AOUT/COFF/PE messages

Capitalization, full-stops and unnecessary trailing \n fixes.

	* aout-adobe.c, * aout-cris.c, * i386linux.c, * m68klinux.c,
	* sparclinux.c, * coff-alpha.c, * coff-arm.c, * coff-mcore.c,
	* coffcode.h, * coffgen.c, * cofflink.c, * ecoff.c, * pe-mips.c,
	* peXXigen.c, * peicode.h: Standardize error/warning messages.

16 files changed, 71 insertions, 62 deletions

diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index 863980f..397dc56 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 2018-02-26  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
+	* aout-adobe.c, * aout-cris.c, * i386linux.c, * m68klinux.c,
+	* sparclinux.c, * coff-alpha.c, * coff-arm.c, * coff-mcore.c,
+	* coffcode.h, * coffgen.c, * cofflink.c, * ecoff.c, * pe-mips.c,
+	* peXXigen.c, * peicode.h: Standardize error/warning messages.
+
+2018-02-26  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
 	* elf32-arm.c, * elfnn-aarch64.c: Standardize error/warning messages.
 
 2018-02-26  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
diff --git a/bfd/aout-adobe.c b/bfd/aout-adobe.c
index 6372f3e..48189d8 100644
--- a/bfd/aout-adobe.c
+++ b/bfd/aout-adobe.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ aout_adobe_callback (bfd *abfd)
 	default:
 	  _bfd_error_handler
 	    /* xgettext:c-format */
-	    (_("%pB: Unknown section type in a.out.adobe file: %x\n"),
+	    (_("%pB: unknown section type in a.out.adobe file: %x"),
 	     abfd, ext->e_type[0]);
 	  goto no_more_sections;
 	}
diff --git a/bfd/aout-cris.c b/bfd/aout-cris.c
index 1c89fe3..6a3480e 100644
--- a/bfd/aout-cris.c
+++ b/bfd/aout-cris.c
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ MY (swap_ext_reloc_out) (bfd *abfd,
   if (r_type > 2)
     {
       /* xgettext:c-format */
-      _bfd_error_handler (_("%pB: Invalid relocation type exported: %d"),
+      _bfd_error_handler (_("%pB: invalid relocation type exported: %d"),
 			  abfd, r_type);
 
       bfd_set_error (bfd_error_wrong_format);
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ MY (swap_ext_reloc_in) (bfd *abfd,
   if (r_type > 2)
     {
       /* xgettext:c-format */
-      _bfd_error_handler (_("%pB: Invalid relocation type imported: %d"),
+      _bfd_error_handler (_("%pB: invalid relocation type imported: %d"),
 			  abfd, r_type);
 
       bfd_set_error (bfd_error_wrong_format);
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ MY (swap_ext_reloc_in) (bfd *abfd,
     {
       _bfd_error_handler
 	/* xgettext:c-format */
-	(_("%pB: Bad relocation record imported: %d"), abfd, r_index);
+	(_("%pB: bad relocation record imported: %d"), abfd, r_index);
 
       bfd_set_error (bfd_error_wrong_format);
 
diff --git a/bfd/coff-alpha.c b/bfd/coff-alpha.c
index 2d89035..0e39f31 100644
--- a/bfd/coff-alpha.c
+++ b/bfd/coff-alpha.c
@@ -447,8 +447,8 @@ alpha_ecoff_bad_format_hook (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 
   if (ALPHA_ECOFF_COMPRESSEDMAG (*internal_f))
     _bfd_error_handler
-      (_("%pB: Cannot handle compressed Alpha binaries.\n"
-	 "   Use compiler flags, or objZ, to generate uncompressed binaries."),
+      (_("%pB: cannot handle compressed Alpha binaries; "
+	 "use compiler flags, or objZ, to generate uncompressed binaries"),
        abfd);
 
   return FALSE;
diff --git a/bfd/coff-arm.c b/bfd/coff-arm.c
index 50c62ca..ca107b1 100644
--- a/bfd/coff-arm.c
+++ b/bfd/coff-arm.c
@@ -1365,8 +1365,8 @@ coff_arm_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd,
 			      && ! INTERWORK_FLAG (h_sec->owner))
 			    _bfd_error_handler
 			      /* xgettext:c-format */
-			      (_("%pB(%s): warning: interworking not enabled.\n"
-				 "  first occurrence: %pB: arm call to thumb"),
+			      (_("%pB(%s): warning: interworking not enabled; "
+				 "first occurrence: %pB: arm call to thumb"),
 			       h_sec->owner, name, input_bfd);
 
