Invoke aout N_* macros with pointer to struct internal_exec

No functional changes here.

BTW, some of these headers don't seem to be used anywhere:
include/aout/dynix3.h, include/aout/encap.h, include/aout/hp.h,
gas/config/aout_gnu.h

bfd/
	* aout-adobe.c: Invoke aout N_* macros with pointer to
	struct internal_exec.
	* aout-arm.c: Likewise.
	* aout-cris.c: Likewise.
	* aout-target.h: Likewise.
	* aout-tic30.c: Likewise.
	* aoutf1.h: Likewise.
	* aoutx.h: Likewise.
	* bout.c: Likewise.
	* freebsd.h: Likewise.
	* gen-aout.c: Likewise.
	* hp300hpux.c: Likewise.
	* i386aout.c: Likewise.
	* i386linux.c: Likewise.
	* i386lynx.c: Likewise.
	* i386mach3.c: Likewise.
	* i386os9k.c: Likewise.
	* libaout.h: Likewise.
	* m68klinux.c: Likewise.
	* m88kmach3.c: Likewise.
	* mipsbsd.c: Likewise.
	* netbsd.h: Likewise.
	* pc532-mach.c: Likewise.
	* pdp11.c: Likewise.
	* riscix.c: Likewise.
	* sparclinux.c: Likewise.
	* sparclynx.c: Likewise.
gas/
	* config/aout_gnu.h: Invoke aout N_* macros with pointer to
	struct internal_exec.
include/
	* bout.h: Invoke aout N_* macros with pointer to
	struct internal_exec.
	* os9k.h: Likewise.
include/aout/
	* adobe.h: Invoke aout N_* macros with pointer to
	struct internal_exec.
	* aout64.h: Likewise.
	* dynix3.h: Likewise.
	* encap.h: Likewise.
	* hp.h: Likewise.
	* hp300hpux.h: Likewise.
	* sun4.h: Likewise.

40 files changed, 390 insertions, 338 deletions

diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index eb5cf11..0fbdd64 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,35 @@
 2015-12-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
+	* aout-adobe.c: Invoke aout N_* macros with pointer to
+	struct internal_exec.
+	* aout-arm.c: Likewise.
+	* aout-cris.c: Likewise.
+	* aout-target.h: Likewise.
+	* aout-tic30.c: Likewise.
+	* aoutf1.h: Likewise.
+	* aoutx.h: Likewise.
+	* bout.c: Likewise.
+	* freebsd.h: Likewise.
+	* gen-aout.c: Likewise.
+	* hp300hpux.c: Likewise.
+	* i386aout.c: Likewise.
+	* i386linux.c: Likewise.
+	* i386lynx.c: Likewise.
+	* i386mach3.c: Likewise.
+	* i386os9k.c: Likewise.
+	* libaout.h: Likewise.
+	* m68klinux.c: Likewise.
+	* m88kmach3.c: Likewise.
+	* mipsbsd.c: Likewise.
+	* netbsd.h: Likewise.
+	* pc532-mach.c: Likewise.
+	* pdp11.c: Likewise.
+	* riscix.c: Likewise.
+	* sparclinux.c: Likewise.
+	* sparclynx.c: Likewise.
+
+2015-12-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
 	* coff-rs6000.c (_bfd_xcoff_put_symbol_name): Replace abfd param
 	with info param.  Test info->traditional_format rather than
 	BFD_TRADITIONAL_FORMAT flag.
diff --git a/bfd/aout-adobe.c b/bfd/aout-adobe.c
index 7e781d4..3e64c1a 100644
--- a/bfd/aout-adobe.c
+++ b/bfd/aout-adobe.c
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ aout_adobe_callback (bfd *abfd)
   bfd_set_arch_mach (abfd, bfd_arch_unknown, 0L);
 
   /* The positions of the string table and symbol table.  */
-  obj_str_filepos (abfd) = N_STROFF (*execp);
-  obj_sym_filepos (abfd) = N_SYMOFF (*execp);
+  obj_str_filepos (abfd) = N_STROFF (execp);
+  obj_sym_filepos (abfd) = N_SYMOFF (execp);
 
   /* Suck up the section information from the file, one section at a time.  */
   for (;;)
@@ -166,12 +166,12 @@ aout_adobe_callback (bfd *abfd)
 	switch (ext->e_type[0])
 	  {
 	  case N_TEXT:
-	    sect->rel_filepos = N_TRELOFF (*execp);
+	    sect->rel_filepos = N_TRELOFF (execp);
 	    sect->reloc_count = execp->a_trsize;
 	    break;
 
 	  case N_DATA:
-	    sect->rel_filepos = N_DRELOFF (*execp);
+	    sect->rel_filepos = N_DRELOFF (execp);
 	    sect->reloc_count = execp->a_drsize;
 	    break;
 
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ aout_adobe_object_p (bfd *abfd)
      If the environment variable GNUTARGET is set to "a.out.adobe", we will
      take just about any a.out file as an Adobe a.out file.  FIXME!  */
 
-  if (N_BADMAG (anexec))
+  if (N_BADMAG (&anexec))
     {
       targ = getenv ("GNUTARGET");
       if (targ && !strcmp (targ, aout_adobe_vec.name))
@@ -333,14 +333,14 @@ aout_adobe_write_object_contents (bfd *abfd)
   /* Now write out reloc info, followed by syms and strings.  */
   if (bfd_get_symcount (abfd) != 0)
     {
-      if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_SYMOFF (*exec_hdr (abfd))), SEEK_SET)
+      if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_SYMOFF (exec_hdr (abfd))), SEEK_SET)
 	  != 0)
 	return FALSE;
 
       if (! aout_32_write_syms (abfd))
 	return FALSE;
 
-      if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_TRELOFF (*exec_hdr (abfd))), SEEK_SET)
+      if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_TRELOFF (exec_hdr (abfd))), SEEK_SET)
 	  != 0)
 	return FALSE;
 
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ aout_adobe_write_object_contents (bfd *abfd)
 	  if (!aout_32_squirt_out_relocs (abfd, sect))
 	    return FALSE;
 
-      if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_DRELOFF (*exec_hdr (abfd))), SEEK_SET)
+      if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_DRELOFF (exec_hdr (abfd))), SEEK_SET)
 	  != 0)
 	return FALSE;
 
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ aout_adobe_set_section_contents (bfd *abfd,
     {
       /* Assign file offsets to sections.  Text sections are first, and
 	 are contiguous.  Then data sections.  Everything else at the end.  */
-      section_start = N_TXTOFF (ignore<-->me);
+      section_start = N_TXTOFF (0);
 
       for (sect = abfd->sections; sect; sect = sect->next)
 	{
diff --git a/bfd/aout-arm.c b/bfd/aout-arm.c
index 9e5bb8f..a1c13fe 100644
--- a/bfd/aout-arm.c
+++ b/bfd/aout-arm.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
    : ((N_MAGIC (x) != ZMAGIC)					\
       ? (bfd_vma) 0						\
       : ((N_SHARED_LIB (x))					\
-	 ? ((x).a_entry & ~(bfd_vma) (TARGET_PAGE_SIZE - 1))	\
+	 ? ((x)->a_entry & ~(bfd_vma) (TARGET_PAGE_SIZE - 1))	\
 	 : (bfd_vma) TEXT_START_ADDR)))
 
 #define TEXT_START_ADDR 0x8000
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@
 #define DEFAULT_ARCH bfd_arch_arm
 
 #define MY(OP) CONCAT2 (arm_aout_,OP)
-#define N_BADMAG(x) ((((x).a_info & ~007200) != ZMAGIC) && \
-                     (((x).a_info & ~006000) != OMAGIC) && \
-                     ((x).a_info != NMAGIC))
-#define N_MAGIC(x) ((x).a_info & ~07200)
+#define N_BADMAG(x) ((((x)->a_info & ~007200) != ZMAGIC) && \
+                     (((x)->a_info & ~006000) != OMAGIC) && \
+                     ((x)->a_info != NMAGIC))
+#define N_MAGIC(x) ((x)->a_info & ~07200)
 
 #define MY_bfd_reloc_type_lookup arm_aout_bfd_reloc_type_lookup
 #define MY_bfd_reloc_name_lookup arm_aout_bfd_reloc_name_lookup
diff --git a/bfd/aout-cris.c b/bfd/aout-cris.c
index 166e305..5280824 100644
--- a/bfd/aout-cris.c
+++ b/bfd/aout-cris.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
    after text, but with those, we don't have any choice besides reading
    symbol info, and luckily there's no pressing need for correctness for
    those vma:s at this time.  */
-#define N_TXTADDR(x) ((x).a_entry & ~(bfd_vma) 0xffff)
+#define N_TXTADDR(x) ((x)->a_entry & ~(bfd_vma) 0xffff)
 
 /* If you change this to 4, you can not link to an address N*4+2.  */
 #define SEGMENT_SIZE 2
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ static bfd_boolean MY (set_sizes) (bfd *);
    not call set_sizes.  */
 
 #define MY_set_arch_mach NAME (aout, set_arch_mach)
-#define SET_ARCH_MACH(BFD, EXEC) \
- MY_set_arch_mach (BFD, DEFAULT_ARCH, N_MACHTYPE (EXEC))
+#define SET_ARCH_MACH(BFD, EXECP) \
+ MY_set_arch_mach (BFD, DEFAULT_ARCH, N_MACHTYPE (EXECP))
 
 /* These macros describe the binary layout of the reloc information we
    use in a file.  */
@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ MY (write_object_contents) (bfd *abfd)
   /* Setting N_SET_MACHTYPE and using N_SET_FLAGS is not performed by
      the default definition.  */
   if (bfd_get_arch (abfd) == bfd_arch_cris)
-    N_SET_MACHTYPE (*execp, M_CRIS);
+    N_SET_MACHTYPE (execp, M_CRIS);
 
-  N_SET_FLAGS (*execp, aout_backend_info (abfd)->exec_hdr_flags);
+  N_SET_FLAGS (execp, aout_backend_info (abfd)->exec_hdr_flags);
 
   WRITE_HEADERS (abfd, execp);
 
diff --git a/bfd/aout-target.h b/bfd/aout-target.h
index 0c97a4a..a0e1494 100644
--- a/bfd/aout-target.h
+++ b/bfd/aout-target.h
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ MY (callback) (bfd *abfd)
   unsigned long arch_align;
 
   /* Calculate the file positions of the parts of a newly read aout header.  */
-  obj_textsec (abfd)->size = N_TXTSIZE (*execp);
+  obj_textsec (abfd)->size = N_TXTSIZE (execp);
 
   /* The virtual memory addresses of the sections.  */
-  obj_textsec (abfd)->vma = N_TXTADDR (*execp);
-  obj_datasec (abfd)->vma = N_DATADDR (*execp);
-  obj_bsssec  (abfd)->vma = N_BSSADDR (*execp);
+  obj_textsec (abfd)->vma = N_TXTADDR (execp);
+  obj_datasec (abfd)->vma = N_DATADDR (execp);
+  obj_bsssec  (abfd)->vma = N_BSSADDR (execp);
 
   /* For some targets, if the entry point is not in the same page
      as the start of the text, then adjust the VMA so that it is.
@@ -71,20 +71,20 @@ MY (callback) (bfd *abfd)
   obj_bsssec (abfd)->lma = obj_bsssec (abfd)->vma;
 
   /* The file offsets of the sections.  */
-  obj_textsec (abfd)->filepos = N_TXTOFF (*execp);
-  obj_datasec (abfd)->filepos = N_DATOFF (*execp);
+  obj_textsec (abfd)->filepos = N_TXTOFF (execp);
+  obj_datasec (abfd)->filepos = N_DATOFF (execp);
 
   /* The file offsets of the relocation info.  */
-  obj_textsec (abfd)->rel_filepos = N_TRELOFF (*execp);
-  obj_datasec (abfd)->rel_filepos = N_DRELOFF (*execp);
+  obj_textsec (abfd)->rel_filepos = N_TRELOFF (execp);
+  obj_datasec (abfd)->rel_filepos = N_DRELOFF (execp);
 
