol_info _bfd_nosymbols_get_symbol_info
-#define sco5_core_bfd_is_local_label_name _bfd_nosymbols_bfd_is_local_label_name
-#define sco5_core_get_lineno _bfd_nosymbols_get_lineno
-#define sco5_core_find_nearest_line _bfd_nosymbols_find_nearest_line
-#define sco5_core_bfd_make_debug_symbol _bfd_nosymbols_bfd_make_debug_symbol
-#define sco5_core_read_minisymbols _bfd_nosymbols_read_minisymbols
-#define sco5_core_minisymbol_to_symbol _bfd_nosymbols_minisymbol_to_symbol
-
 /* If somebody calls any byte-swapping routines, shoot them.  */
 static void
 swap_abort ()
@@ -428,15 +404,15 @@ const bfd_target sco5_core_vec =
      bfd_false, bfd_false
     },
 
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_GENERIC (_bfd_generic),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_COPY (_bfd_generic),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_CORE (sco5),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_ARCHIVE (_bfd_noarchive),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_SYMBOLS (sco5_core),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_RELOCS (_bfd_norelocs),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_WRITE (_bfd_generic),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_LINK (_bfd_nolink),
-       BFD_JUMP_TABLE_DYNAMIC (_bfd_nodynamic),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_GENERIC (_bfd_generic),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_COPY (_bfd_generic),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_CORE (sco5),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_ARCHIVE (_bfd_noarchive),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_SYMBOLS (_bfd_nosymbols),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_RELOCS (_bfd_norelocs),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_WRITE (_bfd_generic),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_LINK (_bfd_nolink),
+    BFD_JUMP_TABLE_DYNAMIC (_bfd_nodynamic),
 
     NULL,
 
diff --git a/bfd/srec.c b/bfd/srec.c
index 5cb83caedd4..5dfad8890d1 100644
--- a/bfd/srec.c
+++ b/bfd/srec.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* BFD back-end for s-record objects.
    Copyright 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999,
-   2000, 2001
+   2000, 2001, 2002
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Written by Steve Chamberlain of Cygnus Support <sac@cygnus.com>.
 
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ static boolean internal_srec_write_object_contents PARAMS ((bfd *, int));
 static boolean srec_write_object_contents PARAMS ((bfd *));
 static boolean symbolsrec_write_object_contents PARAMS ((bfd *));
 static int srec_sizeof_headers PARAMS ((bfd *, boolean));
-static asymbol *srec_make_empty_symbol PARAMS ((bfd *));
 static long srec_get_symtab_upper_bound PARAMS ((bfd *));
 static long srec_get_symtab PARAMS ((bfd *, asymbol **));
 
@@ -1150,18 +1149,6 @@ srec_sizeof_headers (abfd, exec)
   return 0;
 }
 
-static asymbol *
-srec_make_empty_symbol (abfd)
-     bfd *abfd;
-{
-  asymbol *new;
-
-  new = (asymbol *) bfd_zalloc (abfd, (bfd_size_type) sizeof (asymbol));
-  if (new)
-    new->the_bfd = abfd;
-  return new;
-}
-
 /* Return the amount of memory needed to read the symbol table.  */
 
 static long
@@ -1251,6 +1238,7 @@ srec_print_symbol (abfd, afile, symbol, how)
 #define srec_bfd_is_local_label_name bfd_generic_is_local_label_name
 #define srec_get_lineno _bfd_nosymbols_get_lineno
 #define srec_find_nearest_line _bfd_nosymbols_find_nearest_line
+#define srec_make_empty_symbol _bfd_generic_make_empty_symbol
 #define srec_bfd_make_debug_symbol _bfd_nosymbols_bfd_make_debug_symbol
 #define srec_read_minisymbols _bfd_generic_read_minisymbols
 #define srec_minisymbol_to_symbol _bfd_generic_minisymbol_to_symbol
diff --git a/bfd/syms.c b/bfd/syms.c
index 03c41a52862..9ec9dd8e769 100644
--- a/bfd/syms.c
+++ b/bfd/syms.c
@@ -496,6 +496,31 @@ DESCRIPTION
 
 /*
 FUNCTION
+	_bfd_generic_make_empty_symbol
+
+SYNOPSIS
+	asymbol *_bfd_generic_make_empty_symbol (bfd *);
+
+DESCRIPTION
+	Create a new <<asymbol>> structure for the BFD @var{abfd}
+	and return a pointer to it.  Used by core file routines,
+	binary back-end and anywhere else where no private info
+	is needed.
+*/
+
+asymbol *
+_bfd_generic_make_empty_symbol (abfd)
+     bfd *abfd;
+{
+  bfd_size_type amt = sizeof (asymbol);
+  asymbol *new = (asymbol *) bfd_zalloc (abfd, amt);
+  if (new)
+    new->the_bfd = abfd;
+  return new;
+}
+
+/*
+FUNCTION
 	bfd_make_debug_symbol
 
 DESCRIPTION
diff --git a/bfd/versados.c b/bfd/versados.c
index 276a1019b76..37eb94ceb58 100644
--- a/bfd/versados.c
+++ b/bfd/versados.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /* BFD back-end for VERSAdos-E objects.
-   Copyright 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
+   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    Written by Steve Chamberlain of Cygnus Support <sac@cygnus.com>.
 
