[PATCH 1/2] gas/as.c: print input and output details when error

[Robert Yang]

On 08/09/2018 06:29 PM, Rainer Orth wrote:
> Hi Robert,
> 
>>>> Yes, I just realized that binutils maybe used on other platforms, so I
>>>> will avoid print that. Only print:
>>>>
>>>> "The input '%s' and output '%s' have the same inode"
>>>
>>> even the concept of inode is Unix-specific.  POSIX.1 talks of `file
>>> serial number'.  Best to avoid this in user-facing messages since it's
>>> just an irrelevant implementation detail, maybe say `... are the same
>>> file' or some such?
>>
>> There is a check "sib.st_ino != 0", I think that it can guarantee it is a
>> Unix-specific system, please ?
> 
> no, you can't: st_ino is in POSIX.1, which is implemented by other
> systems as well.  In the end, the user doesn't care how you reached the
> conclusion that the files are identical; no need to expose this
> potentially unfamiliar term.

Thanks, I will update it to:

"The input '%s' and output '%s' are the same file"

// Robert

> 
> 	Rainer
>