bfd_read and bfd_write

[Andrew Cagney]

> I have a (rather large) patch to clean up a few things in bfd that I'd
> like to apply in the next day or so, but first thought I'd better give
> people fair warning and a chance to object.
> 
> One of the changes I've made is to bfd_read, and similarly bfd_write.
> 
>  bfd_size_type
> -bfd_read (ptr, size, nitems, abfd)
> +bfd_read (ptr, size, abfd)
>       PTR ptr;
>       bfd_size_type size;
> -     bfd_size_type nitems;
>       bfd *abfd;


rather than change the function signature, why not introduce a new 
interface and then deprecate the old one?


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