 			  --my_offset;
@@ -1455,9 +1455,10 @@ coff_arm_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd,
 			      && ! globals->support_old_code)
 			    _bfd_error_handler
 			      /* xgettext:c-format */
-			      (_("%pB(%s): warning: interworking not enabled.\n"
-				 "  first occurrence: %pB: thumb call to arm\n"
-				 "  consider relinking with --support-old-code enabled"),
+			      (_("%pB(%s): warning: interworking not enabled; "
+				 "first occurrence: %pB: thumb call to arm; "
+				 "consider relinking with --support-old-code "
+				 "enabled"),
 			       h_sec->owner, name, input_bfd);
 
 			  -- my_offset;
@@ -2268,12 +2269,12 @@ error: %pB is compiled as absolute position code, whereas target %pB is position
 	      if (INTERWORK_FLAG (ibfd))
 		/* xgettext: c-format */
 		_bfd_error_handler (_("\
-Warning: %pB supports interworking, whereas %pB does not"),
+warning: %pB supports interworking, whereas %pB does not"),
 				    ibfd, obfd);
 	      else
 		/* xgettext: c-format */
 		_bfd_error_handler (_("\
-Warning: %pB does not support interworking, whereas %pB does"),
+warning: %pB does not support interworking, whereas %pB does"),
 				    ibfd, obfd);
 	    }
 	}
@@ -2363,10 +2364,10 @@ _bfd_coff_arm_set_private_flags (bfd * abfd, flagword flags)
   if (INTERWORK_SET (abfd) && (INTERWORK_FLAG (abfd) != flag))
     {
       if (flag)
-	_bfd_error_handler (_("Warning: Not setting interworking flag of %pB since it has already been specified as non-interworking"),
+	_bfd_error_handler (_("warning: not setting interworking flag of %pB since it has already been specified as non-interworking"),
 			    abfd);
       else
-	_bfd_error_handler (_("Warning: Clearing the interworking flag of %pB due to outside request"),
+	_bfd_error_handler (_("warning: clearing the interworking flag of %pB due to outside request"),
 			    abfd);
       flag = 0;
     }
@@ -2424,7 +2425,7 @@ coff_arm_copy_private_bfd_data (bfd * src, bfd * dest)
 		{
 		  /* xgettext:c-format */
 		  _bfd_error_handler (_("\
-Warning: Clearing the interworking flag of %pB because non-interworking code in %pB has been linked with it"),
+warning: clearing the interworking flag of %pB because non-interworking code in %pB has been linked with it"),
 				      dest, src);
 		}
 
