[binutils-gdb] Error: attempt to get value of unresolved symbol `L0'

[Nick Clifton]

https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=029b1ee8d8805ba8cbc4481c107c8e5f32b48eab

commit 029b1ee8d8805ba8cbc4481c107c8e5f32b48eab
Author: Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
Date:   Tue Oct 11 11:52:38 2022 +0100

    Error: attempt to get value of unresolved symbol `L0'
    
            * symbols.c (S_GET_VALUE): If the unresolved symbol is the fake
            label provide a more helpful error message to the user.

Diff:
---
 gas/ChangeLog | 5 +++++
 gas/symbols.c | 9 +++++++--
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index 018ce60e9ce..ce4e78cd92f 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2022-10-11  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+	* symbols.c (S_GET_VALUE): If the unresolved symbol is the fake
+	label provide a more helpful error message to the user.
+
 2022-09-28  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
 
 	PR 29623
diff --git a/gas/symbols.c b/gas/symbols.c
index d4c0dff7ad6..0aac3a434f2 100644
--- a/gas/symbols.c
+++ b/gas/symbols.c
@@ -2236,8 +2236,13 @@ S_GET_VALUE (symbolS *s)
       if (! s->flags.resolved
 	  || s->x->value.X_op != O_symbol
 	  || (S_IS_DEFINED (s) && ! S_IS_COMMON (s)))
-	as_bad (_("attempt to get value of unresolved symbol `%s'"),
-		S_GET_NAME (s));
+	{
+	  if (strcmp (S_GET_NAME (s), FAKE_LABEL_NAME) == 0)
+	    as_bad (_("expression is too complex to be resolved"));
+	  else
+	    as_bad (_("attempt to get value of unresolved symbol `%s'"),
+		    S_GET_NAME (s));
+	}
     }
   return (valueT) s->x->value.X_add_number;
 }