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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/gdb/xcoffread.c b/gdb/xcoffread.c
index addb5cf..3513fe1 100644
--- a/gdb/xcoffread.c
+++ b/gdb/xcoffread.c
@@ -1092,7 +1092,13 @@ read_xcoff_symtab (objfile, nsyms)
symname_alloced = 1;
}
cs->c_value = symbol->n_value;
- cs->c_sclass = symbol->n_sclass & 0xff;
+ /* n_sclass is signed (FIXME), so we had better not mask off any
+ high bits it contains, since the values we will be comparing
+ it to are also signed (FIXME). Defined in <coff/internal.h>.
+ At this point (3Jun92, gnu@cygnus.com) I think the fix is to
+ make the fields and values unsigned chars, but changing the next
+ line is a simple patch late in the release cycle, for now. */
+ cs->c_sclass = symbol->n_sclass /* & 0xff */;
cs->c_secnum = symbol->n_scnum;
cs->c_type = (unsigned)symbol->n_type;