diff --git a/bfd/coff-mcore.c b/bfd/coff-mcore.c
index c962db6..2327d72 100644
--- a/bfd/coff-mcore.c
+++ b/bfd/coff-mcore.c
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ coff_mcore_relocate_section (bfd * output_bfd,
 	case IMAGE_REL_MCORE_ABSOLUTE:
 	  _bfd_error_handler
 	    /* xgettext: c-format */
-	    (_("Warning: unsupported reloc %s <file %pB, section %pA>\n"
+	    (_("warning: unsupported reloc %s <file %pB, section %pA>\n"
 	       "sym %ld (%s), r_vaddr %" PRId64 " (%#" PRIx64 ")"),
 	     howto->name, input_bfd, input_section,
 	     rel->r_symndx, my_name, (int64_t) rel->r_vaddr,
diff --git a/bfd/coffcode.h b/bfd/coffcode.h
index 0cb1fc8..caa8bcb 100644
--- a/bfd/coffcode.h
+++ b/bfd/coffcode.h
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@ handle_COMDAT (bfd * abfd,
 		if (esym + bfd_coff_symesz (abfd) >= esymend)
 		  {
 		    /* xgettext:c-format */
-		    _bfd_error_handler (_("%pB: warning: No symbol for"
+		    _bfd_error_handler (_("%pB: warning: no symbol for"
 					  " section '%s' found"),
 					abfd, symname);
 		    break;
@@ -1248,9 +1248,9 @@ styp_to_sec_flags (bfd *abfd,
 	     variable as this will allow some .sys files generate by
 	     other toolchains to be processed.  See bugzilla issue 196.  */
 	  /* xgettext:c-format */
-	  _bfd_error_handler (_("%pB: Warning: Ignoring section flag"
-				" IMAGE_SCN_MEM_NOT_PAGED in section %s"),
-			      abfd, name);
+	  _bfd_error_handler (_("%pB: warning: ignoring section flag"
+				" %s in section %s"),
+			      abfd, "IMAGE_SCN_MEM_NOT_PAGED", name);
 	  break;
 	case IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE:
 	  sec_flags |= SEC_CODE;
@@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ styp_to_sec_flags (bfd *abfd,
 	{
 	  _bfd_error_handler
 	    /* xgettext:c-format */
-	    (_("%pB (%s): Section flag %s (%#lx) ignored"),
+	    (_("%pB (%s): section flag %s (%#lx) ignored"),
 	     abfd, name, unhandled, flag);
 	  result = FALSE;
 	}
@@ -2467,7 +2467,7 @@ coff_set_arch_mach_hook (bfd *abfd, void * filehdr)
 	default:
 	  arch = bfd_arch_obscure;
 	  _bfd_error_handler
-	    (_("Unrecognized TI COFF target id '0x%x'"),
+	    (_("unrecognized TI COFF target id '0x%x'"),
 	     internal_f->f_target_id);
 	  break;
 	}
@@ -5100,7 +5100,7 @@ coff_slurp_symbol_table (bfd * abfd)
 	    default:
 	      _bfd_error_handler
 		/* xgettext:c-format */
-		(_("%pB: Unrecognized storage class %d for %s symbol `%s'"),
+		(_("%pB: unrecognized storage class %d for %s symbol `%s'"),
 		 abfd, src->u.syment.n_sclass,
 		 dst->symbol.section->name, dst->symbol.name);
 	      ret = FALSE;
diff --git a/bfd/coffgen.c b/bfd/coffgen.c
index 3d32968..ff445d2 100644
--- a/bfd/coffgen.c
+++ b/bfd/coffgen.c
@@ -3024,7 +3024,7 @@ coff_gc_sweep (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, struct bfd_link_info *info)
 
 	  if (info->print_gc_sections && o->size != 0)
 	    /* xgettext: c-format */
-	    _bfd_error_handler (_("Removing unused section '%pA' in file '%pB'"),
+	    _bfd_error_handler (_("removing unused section '%pA' in file '%pB'"),
 				o, sub);
 
 #if 0
@@ -3101,7 +3101,7 @@ bfd_coff_gc_sections (bfd *abfd ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED, struct bfd_link_info *info)
   if (!bed->can_gc_sections
       || !is_coff_hash_table (info->hash))
     {
-      _bfd_error_handler(_("Warning: gc-sections option ignored"));
+      _bfd_error_handler(_("warning: gc-sections option ignored"));
       return TRUE;
     }
 #endif
diff --git a/bfd/cofflink.c b/bfd/cofflink.c
index ce41dde..fb1696a 100644
--- a/bfd/cofflink.c
+++ b/bfd/cofflink.c
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ coff_link_add_symbols (bfd *abfd,
 		      && (*sym_hash)->root.type != bfd_link_hash_undefined
 		      && (*sym_hash)->root.type != bfd_link_hash_undefweak)
 		    _bfd_error_handler
-		      (_("Warning: symbol `%s' is both section and non-section"),
+		      (_("warning: symbol `%s' is both section and non-section"),
 		       name);
 
 		  addit = FALSE;
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ coff_link_add_symbols (bfd *abfd,
 				   || BTYPE (sym.n_type) == T_NULL)))
 			_bfd_error_handler
 			  /* xgettext: c-format */
-			  (_("Warning: type of symbol `%s' changed"
+			  (_("warning: type of symbol `%s' changed"
 			     " from %d to %d in %pB"),
 			   name, (*sym_hash)->type, sym.n_type, abfd);
 
diff --git a/bfd/ecoff.c b/bfd/ecoff.c
index 66ae194..c947e60 100644
--- a/bfd/ecoff.c
+++ b/bfd/ecoff.c
@@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@ ecoff_type_to_string (bfd *abfd, FDR *fdr, unsigned int indx)
       break;
 
     default:
-      sprintf (p1, _("Unknown basic type %d"), (int) basic_type);
+      sprintf (p1, _("unknown basic type %d"), (int) basic_type);
       break;
     }
 
diff --git a/bfd/i386linux.c b/bfd/i386linux.c
index 74f208a..0887ecb 100644
--- a/bfd/i386linux.c
+++ b/bfd/i386linux.c
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ linux_tally_symbols (struct linux_link_hash_entry *h, void * data)
 	alloc = (char *) bfd_malloc ((bfd_size_type) strlen (name) + 1);
 