   /* The file offsets of the string table and symbol table.  */
-  obj_sym_filepos (abfd) = N_SYMOFF (*execp);
-  obj_str_filepos (abfd) = N_STROFF (*execp);
+  obj_sym_filepos (abfd) = N_SYMOFF (execp);
+  obj_str_filepos (abfd) = N_STROFF (execp);
 
   /* Determine the architecture and machine type of the object file.  */
 #ifdef SET_ARCH_MACH
-  SET_ARCH_MACH (abfd, *execp);
+  SET_ARCH_MACH (abfd, execp);
 #else
   bfd_default_set_arch_mach (abfd, DEFAULT_ARCH, 0);
 #endif
@@ -149,11 +149,11 @@ MY (object_p) (bfd *abfd)
   exec.a_info = GET_MAGIC (abfd, exec_bytes.e_info);
 #endif
 
-  if (N_BADMAG (exec))
+  if (N_BADMAG (&exec))
     return 0;
 
 #ifdef MACHTYPE_OK
-  if (!(MACHTYPE_OK (N_MACHTYPE (exec))))
+  if (!(MACHTYPE_OK (N_MACHTYPE (&exec))))
     return 0;
 #endif
 
@@ -332,9 +332,9 @@ MY_final_link_callback (bfd *abfd,
 {
   struct internal_exec *execp = exec_hdr (abfd);
 
-  *ptreloff = N_TRELOFF (*execp);
-  *pdreloff = N_DRELOFF (*execp);
-  *psymoff = N_SYMOFF (*execp);
+  *ptreloff = N_TRELOFF (execp);
+  *pdreloff = N_DRELOFF (execp);
+  *psymoff = N_SYMOFF (execp);
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/bfd/aout-tic30.c b/bfd/aout-tic30.c
index 7fcdf62..6852c85 100644
--- a/bfd/aout-tic30.c
+++ b/bfd/aout-tic30.c
@@ -339,32 +339,32 @@ tic30_aout_callback (bfd *abfd)
   unsigned long arch_align;
 
   /* Calculate the file positions of the parts of a newly read aout header.  */
-  obj_textsec (abfd)->size = N_TXTSIZE (*execp);
+  obj_textsec (abfd)->size = N_TXTSIZE (execp);
 
   /* The virtual memory addresses of the sections.  */
-  obj_textsec (abfd)->vma = N_TXTADDR (*execp);
-  obj_datasec (abfd)->vma = N_DATADDR (*execp);
-  obj_bsssec (abfd)->vma = N_BSSADDR (*execp);
+  obj_textsec (abfd)->vma = N_TXTADDR (execp);
+  obj_datasec (abfd)->vma = N_DATADDR (execp);
+  obj_bsssec (abfd)->vma = N_BSSADDR (execp);
 
   obj_textsec (abfd)->lma = obj_textsec (abfd)->vma;
   obj_datasec (abfd)->lma = obj_datasec (abfd)->vma;
   obj_bsssec (abfd)->lma = obj_bsssec (abfd)->vma;
 
   /* The file offsets of the sections.  */
-  obj_textsec (abfd)->filepos = N_TXTOFF (*execp);
-  obj_datasec (abfd)->filepos = N_DATOFF (*execp);
+  obj_textsec (abfd)->filepos = N_TXTOFF (execp);
+  obj_datasec (abfd)->filepos = N_DATOFF (execp);
 
   /* The file offsets of the relocation info.  */
-  obj_textsec (abfd)->rel_filepos = N_TRELOFF (*execp);
-  obj_datasec (abfd)->rel_filepos = N_DRELOFF (*execp);
+  obj_textsec (abfd)->rel_filepos = N_TRELOFF (execp);
+  obj_datasec (abfd)->rel_filepos = N_DRELOFF (execp);
 
   /* The file offsets of the string table and symbol table.  */
-  obj_sym_filepos (abfd) = N_SYMOFF (*execp);
-  obj_str_filepos (abfd) = N_STROFF (*execp);
+  obj_sym_filepos (abfd) = N_SYMOFF (execp);
+  obj_str_filepos (abfd) = N_STROFF (execp);
 
   /* Determine the architecture and machine type of the object file.  */
 #ifdef SET_ARCH_MACH
-  SET_ARCH_MACH (abfd, *execp);
+  SET_ARCH_MACH (abfd, execp);
 #else
   bfd_default_set_arch_mach (abfd, DEFAULT_ARCH, 0L);
 #endif
@@ -568,10 +568,10 @@ tic30_aout_object_p (bfd *abfd)
   exec.a_info = H_GET_32 (abfd, exec_bytes.e_info);
 #endif /* SWAP_MAGIC */
 
-  if (N_BADMAG (exec))
+  if (N_BADMAG (&exec))
     return 0;
 #ifdef MACHTYPE_OK
-  if (!(MACHTYPE_OK (N_MACHTYPE (exec))))
+  if (!(MACHTYPE_OK (N_MACHTYPE (&exec))))
     return 0;
 #endif
 
@@ -664,19 +664,19 @@ tic30_aout_write_object_contents (bfd *abfd)
     if (bfd_get_outsymbols (abfd) != (asymbol **) NULL
 	&& bfd_get_symcount (abfd) != 0)
       {
-	if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_SYMOFF (*execp)), SEEK_SET) != 0)
+	if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_SYMOFF (execp)), SEEK_SET) != 0)
 	  return FALSE;
 
 	if (!NAME (aout, write_syms) (abfd))
 	  return FALSE;
       }
 
-    if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_TRELOFF (*execp)), SEEK_SET) != 0)
+    if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_TRELOFF (execp)), SEEK_SET) != 0)
       return FALSE;
     if (!NAME (aout, squirt_out_relocs) (abfd, obj_textsec (abfd)))
       return FALSE;
 
-    if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_DRELOFF (*execp)), SEEK_SET) != 0)
+    if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_DRELOFF (execp)), SEEK_SET) != 0)
       return FALSE;
     if (!NAME (aout, squirt_out_relocs) (abfd, obj_datasec (abfd)))
       return FALSE;
diff --git a/bfd/aoutf1.h b/bfd/aoutf1.h
index 7f48835..97e122b 100644
--- a/bfd/aoutf1.h
+++ b/bfd/aoutf1.h
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ sunos_set_arch_mach (bfd *abfd, enum machine_type machtype)
   bfd_set_arch_mach (abfd, arch, machine);
 }
 
-#define SET_ARCH_MACH(ABFD, EXEC) \
-  NAME(sunos,set_arch_mach) (ABFD, N_MACHTYPE (EXEC)); \
+#define SET_ARCH_MACH(ABFD, EXECP) \
+  NAME(sunos,set_arch_mach) (ABFD, N_MACHTYPE (EXECP)); \
   choose_reloc_size(ABFD);
 
 /* Determine the size of a relocation entry, based on the architecture.  */
@@ -194,14 +194,14 @@ sunos_write_object_contents (bfd *abfd)
       switch (bfd_get_mach (abfd))
 	{
 	case bfd_mach_m68000:
-	  N_SET_MACHTYPE (*execp, M_UNKNOWN);
+	  N_SET_MACHTYPE (execp, M_UNKNOWN);
 	  break;
 	case bfd_mach_m68010:
-	  N_SET_MACHTYPE (*execp, M_68010);
+	  N_SET_MACHTYPE (execp, M_68010);
 	  break;
 	default:
 	case bfd_mach_m68020:
-	  N_SET_MACHTYPE (*execp, M_68020);
+	  N_SET_MACHTYPE (execp, M_68020);
 	  break;
 	}
       break;
@@ -209,28 +209,28 @@ sunos_write_object_contents (bfd *abfd)
       switch (bfd_get_mach (abfd))
 	{
 	case bfd_mach_sparc_sparclet:
-	  N_SET_MACHTYPE (*execp, M_SPARCLET);
+	  N_SET_MACHTYPE (execp, M_SPARCLET);
 	  break;
 	case bfd_mach_sparc_sparclite_le:
-	  N_SET_MACHTYPE (*execp, M_SPARCLITE_LE);
+	  N_SET_MACHTYPE (execp, M_SPARCLITE_LE);
 	  break;
 	default:
-	  N_SET_MACHTYPE (*execp, M_SPARC);
+	  N_SET_MACHTYPE (execp, M_SPARC);
 	  break;
 	}
       break;
     case bfd_arch_i386:
-      N_SET_MACHTYPE (*execp, M_386);
+      N_SET_MACHTYPE (execp, M_386);
       break;
     default:
-      N_SET_MACHTYPE (*execp, M_UNKNOWN);
+      N_SET_MACHTYPE (execp, M_UNKNOWN);
     }
 
   choose_reloc_size (abfd);
 
-  N_SET_FLAGS (*execp, aout_backend_info (abfd)->exec_hdr_flags);
+  N_SET_FLAGS (execp, aout_backend_info (abfd)->exec_hdr_flags);
 
-  N_SET_DYNAMIC (*execp, (long)(bfd_get_file_flags (abfd) & DYNAMIC));
+  N_SET_DYNAMIC (execp, (long)(bfd_get_file_flags (abfd) & DYNAMIC));
 
   WRITE_HEADERS (abfd, execp);
 
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ swapcore_sun3 (bfd *abfd, char *ext, struct internal_sunos_core *intcore)
   intcore->c_signo = H_GET_32 (abfd, &extcore->c_signo);
   intcore->c_tsize = H_GET_32 (abfd, &extcore->c_tsize);
   intcore->c_dsize = H_GET_32 (abfd, &extcore->c_dsize);
-  intcore->c_data_addr = N_DATADDR (intcore->c_aouthdr);
+  intcore->c_data_addr = N_DATADDR (&intcore->c_aouthdr);
   intcore->c_ssize = H_GET_32 (abfd, &extcore->c_ssize);
   memcpy (intcore->c_cmdname, extcore->c_cmdname, sizeof (intcore->c_cmdname));
   intcore->fp_stuff_pos = offsetof (struct external_sun3_core, fp_stuff);
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ swapcore_sparc (bfd *abfd, char *ext, struct internal_sunos_core *intcore)
   intcore->c_signo = H_GET_32 (abfd, &extcore->c_signo);
   intcore->c_tsize = H_GET_32 (abfd, &extcore->c_tsize);
   intcore->c_dsize = H_GET_32 (abfd, &extcore->c_dsize);
-  intcore->c_data_addr = N_DATADDR (intcore->c_aouthdr);
+  intcore->c_data_addr = N_DATADDR (&intcore->c_aouthdr);
   intcore->c_ssize = H_GET_32 (abfd, &extcore->c_ssize);
   memcpy (intcore->c_cmdname, extcore->c_cmdname, sizeof (intcore->c_cmdname));
   intcore->fp_stuff_pos = offsetof (struct external_sparc_core, fp_stuff);
diff --git a/bfd/aoutx.h b/bfd/aoutx.h
index f78b910..cca386a 100644
--- a/bfd/aoutx.h
+++ b/bfd/aoutx.h
@@ -488,27 +488,27 @@ NAME (aout, some_aout_object_p) (bfd *abfd,
   /* Setting of EXEC_P has been deferred to the bottom of this function.  */
   if (execp->a_syms)
     abfd->flags |= HAS_LINENO | HAS_DEBUG | HAS_SYMS | HAS_LOCALS;
-  if (N_DYNAMIC (*execp))
+  if (N_DYNAMIC (execp))
     abfd->flags |= DYNAMIC;
 
-  if (N_MAGIC (*execp) == ZMAGIC)
+  if (N_MAGIC (execp) == ZMAGIC)
     {
       abfd->flags |= D_PAGED | WP_TEXT;
       adata (abfd).magic = z_magic;
     }
-  else if (N_MAGIC (*execp) == QMAGIC)
+  else if (N_MAGIC (execp) == QMAGIC)
     {
       abfd->flags |= D_PAGED | WP_TEXT;
       adata (abfd).magic = z_magic;
       adata (abfd).subformat = q_magic_format;
     }
-  else if (N_MAGIC (*execp) == NMAGIC)
+  else if (N_MAGIC (execp) == NMAGIC)
     {
       abfd->flags |= WP_TEXT;
       adata (abfd).magic = n_magic;
     }
-  else if (N_MAGIC (*execp) == OMAGIC
-	   || N_MAGIC (*execp) == BMAGIC)
+  else if (N_MAGIC (execp) == OMAGIC
+	   || N_MAGIC (execp) == BMAGIC)
     adata (abfd).magic = o_magic;
   else
     /* Should have been checked with N_BADMAG before this routine
@@ -563,28 +563,28 @@ NAME (aout, some_aout_object_p) (bfd *abfd,
 
   struct exec *execp = exec_hdr (abfd);
 
