+#ifdef OBJ_ELF
+#define skip_whitespace(str) do { if (*(str) == ' ') ++(str); } while (0)
+
+static inline int
+skip_past_char (char ** str, char c)
+{
+ if (**str == c)
+ {
+ (*str)++;
+ return 0;
+ }
+ else
+ return -1;
+}
+#define skip_past_comma(str) skip_past_char (str, ',')
+
+/* Parse an attribute directive for VENDOR. */
+void
+s_vendor_attribute (int vendor)
+{
+ expressionS exp;
+ int type;
+ int tag;
+ unsigned int i = 0;
+ char *s = NULL;
+ char saved_char;
+
+ expression (& exp);
+ if (exp.X_op != O_constant)
+ goto bad;
+
+ tag = exp.X_add_number;
+ type = _bfd_elf_obj_attrs_arg_type (stdoutput, vendor, tag);
+
+ if (skip_past_comma (&input_line_pointer) == -1)
+ goto bad;
+ if (type & 1)
+ {
+ expression (& exp);
+ if (exp.X_op != O_constant)
+ {
+ as_bad (_("expected numeric constant"));
+ ignore_rest_of_line ();
+ return;
+ }
+ i = exp.X_add_number;
+ }
+ if (type == 3
+ && skip_past_comma (&input_line_pointer) == -1)
+ {
+ as_bad (_("expected comma"));
+ ignore_rest_of_line ();
+ return;
+ }
+ if (type & 2)
+ {
+ skip_whitespace(input_line_pointer);
+ if (*input_line_pointer != '"')
+ goto bad_string;
+ input_line_pointer++;
+ s = input_line_pointer;
+ while (*input_line_pointer && *input_line_pointer != '"')
+ input_line_pointer++;
+ if (*input_line_pointer != '"')
+ goto bad_string;
+ saved_char = *input_line_pointer;
+ *input_line_pointer = 0;
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ s = NULL;
+ saved_char = 0;
+ }
+
+ switch (type)
+ {
+ case 3:
+ bfd_elf_add_obj_attr_compat (stdoutput, vendor, i, s);
+ break;
+ case 2:
+ bfd_elf_add_obj_attr_string (stdoutput, vendor, tag, s);
+ break;
+ case 1:
+ bfd_elf_add_obj_attr_int (stdoutput, vendor, tag, i);
+ break;
+ default:
+ abort ();
+ }
+
+ if (s)
+ {
+ *input_line_pointer = saved_char;
+ input_line_pointer++;
+ }
+ demand_empty_rest_of_line ();
+ return;
+bad_string:
+ as_bad (_("bad string constant"));
+ ignore_rest_of_line ();
+ return;
+bad:
+ as_bad (_("expected <tag> , <value>"));
+ ignore_rest_of_line ();
+}
+
+/* Parse a .gnu_attribute directive. */
+
+static void
+s_gnu_attribute (int ignored ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
+{
+ s_vendor_attribute (OBJ_ATTR_GNU);
+}
+#endif /* OBJ_ELF */
+