       if (p == NULL || alloc == NULL)
-	_bfd_error_handler (_("Output file requires shared library `%s'\n"),
+	_bfd_error_handler (_("output file requires shared library `%s'"),
 			    name);
       else
 	{
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ linux_tally_symbols (struct linux_link_hash_entry *h, void * data)
 	  p = strrchr (alloc, '_');
 	  *p++ = '\0';
 	  _bfd_error_handler
-	    (_("Output file requires shared library `%s.so.%s'\n"),
+	    (_("output file requires shared library `%s.so.%s'"),
 	     alloc, p);
 	  free (alloc);
 	}
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ linux_finish_dynamic_link (bfd *output_bfd,
 	  && f->h->root.root.type != bfd_link_hash_defweak)
 	{
 	  _bfd_error_handler
-	    (_("Symbol %s not defined for fixups\n"),
+	    (_("symbol %s not defined for fixups"),
 	     f->h->root.root.root.string);
 	  continue;
 	}
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ linux_finish_dynamic_link (bfd *output_bfd,
 	      && f->h->root.root.type != bfd_link_hash_defweak)
 	    {
 	      _bfd_error_handler
-		(_("Symbol %s not defined for fixups\n"),
+		(_("symbol %s not defined for fixups"),
 		 f->h->root.root.root.string);
 	      continue;
 	    }
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ linux_finish_dynamic_link (bfd *output_bfd,
 
   if (linux_hash_table (info)->fixup_count != fixups_written)
     {
-      _bfd_error_handler (_("Warning: fixup count mismatch\n"));
+      _bfd_error_handler (_("warning: fixup count mismatch"));
       while (linux_hash_table (info)->fixup_count > fixups_written)
 	{
 	  bfd_put_32 (output_bfd, (bfd_vma) 0, fixup_table);
diff --git a/bfd/m68klinux.c b/bfd/m68klinux.c
index a55432d..eb0401f 100644
--- a/bfd/m68klinux.c
+++ b/bfd/m68klinux.c
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ linux_tally_symbols (struct linux_link_hash_entry *h,
 	alloc = (char *) bfd_malloc ((bfd_size_type) strlen (name) + 1);
 
       if (p == NULL || alloc == NULL)
-	_bfd_error_handler (_("Output file requires shared library `%s'\n"),
+	_bfd_error_handler (_("output file requires shared library `%s'"),
 			    name);
       else
 	{
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ linux_tally_symbols (struct linux_link_hash_entry *h,
 	  *p++ = '\0';
 	  _bfd_error_handler
 	    /* xgettext:c-format */
-	    (_("Output file requires shared library `%s.so.%s'\n"),
+	    (_("output file requires shared library `%s.so.%s'"),
 	     alloc, p);
 	  free (alloc);
 	}
@@ -614,7 +614,7 @@ linux_finish_dynamic_link (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
 	  && f->h->root.root.type != bfd_link_hash_defweak)
 	{
 	  _bfd_error_handler
-	    (_("Symbol %s not defined for fixups\n"),
+	    (_("symbol %s not defined for fixups"),
 	     f->h->root.root.root.string);
 	  continue;
 	}
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ linux_finish_dynamic_link (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
 	      && f->h->root.root.type != bfd_link_hash_defweak)
 	    {
 	      _bfd_error_handler
-		(_("Symbol %s not defined for fixups\n"),
+		(_("symbol %s not defined for fixups"),
 		 f->h->root.root.root.string);
 	      continue;
 	    }
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ linux_finish_dynamic_link (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
 
   if (linux_hash_table (info)->fixup_count != fixups_written)
     {
-      _bfd_error_handler (_("Warning: fixup count mismatch\n"));
+      _bfd_error_handler (_("warning: fixup count mismatch"));
       while (linux_hash_table (info)->fixup_count > fixups_written)
 	{
 	  bfd_put_32 (output_bfd, (bfd_vma) 0, fixup_table);
diff --git a/bfd/pe-mips.c b/bfd/pe-mips.c
index d585c60..1a617a1 100644
--- a/bfd/pe-mips.c
+++ b/bfd/pe-mips.c
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ coff_pe_mips_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd,
   if (bfd_link_relocatable (info))
     {
       _bfd_error_handler
-	(_("%pB: `ld -r' not supported with PE MIPS objects\n"), input_bfd);
+	(_("%pB: `ld -r' not supported with PE MIPS objects"), input_bfd);
       bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
       return FALSE;
     }
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ coff_pe_mips_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd,
 
