[Bug] ld aborts linking large ieee file

[Nick Clifton]

Hi Gene,

> When I ld the modified 3rd-p file (with many other files) it works without
> the abort and does not complain about the empty table entries.

Ok - can you post the patch you used ?  If it is small/simple enough
then we can accept it as "obvious" and so not need a copyright
assignment.  It may be a bit of a hack, but if allows the tools to
work and not seg-fault then it is a good thing.

Cheers
        Nick