$ prefix to addresses in symbolsrec file was dropped (by mistake during a code cleanup, as far as I can see) between binutils 2.12 and 2.12.1

[Max Bowsher]

In cvs revision 1.16 of bfd/srec.c, the $ prefix to addresses in a
symbolsrec file was dropped.

Based on the log message, it sounds like this was accidental, whilst the
code was refactored to not use sprintf (because of the risk of buffer
overruns).

The relevant section of code is the block of changes about 15 lines from the
bottom of this patch:
http://sources.redhat.com/ml/binutils/2002-04/msg00029.html


Max.