 #define UI(x)						       \
       /* xgettext:c-format */				       \
-	_bfd_error_handler (_("%pB: unimplemented %s\n"),       \
+	_bfd_error_handler (_("%pB: unimplemented %s"),	       \
 			    input_bfd, x);		       \
 	bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
 
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ coff_pe_mips_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd,
 	  targ = val + (tmp & 0x03ffffff) * 4;
 	  if ((src & 0xf0000000) != (targ & 0xf0000000))
 	    {
-	      _bfd_error_handler (_("%pB: jump too far away\n"), input_bfd);
+	      _bfd_error_handler (_("%pB: jump too far away"), input_bfd);
 	      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
 	      return FALSE;
 	    }
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ coff_pe_mips_relocate_section (bfd *output_bfd,
 	      targ = val + low + ((tmp & 0xffff) << 16);
 	      break;
 	    default:
-	      _bfd_error_handler (_("%pB: bad pair/reflo after refhi\n"),
+	      _bfd_error_handler (_("%pB: bad pair/reflo after refhi"),
 				  input_bfd);
 	      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_bad_value);
 	      return FALSE;
diff --git a/bfd/peXXigen.c b/bfd/peXXigen.c
index 0ebfe27..bc97984 100644
--- a/bfd/peXXigen.c
+++ b/bfd/peXXigen.c
@@ -1903,7 +1903,7 @@ pe_print_pdata (bfd * abfd, void * vfile)
   if ((stop % onaline) != 0)
     fprintf (file,
 	     /* xgettext:c-format */
-	     _("Warning, .pdata section size (%ld) is not a multiple of %d\n"),
+	     _("warning, .pdata section size (%ld) is not a multiple of %d\n"),
 	     (long) stop, onaline);
 
   fprintf (file,
@@ -2100,7 +2100,7 @@ _bfd_XX_print_ce_compressed_pdata (bfd * abfd, void * vfile)
   if ((stop % onaline) != 0)
     fprintf (file,
 	     /* xgettext:c-format */
-	     _("Warning, .pdata section size (%ld) is not a multiple of %d\n"),
+	     _("warning, .pdata section size (%ld) is not a multiple of %d\n"),
 	     (long) stop, onaline);
 
   fprintf (file,
@@ -3018,13 +3018,13 @@ _bfd_XX_bfd_copy_private_bfd_data_common (bfd * ibfd, bfd * obfd)
 
 	  if (!bfd_set_section_contents (obfd, section, data, 0, section->size))
 	    {
-	      _bfd_error_handler (_("Failed to update file offsets in debug directory"));
+	      _bfd_error_handler (_("failed to update file offsets in debug directory"));
 	      return FALSE;
 	    }
 	}
       else if (section)
 	{
-	  _bfd_error_handler (_("%pB: Failed to read debug data section"), obfd);
+	  _bfd_error_handler (_("%pB: failed to read debug data section"), obfd);
 	  return FALSE;
 	}
     }
@@ -4103,14 +4103,14 @@ rsrc_merge (struct rsrc_entry * a, struct rsrc_entry * b)
 
   if (adir->characteristics != bdir->characteristics)
     {
-      _bfd_error_handler (_(".rsrc merge failure: dirs with differing characteristics\n"));
+      _bfd_error_handler (_(".rsrc merge failure: dirs with differing characteristics"));
       bfd_set_error (bfd_error_file_truncated);
       return;
     }
 
   if (adir->major != bdir->major || adir->minor != bdir->minor)
     {
-      _bfd_error_handler (_(".rsrc merge failure: differing directory versions\n"));
+      _bfd_error_handler (_(".rsrc merge failure: differing directory versions"));
       bfd_set_error (bfd_error_file_truncated);
       return;
     }
diff --git a/bfd/peicode.h b/bfd/peicode.h
index b5046b3..3b6afb8 100644
--- a/bfd/peicode.h
+++ b/bfd/peicode.h
@@ -772,13 +772,13 @@ pe_ILF_build_a_bfd (bfd *	    abfd,
     case IMPORT_CONST:
       /* XXX code yet to be written.  */
       /* xgettext:c-format */
-      _bfd_error_handler (_("%pB: Unhandled import type; %x"),
+      _bfd_error_handler (_("%pB: unhandled import type; %x"),
 			  abfd, import_type);
       return FALSE;
 
