* as.c (main): Define .gasversion. rather than __GAS_VERSION__.

	* frags.h (bss_address_frag): Delete
	(predefined_address_frag): New.
	* frags.c (frag_init): Init predefined_address_frag.  Delete ref
	to bss_addres_frag.
	* symbols.c (S_CAN_BE_REDEFINED): New function.
	* symbols.h (S_CAN_BE_REDEFINED): Declare.
	* read.c (assign_symbol): Use S_CAN_BE_REDEFINED.

7 files changed, 28 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index a67250e..98cab13 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+2011-10-13  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	* as.c (main): Define .gasversion. rather than __GAS_VERSION__.
+	* frags.h (bss_address_frag): Delete
+	(predefined_address_frag): New.
+	* frags.c (frag_init): Init predefined_address_frag.  Delete ref
+	to bss_addres_frag.
+	* symbols.c (S_CAN_BE_REDEFINED): New function.
+	* symbols.h (S_CAN_BE_REDEFINED): Declare.
+	* read.c (assign_symbol): Use S_CAN_BE_REDEFINED.
+
 2011-10-12  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	* symbols.c (local_symbol_make): Make global.
diff --git a/gas/as.c b/gas/as.c
index 650c4f2..b99ea1e 100644
--- a/gas/as.c
+++ b/gas/as.c
@@ -1206,8 +1206,8 @@ main (int argc, char ** argv)
 
   dwarf2_init ();
 
-  local_symbol_make ("__GAS_VERSION__", absolute_section,
-		     BFD_VERSION / 10000UL, &zero_address_frag);
+  local_symbol_make (".gasversion.", absolute_section,
+		     BFD_VERSION / 10000UL, &predefined_address_frag);
 
   /* Now that we have fully initialized, and have created the output
      file, define any symbols requested by --defsym command line
diff --git a/gas/frags.c b/gas/frags.c
index fb3c02d..fe3e78f 100644
--- a/gas/frags.c
+++ b/gas/frags.c
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include "obstack.h"
 
 extern fragS zero_address_frag;
-extern fragS bss_address_frag;
+extern fragS predefined_address_frag;
 
 /* Initialization for frag routines.  */
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ void
 frag_init (void)
 {
   zero_address_frag.fr_type = rs_fill;
-  bss_address_frag.fr_type = rs_fill;
+  predefined_address_frag.fr_type = rs_fill;
 }
 
 /* Check that we're not trying to assemble into a section that can't
diff --git a/gas/frags.h b/gas/frags.h
index 650ea5e..dd247f9 100644
--- a/gas/frags.h
+++ b/gas/frags.h
@@ -118,8 +118,7 @@ extern addressT frag_now_fix_octets (void);
 
 /* For foreign-segment symbol fixups.  */
 COMMON fragS zero_address_frag;
-/* For local common (N_BSS segment) fixups.  */
-COMMON fragS bss_address_frag;
+COMMON fragS predefined_address_frag;
 
 extern void frag_append_1_char (int);
 #define FRAG_APPEND_1_CHAR(X) frag_append_1_char (X)
diff --git a/gas/read.c b/gas/read.c
index 2ab58ec..445caa1 100644
--- a/gas/read.c
+++ b/gas/read.c
@@ -3091,9 +3091,8 @@ assign_symbol (char *name, int mode)
 
   if (S_IS_DEFINED (symbolP) || symbol_equated_p (symbolP))
     {
-      /* Permit register names to be redefined.  */
       if ((mode != 0 || !S_IS_VOLATILE (symbolP))
-	  && S_GET_SEGMENT (symbolP) != reg_section)
+	  && !S_CAN_BE_REDEFINED (symbolP))
 	{
 	  as_bad (_("symbol `%s' is already defined"), name);
 	  symbolP = symbol_clone (symbolP, 0);
diff --git a/gas/symbols.c b/gas/symbols.c
index b5d5a43..086e01d 100644
--- a/gas/symbols.c
+++ b/gas/symbols.c
@@ -2137,6 +2137,16 @@ S_IS_STABD (symbolS *s)
 }
 
 int
+S_CAN_BE_REDEFINED (const symbolS *s)
+{
+  if (LOCAL_SYMBOL_CHECK (s))
+    return (local_symbol_get_frag ((struct local_symbol *) s)
+	    == &predefined_address_frag);
+  /* Permit register names to be redefined.  */
+  return s->bsym->section == reg_section;
+}
+
+int
 S_IS_VOLATILE (const symbolS *s)
 {
   if (LOCAL_SYMBOL_CHECK (s))
diff --git a/gas/symbols.h b/gas/symbols.h
index 7c9896f..a3a31f7 100644
--- a/gas/symbols.h
+++ b/gas/symbols.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ extern int S_FORCE_RELOC (symbolS *, int);
 extern int S_IS_DEBUG (symbolS *);
 extern int S_IS_LOCAL (symbolS *);
 extern int S_IS_STABD (symbolS *);
+extern int S_CAN_BE_REDEFINED (const symbolS *);
 extern int S_IS_VOLATILE (const symbolS *);
 extern int S_IS_FORWARD_REF (const symbolS *);
 extern const char *S_GET_NAME (symbolS *);