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diff --git a/bfd/opncls.c b/bfd/opncls.c
index df2cf6d..56b5925 100644
--- a/bfd/opncls.c
+++ b/bfd/opncls.c
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ DESCRIPTION
Calls <<bfd_find_target>>, so @var{target} is interpreted as by
that function.
+ The new BFD is marked as cacheable iff @var{fd} is -1.
+
If <<NULL>> is returned then an error has occured. Possible errors
are <<bfd_error_no_memory>>, <<bfd_error_invalid_target>> or
<<system_call>> error.
@@ -198,6 +200,12 @@ bfd_fopen (const char *filename, const char *target, const char *mode, int fd)
return NULL;
}
nbfd->opened_once = TRUE;
+ /* If we opened the file by name, mark it cacheable; we can close it
+ and reopen it later. However, if a file descriptor was provided,
+ then it may have been opened with special flags that make it
+ unsafe to close and reopen the file. */
+ if (fd == -1)
+ bfd_set_cacheable (nbfd, TRUE);
return nbfd;
}