    Versados is a Motorola trademark.
@@ -55,7 +56,6 @@ static boolean versados_get_section_contents
 static boolean versados_set_section_contents
   PARAMS ((bfd *, sec_ptr, void *, file_ptr, bfd_size_type));
 static int versados_sizeof_headers PARAMS ((bfd *, boolean));
-static asymbol *versados_make_empty_symbol PARAMS ((bfd *));
 static long int versados_get_symtab_upper_bound PARAMS ((bfd *));
 static long int versados_get_symtab PARAMS ((bfd *, asymbol **));
 static void versados_get_symbol_info
@@ -723,18 +723,6 @@ versados_sizeof_headers (abfd, exec)
   return 0;
 }
 
-static asymbol *
-versados_make_empty_symbol (abfd)
-     bfd *abfd;
-{
-  asymbol *new;
-
-  new = (asymbol *) bfd_zalloc (abfd, (bfd_size_type) sizeof (asymbol));
-  if (new)
-    new->the_bfd = abfd;
-  return new;
-}
-
 /* Return the amount of memory needed to read the symbol table.  */
 
 static long
@@ -865,6 +853,7 @@ versados_canonicalize_reloc (abfd, section, relptr, symbols)
 #define versados_bfd_is_local_label_name bfd_generic_is_local_label_name
 #define versados_get_lineno _bfd_nosymbols_get_lineno
 #define versados_find_nearest_line _bfd_nosymbols_find_nearest_line
+#define versados_make_empty_symbol _bfd_generic_make_empty_symbol
 #define versados_bfd_make_debug_symbol _bfd_nosymbols_bfd_make_debug_symbol
 #define versados_read_minisymbols _bfd_generic_read_minisymbols
 #define versados_minisymbol_to_symbol _bfd_generic_minisymbol_to_symbol
diff --git a/bfd/vms-gsd.c b/bfd/vms-gsd.c
index 538c148cb20..d9dcd785789 100644
--- a/bfd/vms-gsd.c
+++ b/bfd/vms-gsd.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 /* vms-gsd.c -- BFD back-end for VAX (openVMS/VAX) and
    EVAX (openVMS/Alpha) files.
-   Copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
+   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    go and read the openVMS linker manual (esp. appendix B)
    if you don't know what's going on here :-)
@@ -635,7 +636,7 @@ _bfd_vms_slurp_gsd (abfd, objtype)
 	  {
 	    /* symbol specification (definition or reference)  */
 
-	    symbol = _bfd_vms_make_empty_symbol (abfd);
+	    symbol = bfd_make_empty_symbol (abfd);
 	    if (symbol == 0)
 	      return -1;
 
diff --git a/bfd/vms-misc.c b/bfd/vms-misc.c
index 0c8236fb1ac..b871a5d3ae0 100644
--- a/bfd/vms-misc.c
+++ b/bfd/vms-misc.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* vms-misc.c -- Miscellaneous functions for VAX (openVMS/VAX) and
    EVAX (openVMS/Alpha) files.
-   Copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
+   Copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    Written by Klaus K"ampf (kkaempf@rmi.de)
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ new_symbol (abfd, name)
   _bfd_vms_debug (7,  "new_symbol %s\n", name);
 #endif
 
-  symbol = _bfd_vms_make_empty_symbol (abfd);
+  symbol = bfd_make_empty_symbol (abfd);
   if (symbol == 0)
     return symbol;
   symbol->name = name;
diff --git a/bfd/vms.c b/bfd/vms.c
index 55bcf6193cb..388b7270a3e 100644
--- a/bfd/vms.c
+++ b/bfd/vms.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* vms.c -- BFD back-end for VAX (openVMS/VAX) and
    EVAX (openVMS/Alpha) files.
-   Copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
+   Copyright 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
    Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
    Written by Klaus K"ampf (kkaempf@rmi.de)
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ static long vms_canonicalize_dynamic_reloc
 static boolean vms_bfd_merge_private_bfd_data PARAMS ((bfd *ibfd, bfd *obfd));
 static boolean vms_bfd_set_private_flags PARAMS ((bfd *abfd, flagword flags));
 
-#define vms_make_empty_symbol _bfd_vms_make_empty_symbol
+#define vms_make_empty_symbol _bfd_generic_make_empty_symbol
 
 /*===========================================================================*/
 
@@ -1142,34 +1142,6 @@ vms_get_symtab (abfd, symbols)
   return PRIV (gsd_sym_count);
 }
 
-/* Create a new asymbol structure for the BFD abfd and return a pointer
-   to it.
-   This routine is necessary because each back end has private information
-   surrounding the asymbol. Building your own asymbol and pointing to it
-   will not create the private information, and will cause problems later on.  */
-
-asymbol *
-_bfd_vms_make_empty_symbol (abfd)
-     bfd *abfd;
-{
-  asymbol *symbol;
-
-  symbol = (asymbol *) bfd_zalloc(abfd, (bfd_size_type) sizeof (asymbol));
-
-#if VMS_DEBUG
-  vms_debug (1, "_bfd_vms_make_empty_symbol(%p)\n", abfd);
-#endif
-
-  if (symbol == 0)
-    {
-      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_no_memory);
-      return 0;
-    }
-  symbol->the_bfd = abfd;
-
-  return symbol;
-}
-
 /* Print symbol to file according to how. how is one of
    bfd_print_symbol_name	just print the name
    bfd_print_symbol_more	print more (???)