-  obj_textsec (abfd)->size = N_TXTSIZE (*execp);
+  obj_textsec (abfd)->size = N_TXTSIZE (execp);
   /* Data and bss are already filled in since they're so standard.  */
 
   /* The virtual memory addresses of the sections.  */
-  obj_textsec (abfd)->vma = N_TXTADDR (*execp);
-  obj_datasec (abfd)->vma = N_DATADDR (*execp);
-  obj_bsssec  (abfd)->vma = N_BSSADDR (*execp);
+  obj_textsec (abfd)->vma = N_TXTADDR (execp);
+  obj_datasec (abfd)->vma = N_DATADDR (execp);
+  obj_bsssec  (abfd)->vma = N_BSSADDR (execp);
 
   /* The file offsets of the sections.  */
-  obj_textsec (abfd)->filepos = N_TXTOFF (*execp);
-  obj_datasec (abfd)->filepos = N_DATOFF (*execp);
+  obj_textsec (abfd)->filepos = N_TXTOFF (execp);
+  obj_datasec (abfd)->filepos = N_DATOFF (execp);
 
   /* The file offsets of the relocation info.  */
-  obj_textsec (abfd)->rel_filepos = N_TRELOFF (*execp);
-  obj_datasec (abfd)->rel_filepos = N_DRELOFF (*execp);
+  obj_textsec (abfd)->rel_filepos = N_TRELOFF (execp);
+  obj_datasec (abfd)->rel_filepos = N_DRELOFF (execp);
 
   /* The file offsets of the string table and symbol table.  */
-  obj_str_filepos (abfd) = N_STROFF (*execp);
-  obj_sym_filepos (abfd) = N_SYMOFF (*execp);
+  obj_str_filepos (abfd) = N_STROFF (execp);
+  obj_sym_filepos (abfd) = N_SYMOFF (execp);
 
   /* Determine the architecture and machine type of the object file.  */
-  switch (N_MACHTYPE (*exec_hdr (abfd)))
+  switch (N_MACHTYPE (exec_hdr (abfd)))
     {
     default:
       abfd->obj_arch = bfd_arch_obscure;
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ adjust_o_magic (bfd *abfd, struct internal_exec *execp)
   execp->a_text = obj_textsec (abfd)->size;
   execp->a_data = obj_datasec (abfd)->size;
   execp->a_bss = obj_bsssec (abfd)->size;
-  N_SET_MAGIC (*execp, OMAGIC);
+  N_SET_MAGIC (execp, OMAGIC);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1038,9 +1038,9 @@ adjust_z_magic (bfd *abfd, struct internal_exec *execp)
   if (ztih && (!abdp || (abdp && !abdp->exec_header_not_counted)))
     execp->a_text += adata (abfd).exec_bytes_size;
   if (obj_aout_subformat (abfd) == q_magic_format)
-    N_SET_MAGIC (*execp, QMAGIC);
+    N_SET_MAGIC (execp, QMAGIC);
   else
-    N_SET_MAGIC (*execp, ZMAGIC);
+    N_SET_MAGIC (execp, ZMAGIC);
 
   /* Spec says data section should be rounded up to page boundary.  */
   obj_datasec (abfd)->size
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ adjust_n_magic (bfd *abfd, struct internal_exec *execp)
   execp->a_text = obj_textsec (abfd)->size;
   execp->a_data = obj_datasec (abfd)->size;
   execp->a_bss = obj_bsssec (abfd)->size;
-  N_SET_MAGIC (*execp, NMAGIC);
+  N_SET_MAGIC (execp, NMAGIC);
 }
 
 bfd_boolean
diff --git a/bfd/bout.c b/bfd/bout.c
index d6f188b..54c4db1 100644
--- a/bfd/bout.c
+++ b/bfd/bout.c
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ b_out_callback (bfd *abfd)
 		     );
 
   /* The positions of the string table and symbol table.  */
-  obj_str_filepos (abfd) = N_STROFF (*execp);
-  obj_sym_filepos (abfd) = N_SYMOFF (*execp);
+  obj_str_filepos (abfd) = N_STROFF (execp);
+  obj_sym_filepos (abfd) = N_SYMOFF (execp);
 
   /* The alignments of the sections.  */
   obj_textsec (abfd)->alignment_power = execp->a_talign;
@@ -161,12 +161,12 @@ b_out_callback (bfd *abfd)
   obj_bsssec (abfd)->lma = obj_bsssec (abfd)->vma;
 
   /* The file positions of the sections.  */
-  obj_textsec (abfd)->filepos = N_TXTOFF (*execp);
-  obj_datasec (abfd)->filepos = N_DATOFF (*execp);
+  obj_textsec (abfd)->filepos = N_TXTOFF (execp);
+  obj_datasec (abfd)->filepos = N_DATOFF (execp);
 
   /* The file positions of the relocation info.  */
-  obj_textsec (abfd)->rel_filepos = N_TROFF (*execp);
-  obj_datasec (abfd)->rel_filepos =  N_DROFF (*execp);
+  obj_textsec (abfd)->rel_filepos = N_TROFF (execp);
+  obj_datasec (abfd)->rel_filepos =  N_DROFF (execp);
 
   adata (abfd).page_size = 1;	/* Not applicable.  */
   adata (abfd).segment_size = 1; /* Not applicable.  */
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ b_out_object_p (bfd *abfd)
 
   anexec.a_info = H_GET_32 (abfd, exec_bytes.e_info);
 
-  if (N_BADMAG (anexec))
+  if (N_BADMAG (&anexec))
     {
       bfd_set_error (bfd_error_wrong_format);
       return 0;
@@ -450,20 +450,20 @@ b_out_write_object_contents (bfd *abfd)
 	       b_out_symbol_cmp);
 
       /* Back to your regularly scheduled program.  */
-      if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_SYMOFF (*exec_hdr (abfd))), SEEK_SET)
+      if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_SYMOFF (exec_hdr (abfd))), SEEK_SET)
 	  != 0)
 	return FALSE;
 
       if (! aout_32_write_syms (abfd))
 	return FALSE;
 
-      if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_TROFF (*exec_hdr (abfd))), SEEK_SET)
+      if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_TROFF (exec_hdr (abfd))), SEEK_SET)
 	  != 0)
 	return FALSE;
 
       if (!b_out_squirt_out_relocs (abfd, obj_textsec (abfd)))
 	return FALSE;
-      if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_DROFF (*exec_hdr (abfd))), SEEK_SET)
+      if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_DROFF (exec_hdr (abfd))), SEEK_SET)
 	  != 0)
 	return FALSE;
 
diff --git a/bfd/freebsd.h b/bfd/freebsd.h
index 62d9682..4a180b1 100644
--- a/bfd/freebsd.h
+++ b/bfd/freebsd.h
@@ -25,31 +25,31 @@
 /* ZMAGIC files start at offset 0.  Does not apply to QMAGIC files. */
 #define TEXT_START_ADDR		0
 
-#define N_GETMAGIC_NET(exec) \
-	((exec).a_info & 0xffff)
-#define N_GETMID_NET(exec) \
-	(((exec).a_info >> 16) & 0x3ff)
-#define N_GETFLAG_NET(ex) \
-	(((exec).a_info >> 26) & 0x3f)
-
-#define N_MACHTYPE(exec) \
+#define N_GETMAGIC_NET(execp) \
+	((execp)->a_info & 0xffff)
+#define N_GETMID_NET(execp) \
+	(((execp)->a_info >> 16) & 0x3ff)
+#define N_GETFLAG_NET(exexp) \
+	(((execp)->a_info >> 26) & 0x3f)
+
+#define N_MACHTYPE(execp) \
 	((enum machine_type) \
-	 ((N_GETMAGIC_NET (exec) == ZMAGIC) ? N_GETMID_NET (exec) : \
-	  ((exec).a_info >> 16) & 0x3ff))
-#define N_FLAGS(exec) \
-	((N_GETMAGIC_NET (exec) == ZMAGIC) ? N_GETFLAG_NET (exec) : \
-	 ((exec).a_info >> 26) & 0x3f)
-
-#define N_SET_INFO(exec, magic, type, flags) \
-	((exec).a_info = ((magic) & 0xffff) \
+	 ((N_GETMAGIC_NET (execp) == ZMAGIC) ? N_GETMID_NET (execp) : \
+	  ((execp)->a_info >> 16) & 0x3ff))
+#define N_FLAGS(execp) \
+	((N_GETMAGIC_NET (execp) == ZMAGIC) ? N_GETFLAG_NET (execp) : \
+	 ((execp)->a_info >> 26) & 0x3f)
+
+#define N_SET_INFO(execp, magic, type, flags) \
+	((execp)->a_info = ((magic) & 0xffff) \
 	 | (((int)(type) & 0x3ff) << 16) \
 	 | (((flags) & 0x3f) << 26))
-#define N_SET_MACHTYPE(exec, machtype) \
-	((exec).a_info = \
-         ((exec).a_info & 0xfb00ffff) | ((((int) (machtype)) & 0x3ff) << 16))
-#define N_SET_FLAGS(exec, flags) \
-	((exec).a_info = \
-	 ((exec).a_info & 0x03ffffff) | ((flags & 0x03f) << 26))
+#define N_SET_MACHTYPE(execp, machtype) \
+	((execp)->a_info = \
+         ((execp)->a_info & 0xfb00ffff) | ((((int) (machtype)) & 0x3ff) << 16))
+#define N_SET_FLAGS(execp, flags) \
+	((execp)->a_info = \
+	 ((execp)->a_info & 0x03ffffff) | ((flags & 0x03f) << 26))
 
 #include "sysdep.h"
 #include "bfd.h"
@@ -82,25 +82,25 @@ MY (write_object_contents) (bfd *abfd)
     {
     case bfd_arch_m68k:
       if (strcmp (abfd->xvec->name, "a.out-m68k4k-netbsd") == 0)
-	N_SET_MACHTYPE (*execp, M_68K4K_NETBSD);
+	N_SET_MACHTYPE (execp, M_68K4K_NETBSD);
       else
-	N_SET_MACHTYPE (*execp, M_68K_NETBSD);
+	N_SET_MACHTYPE (execp, M_68K_NETBSD);
       break;
     case bfd_arch_sparc:
-      N_SET_MACHTYPE (*execp, M_SPARC_NETBSD);
+      N_SET_MACHTYPE (execp, M_SPARC_NETBSD);
       break;
     case bfd_arch_i386:
-      N_SET_MACHTYPE (*execp, M_386_NETBSD);
+      N_SET_MACHTYPE (execp, M_386_NETBSD);
       break;
     case bfd_arch_ns32k:
-      N_SET_MACHTYPE (*execp, M_532_NETBSD);
+      N_SET_MACHTYPE (execp, M_532_NETBSD);
       break;
     default:
-      N_SET_MACHTYPE (*execp, M_UNKNOWN);
+      N_SET_MACHTYPE (execp, M_UNKNOWN);
       break;
     }
 
-  WRITE_HEADERS(abfd, execp);
+  WRITE_HEADERS (abfd, execp);
 
   return TRUE;
 }
diff --git a/bfd/gen-aout.c b/bfd/gen-aout.c
index f7f0edd..44c8479 100644
--- a/bfd/gen-aout.c
+++ b/bfd/gen-aout.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ main (int argc, char** argv)
   fclose (file);
 
 #ifdef N_TXTOFF
-  page_size = N_TXTOFF(my_exec);
+  page_size = N_TXTOFF (&my_exec);
   if (page_size == 0)
     printf ("#define N_HEADER_IN_TEXT(x) 1\n");
   else
diff --git a/bfd/hp300hpux.c b/bfd/hp300hpux.c
index 8bb58c9..564cdc2 100644
--- a/bfd/hp300hpux.c
+++ b/bfd/hp300hpux.c
@@ -224,32 +224,32 @@ MY (callback) (bfd *abfd)
   struct internal_exec *execp = exec_hdr (abfd);
 
