[patch] Fix the plugin search in some file systems

[Ian Lance Taylor]

Rafael Espindola <espindola@google.com> writes:

>> Some operating systems do not provide a d_type field at all.  The
>> binutils should be highly portable.  You should only check the d_type
>> field if a configure check shows that it is present.
>
> Is there an existing check already?

Not that I know of, but it would be easy to add.

> If not I think it is best to just take the
> performance hit and always stat the file. Would that be ok?

No opinion.  If the performance hit is only when a --plugin option is
used, it doesn't seem too important.

Ian