Patch submission: Generic PE object file detection

[Mumit Khan]

On Fri, 17 Dec 1999, Nick Clifton wrote:

> Hi Guys,
> 
>   Here is a patch for your approval.  It moves the duplicate copies of
>   the code to detect PE format COFF objects from their respective
>   target specific files into peicode.h.  With several more PE based
>   ports waiting in the wings it seems like a good idea to move this
>   code to a central location and avoid unnecessary duplication.
> 
>   As a side effect of this move I have also added code to the routine
>   to detect Microsoft's new Image Library Format object files.  The
>   code cannot parse them yet, but it can now issue a warning message
>   if their presence is detected.
> 
>   Is this patch OK to apply ?

Nick,

fyi, this patch breaks pe-coff detection for x86-win32 ports. I don't
have the time to check what's wrong, but hopefully you'll know.

Regards,
Mumit