   /* Calculate the file positions of the parts of a newly read aout header */
-  obj_textsec (abfd)->size = N_TXTSIZE (*execp);
+  obj_textsec (abfd)->size = N_TXTSIZE (execp);
 
   /* The virtual memory addresses of the sections */
-  obj_textsec (abfd)->vma = N_TXTADDR (*execp);
-  obj_datasec (abfd)->vma = N_DATADDR (*execp);
-  obj_bsssec (abfd)->vma = N_BSSADDR (*execp);
+  obj_textsec (abfd)->vma = N_TXTADDR (execp);
+  obj_datasec (abfd)->vma = N_DATADDR (execp);
+  obj_bsssec (abfd)->vma = N_BSSADDR (execp);
 
   obj_textsec (abfd)->lma = obj_textsec (abfd)->vma;
   obj_datasec (abfd)->lma = obj_datasec (abfd)->vma;
   obj_bsssec (abfd)->lma = obj_bsssec (abfd)->vma;
 
   /* The file offsets of the sections */
-  obj_textsec (abfd)->filepos = N_TXTOFF (*execp);
-  obj_datasec (abfd)->filepos = N_DATOFF (*execp);
+  obj_textsec (abfd)->filepos = N_TXTOFF (execp);
+  obj_datasec (abfd)->filepos = N_DATOFF (execp);
 
   /* The file offsets of the relocation info */
-  obj_textsec (abfd)->rel_filepos = N_TRELOFF (*execp);
-  obj_datasec (abfd)->rel_filepos = N_DRELOFF (*execp);
+  obj_textsec (abfd)->rel_filepos = N_TRELOFF (execp);
+  obj_datasec (abfd)->rel_filepos = N_DRELOFF (execp);
 
   /* The file offsets of the string table and symbol table.  */
-  obj_sym_filepos (abfd) = N_SYMOFF (*execp);
-  obj_str_filepos (abfd) = N_STROFF (*execp);
+  obj_sym_filepos (abfd) = N_SYMOFF (execp);
+  obj_str_filepos (abfd) = N_STROFF (execp);
 
   /* Determine the architecture and machine type of the object file.  */
 #ifdef SET_ARCH_MACH
-  SET_ARCH_MACH (abfd, *execp);
+  SET_ARCH_MACH (abfd, execp);
 #else
   bfd_default_set_arch_mach (abfd, DEFAULT_ARCH, 0);
 #endif
@@ -257,11 +257,11 @@ MY (callback) (bfd *abfd)
   if (obj_aout_subformat (abfd) == gnu_encap_format)
     {
       /* The file offsets of the relocation info */
-      obj_textsec (abfd)->rel_filepos = N_GNU_TRELOFF (*execp);
-      obj_datasec (abfd)->rel_filepos = N_GNU_DRELOFF (*execp);
+      obj_textsec (abfd)->rel_filepos = N_GNU_TRELOFF (execp);
+      obj_datasec (abfd)->rel_filepos = N_GNU_DRELOFF (execp);
 
       /* The file offsets of the string table and symbol table.  */
-      obj_sym_filepos (abfd) = N_GNU_SYMOFF (*execp);
+      obj_sym_filepos (abfd) = N_GNU_SYMOFF (execp);
       obj_str_filepos (abfd) = (obj_sym_filepos (abfd) + execp->a_syms);
 
       abfd->flags |= HAS_LINENO | HAS_DEBUG | HAS_SYMS | HAS_LOCALS;
@@ -298,8 +298,8 @@ MY (write_object_contents) (bfd * abfd)
   execp->a_drsize = ((obj_datasec (abfd)->reloc_count) *
 		     obj_reloc_entry_size (abfd));
 
-  N_SET_MACHTYPE (*execp, 0xc);
-  N_SET_FLAGS (*execp, aout_backend_info (abfd)->exec_hdr_flags);
+  N_SET_MACHTYPE (execp, 0xc);
+  N_SET_FLAGS (execp, aout_backend_info (abfd)->exec_hdr_flags);
 
   NAME (aout,swap_exec_header_out) (abfd, execp, &exec_bytes);
 
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ MY (write_object_contents) (bfd * abfd)
   if (bfd_get_symcount (abfd) != 0)
     {
       /* Skip the relocs to where we want to put the symbols.  */
-      if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_DRELOFF (*execp) + execp->a_drsize),
+      if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_DRELOFF (execp) + execp->a_drsize),
 		    SEEK_SET) != 0)
 	return FALSE;
     }
@@ -329,11 +329,11 @@ MY (write_object_contents) (bfd * abfd)
 
   if (bfd_get_symcount (abfd) != 0)
     {
-      if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) N_TRELOFF (*execp), SEEK_CUR) != 0)
+      if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) N_TRELOFF (execp), SEEK_CUR) != 0)
 	return FALSE;
       if (!NAME (aout,squirt_out_relocs) (abfd, obj_textsec (abfd)))
 	return FALSE;
-      if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) N_DRELOFF (*execp), SEEK_CUR) != 0)
+      if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) N_DRELOFF (execp), SEEK_CUR) != 0)
 	return FALSE;
       if (!NAME (aout,squirt_out_relocs) (abfd, obj_datasec (abfd)))
 	return FALSE;
diff --git a/bfd/i386aout.c b/bfd/i386aout.c
index 59e1ed2..3f40fb1 100644
--- a/bfd/i386aout.c
+++ b/bfd/i386aout.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #define N_HEADER_IN_TEXT(x)	0
 #define N_TXTOFF(x)   		0x20
 #define N_TXTADDR(x) 		(N_MAGIC (x) == ZMAGIC ? 0x1020 : 0)
-#define N_TXTSIZE(x) 		((x).a_text)
+#define N_TXTSIZE(x) 		((x)->a_text)
 #define TARGET_PAGE_SIZE 	4096
 #define SEGMENT_SIZE 		0x400000
 #define DEFAULT_ARCH 		bfd_arch_i386
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ i386aout_write_object_contents (bfd *abfd)
   struct external_exec exec_bytes;
   struct internal_exec *execp = exec_hdr (abfd);
 
-  N_SET_MACHTYPE (*execp, M_386);
+  N_SET_MACHTYPE (execp, M_386);
 
   obj_reloc_entry_size (abfd) = RELOC_STD_SIZE;
 
diff --git a/bfd/i386linux.c b/bfd/i386linux.c
index 2bec98b..084dfb9 100644
--- a/bfd/i386linux.c
+++ b/bfd/i386linux.c
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ i386linux_write_object_contents (bfd *abfd)
   struct external_exec exec_bytes;
   struct internal_exec *execp = exec_hdr (abfd);
 
-  N_SET_MACHTYPE (*execp, M_386);
+  N_SET_MACHTYPE (execp, M_386);
 
   obj_reloc_entry_size (abfd) = RELOC_STD_SIZE;
 
-  WRITE_HEADERS(abfd, execp);
+  WRITE_HEADERS (abfd, execp);
 
   return TRUE;
 }
diff --git a/bfd/i386lynx.c b/bfd/i386lynx.c
index 075d1c0..91cac43 100644
--- a/bfd/i386lynx.c
+++ b/bfd/i386lynx.c
@@ -58,19 +58,19 @@
   									      \
 	if (bfd_get_symcount (abfd) != 0) 				      \
 	    {								      \
-	      if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_SYMOFF(*execp)), SEEK_SET)    \
+	      if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_SYMOFF (execp)), SEEK_SET)    \
 		  != 0)							      \
 	        return FALSE;						      \
 									      \
 	      if (! NAME(aout,write_syms) (abfd)) return FALSE;		      \
 									      \
-	      if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_TRELOFF(*execp)), SEEK_SET)   \
+	      if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_TRELOFF (execp)), SEEK_SET)   \
 		  != 0)							      \
 	        return FALSE;						      \
 									      \
 	      if (!NAME(lynx,squirt_out_relocs) (abfd, obj_textsec (abfd)))   \
 		return FALSE;						      \
-	      if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_DRELOFF(*execp)), SEEK_SET)   \
+	      if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_DRELOFF (execp)), SEEK_SET)   \
 		  != 0)							      \
 	        return 0;						      \
 									      \
diff --git a/bfd/i386mach3.c b/bfd/i386mach3.c
index aa573f4..582a13d 100644
--- a/bfd/i386mach3.c
+++ b/bfd/i386mach3.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 /* This macro is only relevant when N_MAGIC(x) == ZMAGIC.  */
 #define N_HEADER_IN_TEXT(x)	1
 
-#define N_TXTSIZE(x)	((x).a_text)
+#define N_TXTSIZE(x)	((x)->a_text)
 
 #include "sysdep.h"
 #include "bfd.h"
diff --git a/bfd/i386os9k.c b/bfd/i386os9k.c
index 889c2ad..a0b3384 100644
--- a/bfd/i386os9k.c
+++ b/bfd/i386os9k.c
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ os9k_callback (bfd *abfd)
   obj_datasec (abfd)->filepos = execp->a_dload;
 
   /* The file positions of the relocation info ***
-  obj_textsec (abfd)->rel_filepos = N_TROFF(*execp);
-  obj_datasec (abfd)->rel_filepos =  N_DROFF(*execp);  */
+  obj_textsec (abfd)->rel_filepos = N_TROFF (execp);
+  obj_datasec (abfd)->rel_filepos =  N_DROFF (execp);  */
 
   adata (abfd).page_size = 1;	/* Not applicable.  */
   adata (abfd).segment_size = 1;/* Not applicable.  */
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ os9k_object_p (bfd *abfd)
     }
 
   anexec.a_info = H_GET_16 (abfd, exec_bytes.m_sync);
-  if (N_BADMAG (anexec))
+  if (N_BADMAG (&anexec))
     {
       bfd_set_error (bfd_error_wrong_format);
       return 0;
diff --git a/bfd/libaout.h b/bfd/libaout.h
index f1f6015..9f32cc8 100644
--- a/bfd/libaout.h
+++ b/bfd/libaout.h
@@ -291,48 +291,48 @@ enum machine_type
   M_CRIS = 255		  /* Axis CRIS binary.  */
 };
 
-#define N_DYNAMIC(exec) ((exec).a_info & 0x80000000)
+#define N_DYNAMIC(execp) ((execp)->a_info & 0x80000000)
 
 #ifndef N_MAGIC
-# define N_MAGIC(exec) ((exec).a_info & 0xffff)
+# define N_MAGIC(execp) ((execp)->a_info & 0xffff)
 #endif
 
 #ifndef N_MACHTYPE
-# define N_MACHTYPE(exec) ((enum machine_type)(((exec).a_info >> 16) & 0xff))
+# define N_MACHTYPE(execp) ((enum machine_type)(((execp)->a_info >> 16) & 0xff))
 #endif
 
 #ifndef N_FLAGS
-# define N_FLAGS(exec) (((exec).a_info >> 24) & 0xff)
+# define N_FLAGS(execp) (((execp)->a_info >> 24) & 0xff)
 #endif
 
 #ifndef N_SET_INFO
-# define N_SET_INFO(exec, magic, type, flags) \
-((exec).a_info = ((magic) & 0xffff) \
+# define N_SET_INFO(execp, magic, type, flags) \
+((execp)->a_info = ((magic) & 0xffff) \
  | (((int)(type) & 0xff) << 16) \
  | (((flags) & 0xff) << 24))
 #endif
 
 #ifndef N_SET_DYNAMIC
-# define N_SET_DYNAMIC(exec, dynamic) \
-((exec).a_info = (dynamic) ? (long) ((exec).a_info | 0x80000000) : \
-((exec).a_info & 0x7fffffff))
+# define N_SET_DYNAMIC(execp, dynamic) \
+((execp)->a_info = (dynamic) ? (long) ((execp)->a_info | 0x80000000) : \
+((execp)->a_info & 0x7fffffff))
 #endif
 
 #ifndef N_SET_MAGIC
-# define N_SET_MAGIC(exec, magic) \
-((exec).a_info = (((exec).a_info & 0xffff0000) | ((magic) & 0xffff)))
+# define N_SET_MAGIC(execp, magic) \
+((execp)->a_info = (((execp)->a_info & 0xffff0000) | ((magic) & 0xffff)))
 #endif
 