     default:
       /* xgettext:c-format */
-      _bfd_error_handler (_("%pB: Unrecognised import type; %x"),
+      _bfd_error_handler (_("%pB: unrecognized import type; %x"),
 			  abfd, import_type);
       return FALSE;
     }
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ pe_ILF_build_a_bfd (bfd *	    abfd,
 
     default:
       /* xgettext:c-format */
-      _bfd_error_handler (_("%pB: Unrecognised import name type; %x"),
+      _bfd_error_handler (_("%pB: unrecognized import name type; %x"),
 			  abfd, import_name_type);
       return FALSE;
     }
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@ pe_ILF_object_p (bfd * abfd)
     default:
       _bfd_error_handler
 	/* xgettext:c-format */
-	(_("%pB: Unrecognised machine type (0x%x)"
+	(_("%pB: unrecognised machine type (0x%x)"
 	   " in Import Library Format archive"),
 	 abfd, machine);
       bfd_set_error (bfd_error_malformed_archive);
@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ pe_ILF_object_p (bfd * abfd)
     {
       _bfd_error_handler
 	/* xgettext:c-format */
-	(_("%pB: Recognised but unhandled machine type (0x%x)"
+	(_("%pB: recognised but unhandled machine type (0x%x)"
 	   " in Import Library Format archive"),
 	 abfd, machine);
       bfd_set_error (bfd_error_wrong_format);
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ pe_ILF_object_p (bfd * abfd)
       || (bfd_size_type) ((bfd_byte *) source_dll - ptr) >= size)
     {
       _bfd_error_handler
-	(_("%pB: string not null terminated in ILF object file."), abfd);
+	(_("%pB: string not null terminated in ILF object file"), abfd);
       bfd_set_error (bfd_error_malformed_archive);
       bfd_release (abfd, ptr);
       return NULL;
@@ -1332,8 +1332,9 @@ pe_bfd_read_buildid (bfd *abfd)
   if (dataoff >= section->size
       || size > section->size - dataoff)
     {
-      _bfd_error_handler (_("%pB: Error: Debug Data ends beyond end of debug directory."),
-			  abfd);
+      _bfd_error_handler
+	(_("%pB: error: debug data ends beyond end of debug directory"),
+	 abfd);
       return;
     }
 
diff --git a/bfd/sparclinux.c b/bfd/sparclinux.c
index 2e634b2..54f6a8e 100644
--- a/bfd/sparclinux.c
+++ b/bfd/sparclinux.c
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ linux_tally_symbols (struct linux_link_hash_entry *h, void * data)
 	alloc = (char *) bfd_malloc ((bfd_size_type) strlen (name) + 1);
 
       if (p == NULL || alloc == NULL)
-	_bfd_error_handler (_("Output file requires shared library `%s'\n"),
+	_bfd_error_handler (_("output file requires shared library `%s'"),
 			    name);
       else
 	{
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ linux_tally_symbols (struct linux_link_hash_entry *h, void * data)
 	  *p++ = '\0';
 	  _bfd_error_handler
 	    /* xgettext:c-format */
-	    (_("Output file requires shared library `%s.so.%s'\n"),
+	    (_("output file requires shared library `%s.so.%s'"),
 	     alloc, p);
 	  free (alloc);
 	}
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ linux_finish_dynamic_link (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
 	  && f->h->root.root.type != bfd_link_hash_defweak)
 	{
 	  _bfd_error_handler
-	    (_("Symbol %s not defined for fixups\n"),
+	    (_("symbol %s not defined for fixups"),
 	     f->h->root.root.root.string);
 	  continue;
 	}
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ linux_finish_dynamic_link (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
 	      && f->h->root.root.type != bfd_link_hash_defweak)
 	    {
 	      _bfd_error_handler
-		(_("Symbol %s not defined for fixups\n"),
+		(_("symbol %s not defined for fixups"),
 		 f->h->root.root.root.string);
 	      continue;
 	    }
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ linux_finish_dynamic_link (bfd *output_bfd, struct bfd_link_info *info)
 
   if (linux_hash_table (info)->fixup_count != fixups_written)
     {
-      _bfd_error_handler (_("Warning: fixup count mismatch\n"));
+      _bfd_error_handler (_("warning: fixup count mismatch"));
       while (linux_hash_table (info)->fixup_count > fixups_written)
 	{
 	  bfd_put_32 (output_bfd, (bfd_vma) 0, fixup_table);