binutils/bfd/format.c

26 	A format is a BFD concept of high level file contents type. The
42 	File format functions
57 	bfd_boolean bfd_check_format (bfd *abfd, bfd_format format);
61 	with the format @var{format} (i.e., one of <<bfd_object>>,
65 	call, only the named target and format combination is
76 	if <<format>> is not one of <<bfd_object>>, <<bfd_archive>> or
84 	none of the backends recognised the file format.
87 	more than one backend recognised the file format.
91 bfd_check_format (bfd *abfd, bfd_format format)
93   return bfd_check_format_matches (abfd, format, NULL);
102 	  (bfd *abfd, bfd_format format, char ***matching);
110 	Then the user may choose a format and try again.
117 bfd_check_format_matches (bfd *abfd, bfd_format format, char ***matching)
127       || (unsigned int) abfd->format >= (unsigned int) bfd_type_end)
133   if (abfd->format != bfd_unknown)
134     return abfd->format == format;
157   abfd->format = format;
181 	     We can not set this flag until after checking the format,
201       if (format == bfd_archive && save_targ == &binary_vec)
204 	  abfd->format = bfd_unknown;
244 	  /* This format checks out as ok!  */
276 	  abfd->format = bfd_unknown;
337 	 We can not set this flag until after checking the format,
346   abfd->format = bfd_unknown;		/* Restore original format.  */
381 	bfd_boolean bfd_set_format (bfd *abfd, bfd_format format);
384 	This function sets the file format of the BFD @var{abfd} to the
385 	format @var{format}. If the target set in the BFD does not
386 	support the format requested, the format is invalid, or the BFD
391 bfd_set_format (bfd *abfd, bfd_format format)
394       || (unsigned int) abfd->format >= (unsigned int) bfd_type_end)
400   if (abfd->format != bfd_unknown)
401     return abfd->format == format;
404   abfd->format = format;
408       abfd->format = bfd_unknown;
420 	const char *bfd_format_string (bfd_format format);
425 	depending upon the value of @var{format}.
429 bfd_format_string (bfd_format format)
431   if (((int) format < (int) bfd_unknown)
432       || ((int) format >= (int) bfd_type_end))
435   switch (format)