 #ifndef N_SET_MACHTYPE
-# define N_SET_MACHTYPE(exec, machtype) \
-((exec).a_info = \
- ((exec).a_info&0xff00ffff) | ((((int)(machtype))&0xff) << 16))
+# define N_SET_MACHTYPE(execp, machtype) \
+((execp)->a_info = \
+ ((execp)->a_info & 0xff00ffff) | ((((int) (machtype)) &0xff) << 16))
 #endif
 
 #ifndef N_SET_FLAGS
-# define N_SET_FLAGS(exec, flags) \
-((exec).a_info = \
- ((exec).a_info&0x00ffffff) | (((flags) & 0xff) << 24))
+# define N_SET_FLAGS(execp, flags) \
+((execp)->a_info = \
+ ((execp)->a_info & 0x00ffffff) | (((flags) & 0xff) << 24))
 #endif
 
 typedef struct aout_symbol
@@ -648,19 +648,19 @@ extern bfd_boolean NAME (aout, bfd_free_cached_info)
 	if (bfd_get_outsymbols (abfd) != NULL				      \
 	    && bfd_get_symcount (abfd) != 0) 				      \
 	  {								      \
-	    if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_SYMOFF(*execp)), SEEK_SET) != 0)\
+	    if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_SYMOFF (execp)), SEEK_SET) != 0)\
 	      return FALSE;						      \
 									      \
 	    if (! NAME (aout, write_syms) (abfd))			      \
 	      return FALSE;						      \
 	  }								      \
 									      \
-	if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_TRELOFF (*execp)), SEEK_SET) != 0)  \
+	if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_TRELOFF (execp)), SEEK_SET) != 0)   \
 	  return FALSE;						      	      \
 	if (!NAME (aout, squirt_out_relocs) (abfd, obj_textsec (abfd)))       \
 	  return FALSE;						      	      \
 									      \
-	if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_DRELOFF (*execp)), SEEK_SET) != 0)  \
+	if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_DRELOFF (execp)), SEEK_SET) != 0)   \
 	  return FALSE;						      	      \
 	if (!NAME (aout, squirt_out_relocs) (abfd, obj_datasec (abfd)))       \
 	  return FALSE;						      	      \
diff --git a/bfd/m68klinux.c b/bfd/m68klinux.c
index a29cf2b..291a58f 100644
--- a/bfd/m68klinux.c
+++ b/bfd/m68klinux.c
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ m68klinux_write_object_contents (bfd *abfd)
   struct external_exec exec_bytes;
   struct internal_exec *execp = exec_hdr (abfd);
 
-  N_SET_MACHTYPE (*execp, M_68020);
+  N_SET_MACHTYPE (execp, M_68020);
 
   obj_reloc_entry_size (abfd) = RELOC_STD_SIZE;
 
-  WRITE_HEADERS(abfd, execp);
+  WRITE_HEADERS (abfd, execp);
 
   return TRUE;
 }
diff --git a/bfd/m88kmach3.c b/bfd/m88kmach3.c
index 783a958..8c351c1 100644
--- a/bfd/m88kmach3.c
+++ b/bfd/m88kmach3.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #define TEXT_START_ADDR	0
 #define N_HEADER_IN_TEXT(x)	1 		/* (N_MAGIG(x) == ZMAGIC) */
 
-#define N_TXTSIZE(x)	((x).a_text)
+#define N_TXTSIZE(x)	((x)->a_text)
 
 #include "sysdep.h"
 #include "bfd.h"
diff --git a/bfd/mipsbsd.c b/bfd/mipsbsd.c
index 5ea89b6..c969095 100644
--- a/bfd/mipsbsd.c
+++ b/bfd/mipsbsd.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 /* #define ENTRY_CAN_BE_ZERO */
 #define N_HEADER_IN_TEXT(x) 1
 #define N_TXTADDR(x) \
-    (N_MAGIC(x) != ZMAGIC ? (x).a_entry :	/* object file or NMAGIC */\
+    (N_MAGIC(x) != ZMAGIC ? (x)->a_entry :	/* object file or NMAGIC */\
 	    TEXT_START_ADDR + EXEC_BYTES_SIZE	/* no padding */\
     )
 #define N_DATADDR(x) (N_TXTADDR(x)+N_TXTSIZE(x))
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
 #include "libbfd.h"
 #include "libaout.h"
 
-#define SET_ARCH_MACH(ABFD, EXEC) \
-  MY(set_arch_mach) (ABFD, N_MACHTYPE (EXEC)); \
+#define SET_ARCH_MACH(ABFD, EXECP) \
+  MY(set_arch_mach) (ABFD, N_MACHTYPE (EXECP)); \
   MY(choose_reloc_size) (ABFD);
 static void MY(set_arch_mach) (bfd *, unsigned long);
 static void MY(choose_reloc_size) (bfd *);
@@ -137,34 +137,34 @@ MY (write_object_contents) (bfd *abfd)
       switch (bfd_get_mach (abfd))
 	{
 	case bfd_mach_m68010:
-	  N_SET_MACHTYPE (*execp, M_68010);
+	  N_SET_MACHTYPE (execp, M_68010);
 	  break;
 	default:
 	case bfd_mach_m68020:
-	  N_SET_MACHTYPE (*execp, M_68020);
+	  N_SET_MACHTYPE (execp, M_68020);
 	  break;
 	}
       break;
     case bfd_arch_sparc:
-      N_SET_MACHTYPE (*execp, M_SPARC);
+      N_SET_MACHTYPE (execp, M_SPARC);
       break;
     case bfd_arch_i386:
-      N_SET_MACHTYPE (*execp, M_386);
+      N_SET_MACHTYPE (execp, M_386);
       break;
     case bfd_arch_mips:
       switch (bfd_get_mach (abfd))
 	{
 	case bfd_mach_mips4000:
 	case bfd_mach_mips6000:
-	  N_SET_MACHTYPE (*execp, M_MIPS2);
+	  N_SET_MACHTYPE (execp, M_MIPS2);
 	  break;
 	default:
-	  N_SET_MACHTYPE (*execp, M_MIPS1);
+	  N_SET_MACHTYPE (execp, M_MIPS1);
 	  break;
 	}
       break;
     default:
-      N_SET_MACHTYPE (*execp, M_UNKNOWN);
+      N_SET_MACHTYPE (execp, M_UNKNOWN);
     }
 
   MY (choose_reloc_size) (abfd);
diff --git a/bfd/netbsd.h b/bfd/netbsd.h
index a53b581..abd5fe7 100644
--- a/bfd/netbsd.h
+++ b/bfd/netbsd.h
@@ -34,21 +34,21 @@
 #define N_SHARED_LIB(x) 	(N_DYNAMIC (x))
 
 /* We have 6 bits of flags and 10 bits of machine ID.  */
-#define N_MACHTYPE(exec) \
-	((enum machine_type) (((exec).a_info >> 16) & 0x03ff))
-#define N_FLAGS(exec) \
-	(((exec).a_info >> 26) & 0x3f)
+#define N_MACHTYPE(execp) \
+	((enum machine_type) (((execp)->a_info >> 16) & 0x03ff))
+#define N_FLAGS(execp) \
+	(((execp)->a_info >> 26) & 0x3f)
 
-#define N_SET_INFO(exec, magic, type, flags) \
-	((exec).a_info = ((magic) & 0xffff) \
+#define N_SET_INFO(execp, magic, type, flags) \
+	((execp)->a_info = ((magic) & 0xffff) \
 	 | (((int) (type) & 0x3ff) << 16) \
 	 | (((flags) & 0x3f) << 24))
-#define N_SET_MACHTYPE(exec, machtype) \
-	((exec).a_info = \
-         ((exec).a_info & 0xfb00ffff) | ((((int) (machtype)) & 0x3ff) << 16))
-#define N_SET_FLAGS(exec, flags) \
-	((exec).a_info = \
-	 ((exec).a_info & 0x03ffffff) | ((flags & 0x03f) << 26))
+#define N_SET_MACHTYPE(execp, machtype) \
+	((execp)->a_info = \
+         ((execp)->a_info & 0xfb00ffff) | ((((int) (machtype)) & 0x3ff) << 16))
+#define N_SET_FLAGS(execp, flags) \
+	((execp)->a_info = \
+	 ((execp)->a_info & 0x03ffffff) | ((flags & 0x03f) << 26))
 
 #include "sysdep.h"
 #include "bfd.h"
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ MY (write_object_contents) (bfd *abfd)
   switch (bfd_get_arch(abfd))
     {
     case DEFAULT_ARCH:
-      N_SET_MACHTYPE(*execp, DEFAULT_MID);
+      N_SET_MACHTYPE (execp, DEFAULT_MID);
       break;
     default:
-      N_SET_MACHTYPE(*execp, M_UNKNOWN);
+      N_SET_MACHTYPE (execp, M_UNKNOWN);
       break;
     }
 
diff --git a/bfd/pc532-mach.c b/bfd/pc532-mach.c
index 191ca21..98c6644 100644
--- a/bfd/pc532-mach.c
+++ b/bfd/pc532-mach.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
    1 and specially define our own N_TXTSIZE.  */
 
 #define N_HEADER_IN_TEXT(x) 1
-#define N_TXTSIZE(x) ((x).a_text)
+#define N_TXTSIZE(x) ((x)->a_text)
 
 #define TEXT_START_ADDR 0x10000       /* from old ld */
 #define TARGET_PAGE_SIZE 0x1000       /* from old ld,  032 & 532 are really 512/4k */
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 /* Use a_entry of 0 to distinguish object files from OMAGIC executables */
 #define N_TXTADDR(x) \
   (N_MAGIC(x) == OMAGIC ? \
-   ((x).a_entry < TEXT_START_ADDR? 0: TEXT_START_ADDR): \
+   ((x)->a_entry < TEXT_START_ADDR? 0: TEXT_START_ADDR): \
    (N_MAGIC(x) == NMAGIC? TEXT_START_ADDR: \
     TEXT_START_ADDR + EXEC_BYTES_SIZE))
 
@@ -89,16 +89,16 @@ MY(write_object_contents) (bfd *abfd)
   switch (bfd_get_mach (abfd))
     {
     case 32032:
-      N_SET_MACHTYPE (*execp, M_NS32032);
+      N_SET_MACHTYPE (execp, M_NS32032);
       break;
     case 32532:
     default:
-      N_SET_MACHTYPE (*execp, M_NS32532);
+      N_SET_MACHTYPE (execp, M_NS32532);
       break;
     }
-  N_SET_FLAGS (*execp, aout_backend_info (abfd)->exec_hdr_flags);
+  N_SET_FLAGS (execp, aout_backend_info (abfd)->exec_hdr_flags);
 
-  WRITE_HEADERS(abfd, execp);
+  WRITE_HEADERS (abfd, execp);
 
   return TRUE;
 }
diff --git a/bfd/pdp11.c b/bfd/pdp11.c
index 6a53d52..f6a7c38 100644
--- a/bfd/pdp11.c
+++ b/bfd/pdp11.c
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@
 #define N_HEADER_IN_TEXT(x)	0
 
 /* There is no flags field.  */
-#define N_FLAGS(exec)		0
+#define N_FLAGS(execp)		0
 
-#define N_SET_FLAGS(exec, flags) do { } while (0)
+#define N_SET_FLAGS(execp, flags) do { } while (0)
 #define N_BADMAG(x) (N_MAGIC(x) != OMAGIC	\
 		     && N_MAGIC(x) != NMAGIC	\
 		     && N_MAGIC(x) != ZMAGIC)
@@ -111,11 +111,11 @@ struct pdp11_external_nlist
 #define	EXTERNAL_NLIST_SIZE	8
 
 #define N_TXTOFF(x)	(EXEC_BYTES_SIZE)
-#define N_DATOFF(x)	(N_TXTOFF(x) + (x).a_text)
-#define N_TRELOFF(x)	(N_DATOFF(x) + (x).a_data)
-#define N_DRELOFF(x)	(N_TRELOFF(x) + (x).a_trsize)
-#define N_SYMOFF(x)	(N_DRELOFF(x) + (x).a_drsize)
-#define N_STROFF(x)	(N_SYMOFF(x) + (x).a_syms)
+#define N_DATOFF(x)	(N_TXTOFF(x) + (x)->a_text)
+#define N_TRELOFF(x)	(N_DATOFF(x) + (x)->a_data)
+#define N_DRELOFF(x)	(N_TRELOFF(x) + (x)->a_trsize)
+#define N_SYMOFF(x)	(N_DRELOFF(x) + (x)->a_drsize)
+#define N_STROFF(x)	(N_SYMOFF(x) + (x)->a_syms)
 
 #define WRITE_HEADERS(abfd, execp) pdp11_aout_write_headers (abfd, execp)
 
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ pdp11_aout_write_headers (bfd *abfd, struct internal_exec *execp)
   if (bfd_get_outsymbols (abfd) != NULL
       && bfd_get_symcount (abfd) != 0)
     {
-      if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_SYMOFF(*execp)), SEEK_SET) != 0)
+      if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_SYMOFF (execp)), SEEK_SET) != 0)
 	return FALSE;
 
       if (! NAME (aout, write_syms) (abfd))
@@ -336,9 +336,9 @@ pdp11_aout_write_headers (bfd *abfd, struct internal_exec *execp)
   if (obj_textsec (abfd)->reloc_count > 0
       || obj_datasec (abfd)->reloc_count > 0)
     {
-      if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_TRELOFF(*execp)), SEEK_SET) != 0
+      if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_TRELOFF (execp)), SEEK_SET) != 0
 	  || !NAME (aout, squirt_out_relocs) (abfd, obj_textsec (abfd))
-	  || bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_DRELOFF(*execp)), SEEK_SET) != 0
+	  || bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_DRELOFF (execp)), SEEK_SET) != 0
 	  || !NAME (aout, squirt_out_relocs) (abfd, obj_datasec (abfd)))
 	return FALSE;
     }
@@ -492,20 +492,20 @@ NAME (aout, some_aout_object_p) (bfd *abfd,
   /* Setting of EXEC_P has been deferred to the bottom of this function.  */
   if (execp->a_syms)
     abfd->flags |= HAS_LINENO | HAS_DEBUG | HAS_SYMS | HAS_LOCALS;
-  if (N_DYNAMIC(*execp))
+  if (N_DYNAMIC (execp))
     abfd->flags |= DYNAMIC;
 
-  if (N_MAGIC (*execp) == ZMAGIC)
+  if (N_MAGIC (execp) == ZMAGIC)
     {
       abfd->flags |= D_PAGED | WP_TEXT;
       adata (abfd).magic = z_magic;
     }
-  else if (N_MAGIC (*execp) == NMAGIC)
+  else if (N_MAGIC (execp) == NMAGIC)
     {
       abfd->flags |= WP_TEXT;
       adata (abfd).magic = n_magic;
     }
-  else if (N_MAGIC (*execp) == OMAGIC)
+  else if (N_MAGIC (execp) == OMAGIC)
     adata (abfd).magic = o_magic;
   else
     {
@@ -562,25 +562,25 @@ NAME (aout, some_aout_object_p) (bfd *abfd,
      in by the callback:  */
   struct exec *execp = exec_hdr (abfd);
 
-  obj_textsec (abfd)->size = N_TXTSIZE(*execp);
+  obj_textsec (abfd)->size = N_TXTSIZE (execp);
   /* Data and bss are already filled in since they're so standard.  */
 
   /* The virtual memory addresses of the sections.  */
-  obj_textsec (abfd)->vma = N_TXTADDR(*execp);
-  obj_datasec (abfd)->vma = N_DATADDR(*execp);
-  obj_bsssec  (abfd)->vma = N_BSSADDR(*execp);
+  obj_textsec (abfd)->vma = N_TXTADDR (execp);
+  obj_datasec (abfd)->vma = N_DATADDR (execp);
+  obj_bsssec  (abfd)->vma = N_BSSADDR (execp);
 
   /* The file offsets of the sections.  */
-  obj_textsec (abfd)->filepos = N_TXTOFF(*execp);
-  obj_datasec (abfd)->filepos = N_DATOFF(*execp);
+  obj_textsec (abfd)->filepos = N_TXTOFF (execp);
+  obj_datasec (abfd)->filepos = N_DATOFF (execp);
 
   /* The file offsets of the relocation info.  */
-  obj_textsec (abfd)->rel_filepos = N_TRELOFF(*execp);
-  obj_datasec (abfd)->rel_filepos = N_DRELOFF(*execp);
+  obj_textsec (abfd)->rel_filepos = N_TRELOFF (execp);
+  obj_datasec (abfd)->rel_filepos = N_DRELOFF (execp);
 
   /* The file offsets of the string table and symbol table.  */
-  obj_str_filepos (abfd) = N_STROFF (*execp);
-  obj_sym_filepos (abfd) = N_SYMOFF (*execp);
+  obj_str_filepos (abfd) = N_STROFF (execp);
+  obj_sym_filepos (abfd) = N_SYMOFF (execp);
 
   /* Determine the architecture and machine type of the object file.  */
   abfd->obj_arch = bfd_arch_obscure;
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ adjust_o_magic (bfd *abfd, struct internal_exec *execp)
   execp->a_text = obj_textsec (abfd)->size;
   execp->a_data = obj_datasec (abfd)->size;
   execp->a_bss  = obj_bsssec (abfd)->size;
-  N_SET_MAGIC (*execp, OMAGIC);
+  N_SET_MAGIC (execp, OMAGIC);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ adjust_z_magic (bfd *abfd, struct internal_exec *execp)
   execp->a_text = obj_textsec(abfd)->size;
   if (ztih && (!abdp || (abdp && !abdp->exec_header_not_counted)))
     execp->a_text += adata(abfd).exec_bytes_size;
-  N_SET_MAGIC (*execp, ZMAGIC);
+  N_SET_MAGIC (execp, ZMAGIC);
 
   /* Spec says data section should be rounded up to page boundary.  */
   obj_datasec(abfd)->size
@@ -1011,7 +1011,7 @@ adjust_n_magic (bfd *abfd, struct internal_exec *execp)
   execp->a_text = obj_textsec(abfd)->size;
   execp->a_data = obj_datasec(abfd)->size;
   execp->a_bss = obj_bsssec(abfd)->size;
-  N_SET_MAGIC (*execp, NMAGIC);
+  N_SET_MAGIC (execp, NMAGIC);
 }
 
 bfd_boolean
diff --git a/bfd/riscix.c b/bfd/riscix.c
index 9388c48..a1f6401 100644
--- a/bfd/riscix.c
+++ b/bfd/riscix.c
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@
 /* Sl which uses another.  */
 #define SLPZMAGIC       (MF_USES_SL | SLZMAGIC)
 
-#define N_SHARED_LIB(x) ((x).a_info & MF_USES_SL)
+#define N_SHARED_LIB(x) ((x)->a_info & MF_USES_SL)
 
 /* Only a pure OMAGIC file has the minimal header.  */
 #define N_TXTOFF(x)		\
- ((x).a_info == OMAGIC		\
+ ((x)->a_info == OMAGIC		\
   ? 32				\
   : (N_MAGIC(x) == ZMAGIC	\
      ? TARGET_PAGE_SIZE		\
@@ -81,13 +81,13 @@
       up we can't know exactly what the address will be.  A reasonable guess \
       is that a_entry will be in the first page of the executable.  */	     \
    : (N_SHARED_LIB(x)							     \
-      ? ((x).a_entry & ~(bfd_vma) (TARGET_PAGE_SIZE - 1))		     \
+      ? ((x)->a_entry & ~(bfd_vma) (TARGET_PAGE_SIZE - 1))		     \
       : (bfd_vma) TEXT_START_ADDR))
 
 #define N_SYMOFF(x) \
-  (N_TXTOFF (x) + (x).a_text + (x).a_data + (x).a_trsize + (x).a_drsize)
+  (N_TXTOFF (x) + (x)->a_text + (x)->a_data + (x)->a_trsize + (x)->a_drsize)
 
-#define N_STROFF(x) (N_SYMOFF (x) + (x).a_syms)
+#define N_STROFF(x) (N_SYMOFF (x) + (x)->a_syms)
 
 #define TEXT_START_ADDR   32768
 #define TARGET_PAGE_SIZE  32768
@@ -99,10 +99,10 @@
    the tokens.  */
 #define MY(OP) CONCAT2 (arm_aout_riscix_,OP)
 #define TARGETNAME "a.out-riscix"
-#define N_BADMAG(x) ((((x).a_info & ~007200) != ZMAGIC) \
-                  && (((x).a_info & ~006000) != OMAGIC) \
-                  && ((x).a_info != NMAGIC))
-#define N_MAGIC(x) ((x).a_info & ~07200)
+#define N_BADMAG(x) ((((x)->a_info & ~007200) != ZMAGIC) \
+                  && (((x)->a_info & ~006000) != OMAGIC) \
+                  && ((x)->a_info != NMAGIC))
+#define N_MAGIC(x) ((x)->a_info & ~07200)
 
 #include "sysdep.h"
 #include "bfd.h"
@@ -134,18 +134,18 @@
     if (bfd_get_outsymbols (abfd) != NULL			    	    \
 	&& bfd_get_symcount (abfd) != 0)				    \
       {									    \
-	if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_SYMOFF (* execp)), SEEK_SET) != 0)\
+	if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_SYMOFF (execp)), SEEK_SET) != 0)  \
 	  return FALSE;							    \
 									    \
 	if (! NAME (aout, write_syms) (abfd))				    \
           return FALSE;							    \
 									    \
-	if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_TRELOFF (* execp)), SEEK_SET) != 0)\
+	if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_TRELOFF (execp)), SEEK_SET) != 0) \
 	  return FALSE;							    \
 									    \
 	if (! riscix_squirt_out_relocs (abfd, obj_textsec (abfd)))	    \
 	  return FALSE;							    \
-	if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_DRELOFF (* execp)), SEEK_SET) != 0)\
+	if (bfd_seek (abfd, (file_ptr) (N_DRELOFF (execp)), SEEK_SET) != 0) \
 	  return FALSE;							    \
 									    \
 	if (!NAME (aout, squirt_out_relocs) (abfd, obj_datasec (abfd)))	    \
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ riscix_some_aout_object_p (bfd *abfd,
   /* Setting of EXEC_P has been deferred to the bottom of this function.  */
   if (execp->a_syms)
     abfd->flags |= HAS_LINENO | HAS_DEBUG | HAS_SYMS | HAS_LOCALS;
-  if (N_DYNAMIC(*execp))
+  if (N_DYNAMIC (execp))
     abfd->flags |= DYNAMIC;
 
  /* Squeezed files aren't supported (yet)!  */
@@ -532,17 +532,17 @@ riscix_some_aout_object_p (bfd *abfd,
       bfd_set_error (bfd_error_wrong_format);
       return NULL;
     }
-  else if (N_MAGIC (*execp) == ZMAGIC)
+  else if (N_MAGIC (execp) == ZMAGIC)
     {
       abfd->flags |= D_PAGED | WP_TEXT;
       adata (abfd).magic = z_magic;
     }
-  else if (N_MAGIC (*execp) == NMAGIC)
+  else if (N_MAGIC (execp) == NMAGIC)
     {
       abfd->flags |= WP_TEXT;
       adata (abfd).magic = n_magic;
     }
-  else if (N_MAGIC (*execp) == OMAGIC)
+  else if (N_MAGIC (execp) == OMAGIC)
     adata (abfd).magic = o_magic;
   else
     /* Should have been checked with N_BADMAG before this routine
@@ -637,11 +637,11 @@ MY (object_p) (bfd *abfd)
 
   exec.a_info = H_GET_32 (abfd, exec_bytes.e_info);
 
-  if (N_BADMAG (exec))
+  if (N_BADMAG (&exec))
     return NULL;
 
 #ifdef MACHTYPE_OK
-  if (!(MACHTYPE_OK (N_MACHTYPE (exec))))
+  if (!(MACHTYPE_OK (N_MACHTYPE (&exec))))
     return NULL;
 #endif
 
diff --git a/bfd/sparclinux.c b/bfd/sparclinux.c
index 7632dbf..6af535d 100644
--- a/bfd/sparclinux.c
+++ b/bfd/sparclinux.c
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ sparclinux_write_object_contents (bfd *abfd)
   struct external_exec exec_bytes;
   struct internal_exec *execp = exec_hdr (abfd);
 
-  N_SET_MACHTYPE (*execp, M_SPARC);
+  N_SET_MACHTYPE (execp, M_SPARC);
 
   obj_reloc_entry_size (abfd) = RELOC_STD_SIZE;
 
-  WRITE_HEADERS(abfd, execp);
+  WRITE_HEADERS (abfd, execp);
 
   return TRUE;
 }
diff --git a/bfd/sparclynx.c b/bfd/sparclynx.c
index 886731a..a90dc8b 100644
--- a/bfd/sparclynx.c
+++ b/bfd/sparclynx.c
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ NAME(lynx,set_arch_mach) (bfd *abfd, unsigned long machtype)
   bfd_set_arch_mach (abfd, arch, machine);
 }
 
-#define SET_ARCH_MACH(ABFD, EXEC) \
-  NAME(lynx,set_arch_mach) (ABFD, N_MACHTYPE (EXEC)); \
+#define SET_ARCH_MACH(ABFD, EXECP) \
+  NAME(lynx,set_arch_mach) (ABFD, N_MACHTYPE (EXECP)); \
   choose_reloc_size(ABFD);
 
 /* Determine the size of a relocation entry, based on the architecture.  */
@@ -157,27 +157,27 @@ NAME(aout,sparclynx_write_object_contents) (bfd *abfd)
       switch (bfd_get_mach (abfd))
 	{
 	case bfd_mach_m68010:
-	  N_SET_MACHTYPE (*execp, M_68010);
+	  N_SET_MACHTYPE (execp, M_68010);
 	  break;
 	default:
 	case bfd_mach_m68020:
-	  N_SET_MACHTYPE (*execp, M_68020);
+	  N_SET_MACHTYPE (execp, M_68020);
 	  break;
 	}
       break;
     case bfd_arch_sparc:
-      N_SET_MACHTYPE (*execp, M_SPARC);
+      N_SET_MACHTYPE (execp, M_SPARC);
       break;
     case bfd_arch_i386:
-      N_SET_MACHTYPE (*execp, M_386);
+      N_SET_MACHTYPE (execp, M_386);
       break;
     default:
-      N_SET_MACHTYPE (*execp, M_UNKNOWN);
+      N_SET_MACHTYPE (execp, M_UNKNOWN);
     }
 
   choose_reloc_size (abfd);
 
-  N_SET_FLAGS (*execp, aout_backend_info (abfd)->exec_hdr_flags);
+  N_SET_FLAGS (execp, aout_backend_info (abfd)->exec_hdr_flags);
 
   WRITE_HEADERS (abfd, execp);
 
diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index b465923..3550646 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2015-12-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	* config/aout_gnu.h: Invoke aout N_* macros with pointer to
+	struct internal_exec.
+
 2015-11-27  Matthew Wahab  <matthew.wahab@arm.com>
 
 	* config/tc-aarch64.c (aarch64_features): Add "fp16".
diff --git a/gas/config/aout_gnu.h b/gas/config/aout_gnu.h
index d9f8167..c2a7ca4 100644
--- a/gas/config/aout_gnu.h
+++ b/gas/config/aout_gnu.h
@@ -126,23 +126,23 @@ enum machine_type
     M_HPUX23 = 0x020C		/* hp200/300 HPUX binary */
   };
 
-#define N_MAGIC(exec) ((exec).a_info & 0xffff)
-#define N_MACHTYPE(exec) ((enum machine_type)(((exec).a_info >> 16) & 0xff))
-#define N_FLAGS(exec) (((exec).a_info >> 24) & 0xff)
-#define N_SET_INFO(exec, magic, type, flags) \
-    ((exec).a_info = ((magic) & 0xffff) \
+#define N_MAGIC(execp) ((execp)->a_info & 0xffff)
+#define N_MACHTYPE(execp) ((enum machine_type)(((execp)->a_info >> 16) & 0xff))
+#define N_FLAGS(execp) (((execp)->a_info >> 24) & 0xff)
+#define N_SET_INFO(execp, magic, type, flags) \
+    ((execp)->a_info = ((magic) & 0xffff) \
      | (((int)(type) & 0xff) << 16) \
      | (((flags) & 0xff) << 24))
-#define N_SET_MAGIC(exec, magic) \
-    ((exec).a_info = (((exec).a_info & 0xffff0000) | ((magic) & 0xffff)))
+#define N_SET_MAGIC(execp, magic) \
+    ((execp)->a_info = (((execp)->a_info & 0xffff0000) | ((magic) & 0xffff)))
 
-#define N_SET_MACHTYPE(exec, machtype) \
-    ((exec).a_info = \
-     ((exec).a_info&0xff00ffff) | ((((int)(machtype))&0xff) << 16))
+#define N_SET_MACHTYPE(execp, machtype) \
+    ((execp)->a_info = \
+     ((execp)->a_info & 0xff00ffff) | ((((int) (machtype)) & 0xff) << 16))
 
-#define N_SET_FLAGS(exec, flags) \
-    ((exec).a_info = \
-     ((exec).a_info&0x00ffffff) | (((flags) & 0xff) << 24))
+#define N_SET_FLAGS(execp, flags) \
+    ((execp)->a_info = \
+     ((execp)->a_info & 0x00ffffff) | (((flags) & 0xff) << 24))
 
 /* Code indicating object file or impure executable.  */
 #ifndef OMAGIC
@@ -185,23 +185,23 @@ enum machine_type
 #endif
 
 #ifndef N_DATOFF
-#define N_DATOFF(x)	( N_TXTOFF(x) + (x).a_text )
+#define N_DATOFF(x)	( N_TXTOFF(x) + (x)->a_text )
 #endif
 
 #ifndef N_TRELOFF
-#define N_TRELOFF(x)	( N_DATOFF(x) + (x).a_data )
+#define N_TRELOFF(x)	( N_DATOFF(x) + (x)->a_data )
 #endif
 
 #ifndef N_DRELOFF
-#define N_DRELOFF(x)	( N_TRELOFF(x) + (x).a_trsize )
+#define N_DRELOFF(x)	( N_TRELOFF(x) + (x)->a_trsize )
 #endif
 
 #ifndef N_SYMOFF
-#define N_SYMOFF(x)	( N_DRELOFF(x) + (x).a_drsize )
+#define N_SYMOFF(x)	( N_DRELOFF(x) + (x)->a_drsize )
 #endif
 
 #ifndef N_STROFF
-#define N_STROFF(x)	( N_SYMOFF(x) + (x).a_syms )
+#define N_STROFF(x)	( N_SYMOFF(x) + (x)->a_syms )
 #endif
 
 /* Address of text segment in memory after it is loaded.  */
@@ -211,12 +211,12 @@ enum machine_type
 
 #ifndef N_DATADDR
 #define N_DATADDR(x) \
-    (N_MAGIC(x)==OMAGIC? (N_TXTADDR(x)+(x).a_text) \
-     :  (N_SEGSIZE(x) + ((N_TXTADDR(x)+(x).a_text-1) & ~(N_SEGSIZE(x)-1))))
+    (N_MAGIC(x)==OMAGIC? (N_TXTADDR(x)+(x)->a_text) \
+     :  (N_SEGSIZE(x) + ((N_TXTADDR(x)+(x)->a_text-1) & ~(N_SEGSIZE(x)-1))))
 #endif
 
 /* Address of bss segment in memory after it is loaded.  */
-#define N_BSSADDR(x) (N_DATADDR(x) + (x).a_data)
+#define N_BSSADDR(x) (N_DATADDR(x) + (x)->a_data)
 
 struct nlist
   {
diff --git a/include/ChangeLog b/include/ChangeLog
index c8c0900..cd33a61 100644
--- a/include/ChangeLog
+++ b/include/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2015-12-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	* bout.h: Invoke aout N_* macros with pointer to
+	struct internal_exec.
+	* os9k.h: Likewise.
+
 2015-11-25  Rainer Orth  <ro@CeBiTec.Uni-Bielefeld.DE>
 
 	* vtv-change-permission.h (VTV_PAGE_SIZE) [__sun__ && __svr4__ &&
diff --git a/include/aout/ChangeLog b/include/aout/ChangeLog
index 790763b..bf5dfdb 100644
--- a/include/aout/ChangeLog
+++ b/include/aout/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+2015-12-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+	* adobe.h: Invoke aout N_* macros with pointer to
+	struct internal_exec.
+	* aout64.h: Likewise.
+	* dynix3.h: Likewise.
+	* encap.h: Likewise.
+	* hp.h: Likewise.
+	* hp300hpux.h: Likewise.
+	* sun4.h: Likewise.
+
 2015-01-01  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
 
 	Update year range in copyright notice of all files.
diff --git a/include/aout/adobe.h b/include/aout/adobe.h
index 9c72fa5..cf8cfce 100644
--- a/include/aout/adobe.h
+++ b/include/aout/adobe.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ struct external_exec
 #undef	OMAGIC
 #undef	NMAGIC
 
-#define N_BADMAG(x)	  ((x).a_info != ZMAGIC)
+#define N_BADMAG(x)	  ((x)->a_info != ZMAGIC)
 
 /* By default, segment size is constant.  But some machines override this
    to be a function of the a.out header (e.g. machine type).  */
@@ -77,25 +77,25 @@ struct internal_segdesc {
 	unsigned int	a_filebase;	/* Base address in object file */
 };
 
-#define N_TXTADDR(x) \
+#define N_TXTADDR(x) is_this_really_unused?
 
 /* This is documented to be at 1024, but appears to really be at 2048.
    FIXME?!  */
 #define N_TXTOFF(x)	2048
 
-#define	N_TXTSIZE(x) ((x).a_text)
+#define	N_TXTSIZE(x) ((x)->a_text)
 
-#define N_DATADDR(x)
+#define N_DATADDR(x) is_this_really_unused?
 
-#define N_BSSADDR(x)
+#define N_BSSADDR(x) is_this_really_unused?
 
 /* Offsets of the various portions of the file after the text segment.  */
 
 #define N_DATOFF(x)	( N_TXTOFF(x) + N_TXTSIZE(x) )
-#define N_TRELOFF(x)	( N_DATOFF(x) + (x).a_data )
-#define N_DRELOFF(x)	( N_TRELOFF(x) + (x).a_trsize )
-#define N_SYMOFF(x)	( N_DRELOFF(x) + (x).a_drsize )
-#define N_STROFF(x)	( N_SYMOFF(x) + (x).a_syms )
+#define N_TRELOFF(x)	( N_DATOFF(x) + (x)->a_data )
+#define N_DRELOFF(x)	( N_TRELOFF(x) + (x)->a_trsize )
+#define N_SYMOFF(x)	( N_DRELOFF(x) + (x)->a_drsize )
+#define N_STROFF(x)	( N_SYMOFF(x) + (x)->a_syms )
 
 /* Symbols */
 struct external_nlist {
diff --git a/include/aout/aout64.h b/include/aout/aout64.h
index 7a25010..08fd193 100644
--- a/include/aout/aout64.h
+++ b/include/aout/aout64.h
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ struct external_exec
    in the text.  */
 #ifndef N_HEADER_IN_TEXT
 #define N_HEADER_IN_TEXT(x) \
-  (((x).a_entry & (TARGET_PAGE_SIZE-1)) >= EXEC_BYTES_SIZE)
+  (((x)->a_entry & (TARGET_PAGE_SIZE-1)) >= EXEC_BYTES_SIZE)
 #endif
 
 /* Sun shared libraries, not linux.  This macro is only relevant for ZMAGIC
@@ -199,12 +199,12 @@ struct external_exec
 #define	N_TXTSIZE(x) \
   (/* For QMAGIC, we don't consider the header part of the text section.  */\
    N_IS_QMAGIC (x)							\
-   ? (x).a_text - EXEC_BYTES_SIZE					\
+   ? (x)->a_text - EXEC_BYTES_SIZE					\
    : ((N_MAGIC (x) != ZMAGIC || N_SHARED_LIB (x))			\
-      ? (x).a_text							\
+      ? (x)->a_text							\
       : (N_HEADER_IN_TEXT (x)						\
-	 ? (x).a_text - EXEC_BYTES_SIZE	/* No padding.  */		\
-	 : (x).a_text			/* A page of padding.  */ )))
+	 ? (x)->a_text - EXEC_BYTES_SIZE	/* No padding.  */	\
+	 : (x)->a_text				/* A page of padding.  */ )))
 #endif
 /* The address of the data segment in virtual memory.
    It is the text segment address, plus text segment size, rounded
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ struct external_exec
 #endif
 /* The address of the BSS segment -- immediately after the data segment.  */
 
-#define N_BSSADDR(x)	(N_DATADDR (x) + (x).a_data)
+#define N_BSSADDR(x)	(N_DATADDR (x) + (x)->a_data)
 
 /* Offsets of the various portions of the file after the text segment.  */
 
@@ -238,16 +238,16 @@ struct external_exec
 #define N_DATOFF(x)	(N_TXTOFF (x) + N_TXTSIZE (x))
 #endif
 #ifndef N_TRELOFF
-#define N_TRELOFF(x)	(N_DATOFF (x) + (x).a_data)
+#define N_TRELOFF(x)	(N_DATOFF (x) + (x)->a_data)
 #endif
 #ifndef N_DRELOFF
-#define N_DRELOFF(x)	(N_TRELOFF (x) + (x).a_trsize)
+#define N_DRELOFF(x)	(N_TRELOFF (x) + (x)->a_trsize)
 #endif
 #ifndef N_SYMOFF
-#define N_SYMOFF(x)	(N_DRELOFF (x) + (x).a_drsize)
+#define N_SYMOFF(x)	(N_DRELOFF (x) + (x)->a_drsize)
 #endif
 #ifndef N_STROFF
-#define N_STROFF(x)	(N_SYMOFF (x) + (x).a_syms)
+#define N_STROFF(x)	(N_SYMOFF (x) + (x)->a_syms)
 #endif
 
 /* Symbols */
diff --git a/include/aout/dynix3.h b/include/aout/dynix3.h
index 972477d..2703782 100644
--- a/include/aout/dynix3.h
+++ b/include/aout/dynix3.h
@@ -69,19 +69,19 @@ struct dynix_external_exec
 
 #define N_TXTOFF(x) (EXEC_BYTES_SIZE)
 #define N_DATOFF(x) (N_TXTOFF(x) + N_TXTSIZE(x))
-#define N_SHDATOFF(x) (N_DATOFF(x) + (x).a_data)
-#define N_TRELOFF(x) (N_SHDATOFF(x) + (x).a_shdata)
-#define N_DRELOFF(x) (N_TRELOFF(x) + (x).a_trsize)
-#define N_SHDRELOFF(x) (N_DRELOFF(x) + (x).a_drsize)
-#define N_SYMOFF(x) (N_SHDRELOFF(x) + (x).a_shdrsize)
-#define N_STROFF(x) (N_SYMOFF(x) + (x).a_syms)
+#define N_SHDATOFF(x) (N_DATOFF(x) + (x)->a_data)
+#define N_TRELOFF(x) (N_SHDATOFF(x) + (x)->a_shdata)
+#define N_DRELOFF(x) (N_TRELOFF(x) + (x)->a_trsize)
+#define N_SHDRELOFF(x) (N_DRELOFF(x) + (x)->a_drsize)
+#define N_SYMOFF(x) (N_SHDRELOFF(x) + (x)->a_shdrsize)
+#define N_STROFF(x) (N_SYMOFF(x) + (x)->a_syms)
 
 #define N_TXTADDR(x) \
 	(((OMAGIC == N_MAGIC(x)) || (SMAGIC == N_MAGIC(x))) ? 0 \
 	 : TEXT_START_ADDR + EXEC_BYTES_SIZE)
 
 #define N_TXTSIZE(x) \
-	(((OMAGIC == N_MAGIC(x)) || (SMAGIC == N_MAGIC(x))) ? ((x).a_text) \
-	 : ((x).a_text - N_ADDRADJ(x) - EXEC_BYTES_SIZE))
+	(((OMAGIC == N_MAGIC(x)) || (SMAGIC == N_MAGIC(x))) ? ((x)->a_text) \
+	 : ((x)->a_text - N_ADDRADJ(x) - EXEC_BYTES_SIZE))
 
 #endif /* A_OUT_DYNIX3_H */
diff --git a/include/aout/encap.h b/include/aout/encap.h
index 6797e73..afed9b5 100644
--- a/include/aout/encap.h
+++ b/include/aout/encap.h
@@ -131,5 +131,5 @@ short __header_offset_temp;
 
 #define N_DATADDR(x) \
 	((N_FLAGS(x) & N_FLAGS_COFF_ENCAPSULATE) ? \
-	 (SEGMENT_SIZE + ((N_TXTADDR(x)+(x).a_text-1) & ~(SEGMENT_SIZE-1))) : \
-	 (N_TXTADDR(x)+(x).a_text))
+	 (SEGMENT_SIZE + ((N_TXTADDR(x)+(x)->a_text-1) & ~(SEGMENT_SIZE-1))) : \
+	 (N_TXTADDR(x)+(x)->a_text))
diff --git a/include/aout/hp.h b/include/aout/hp.h
index be27668..91b77bd 100644
--- a/include/aout/hp.h
+++ b/include/aout/hp.h
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ struct exec
 #undef N_SET_MACHTYPE
 #undef N_SET_FLAGS
 
-#define N_MAGIC(exec) ((exec) . a_magic)
-#define N_MACHTYPE(exec) ((exec) . a_machtype)
-#define N_SET_MAGIC(exec, magic) (((exec) . a_magic) = (magic))
-#define N_SET_MACHTYPE(exec, machtype) (((exec) . a_machtype) = (machtype))
+#define N_MAGIC(execp) ((execp)->a_magic)
+#define N_MACHTYPE(execp) ((execp)->a_machtype)
+#define N_SET_MAGIC(execp, magic) (((execp)->a_magic) = (magic))
+#define N_SET_MACHTYPE(execp, machtype) (((execp)->a_machtype) = (machtype))
 
 #undef N_BADMAG
 #define N_BADMAG(x) ((_N_BADMAG (x)) || (_N_BADMACH (x)))
diff --git a/include/aout/hp300hpux.h b/include/aout/hp300hpux.h
index 527e421..cc65927 100644
--- a/include/aout/hp300hpux.h
+++ b/include/aout/hp300hpux.h
@@ -113,18 +113,18 @@ struct hp300hpux_header_extension
 #undef N_STROFF
 
 #define N_DATOFF(x)	( N_TXTOFF(x) + N_TXTSIZE(x) )
-#define N_PASOFF(x)     ( N_DATOFF(x) + (x).a_data)
-#define N_SYMOFF(x)	( N_PASOFF(x)   /* + (x).a_passize*/ )
-#define N_SUPOFF(x)     ( N_SYMOFF(x) + (x).a_syms )
-#define N_TRELOFF(x)	( N_SUPOFF(x)    /* + 0 (x).a_supsize*/ )
-#define N_DRELOFF(x)	( N_TRELOFF(x) + (x).a_trsize )
-#define N_EXTHOFF(x)    ( N_DRELOFF(x)   /*  + 0 (x).a_drsize */)
+#define N_PASOFF(x)     ( N_DATOFF(x) + (x)->a_data)
+#define N_SYMOFF(x)	( N_PASOFF(x)   /* + (x)->a_passize*/ )
+#define N_SUPOFF(x)     ( N_SYMOFF(x) + (x)->a_syms )
+#define N_TRELOFF(x)	( N_SUPOFF(x)    /* + (x)->a_supsize*/ )
+#define N_DRELOFF(x)	( N_TRELOFF(x) + (x)->a_trsize )
+#define N_EXTHOFF(x)    ( N_DRELOFF(x)   /*  + (x)->a_drsize */)
 #define N_STROFF(x)	( 0 /* no string table */ )
 
 /* use these when the file has gnu symbol tables */
-#define N_GNU_TRELOFF(x) (N_DATOFF(x) + (x).a_data)
-#define N_GNU_DRELOFF(x) (N_GNU_TRELOFF(x) + (x).a_trsize)
-#define N_GNU_SYMOFF(x)  (N_GNU_DRELOFF(x) + (x).a_drsize)
+#define N_GNU_TRELOFF(x) (N_DATOFF(x) + (x)->a_data)
+#define N_GNU_DRELOFF(x) (N_GNU_TRELOFF(x) + (x)->a_trsize)
+#define N_GNU_SYMOFF(x)  (N_GNU_DRELOFF(x) + (x)->a_drsize)
 
 #define TARGET_PAGE_SIZE 0x1000
 #define SEGMENT_SIZE 0x1000
diff --git a/include/aout/sun4.h b/include/aout/sun4.h
index c6e3d2c..9be0a11 100644
--- a/include/aout/sun4.h
+++ b/include/aout/sun4.h
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
    expected text address.  These kludges have gotta go!
    For linked files, should reflect reality if we know it.  */
 
-#define N_SHARED_LIB(x) ((x).a_entry < TEXT_START_ADDR \
-			 && (x).a_text >= EXEC_BYTES_SIZE)
+#define N_SHARED_LIB(x) ((x)->a_entry < TEXT_START_ADDR \
+			 && (x)->a_text >= EXEC_BYTES_SIZE)
 
 /* This differs from the version in aout64.h (which we override by defining
    it here) only for NMAGIC (we return TEXT_START_ADDR+EXEC_BYTES_SIZE;
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
 #define N_TXTADDR(x) \
     (N_MAGIC(x)==OMAGIC? 0 \
-     : (N_MAGIC(x) == ZMAGIC && (x).a_entry < TEXT_START_ADDR)? 0 \
+     : (N_MAGIC(x) == ZMAGIC && (x)->a_entry < TEXT_START_ADDR)? 0 \
      : TEXT_START_ADDR+EXEC_BYTES_SIZE)
 
 /* When a file is linked against a shared library on SunOS 4, the
diff --git a/include/bout.h b/include/bout.h
index b28cdaa..dbbfc5e 100644
--- a/include/bout.h
+++ b/include/bout.h
@@ -87,16 +87,16 @@ struct external_exec
 
 /* These macros use the a_xxx field names, since they operate on the exec
    structure after it's been byte-swapped and realigned on the host machine.  */
-#define N_BADMAG(x)	(((x).a_info)!=BMAGIC)
+#define N_BADMAG(x)	(((x)->a_info)!=BMAGIC)
 #define N_TXTOFF(x)	EXEC_BYTES_SIZE
-#define N_DATOFF(x)	( N_TXTOFF(x) + (x).a_text )
-#define N_TROFF(x)	( N_DATOFF(x) + (x).a_data )
+#define N_DATOFF(x)	( N_TXTOFF(x) + (x)->a_text )
+#define N_TROFF(x)	( N_DATOFF(x) + (x)->a_data )
 #define N_TRELOFF	N_TROFF
-#define N_DROFF(x)	( N_TROFF(x) + (x).a_trsize )
+#define N_DROFF(x)	( N_TROFF(x) + (x)->a_trsize )
 #define N_DRELOFF	N_DROFF
-#define N_SYMOFF(x)	( N_DROFF(x) + (x).a_drsize )
-#define N_STROFF(x)	( N_SYMOFF(x) + (x).a_syms )
-#define N_DATADDR(x)	( (x).a_dload )    
+#define N_SYMOFF(x)	( N_DROFF(x) + (x)->a_drsize )
+#define N_STROFF(x)	( N_SYMOFF(x) + (x)->a_syms )
+#define N_DATADDR(x)	( (x)->a_dload )
 
 /* Address of text segment in memory after it is loaded.  */
 #if !defined (N_TXTADDR)
diff --git a/include/os9k.h b/include/os9k.h
index 4329013..accd9d0 100644
--- a/include/os9k.h
+++ b/include/os9k.h
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.  */
 #define MODSIZE(mod) ((u_int32)((Mh_com)mod)->m_size)
 #endif /* 0 */
 #define MHCOM_BYTES_SIZE 80
-#define N_BADMAG(a) (((a).a_info) != MODSYNC)
+#define N_BADMAG(a) (((a)->a_info) != MODSYNC)
 
 typedef struct mh_com
 {