* elf.c (_bfd_elf_close_and_cleanup): Only check the strtab if we

	have a bfd_object.

diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index c2755e785cb5c0cb7414bb3dfe69440074176b0e..0dd61b966ca8e937a0728a77729979e9d153b7ad 100644 (file)
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Wed Jan 28 13:41:26 1998  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>
+
+       * elf.c (_bfd_elf_close_and_cleanup): Only check the strtab if we
+       have a bfd_object.
+
 Tue Jan 27 21:43:55 1998  Richard Henderson  <rth@cygnus.com>
 
        Sparc v9 ABI compliant PLT:
@@ -41,8 +46,8 @@ Tue Jan 27 15:06:04 1998  Nick Clifton  <nickc@cygnus.com>
 
 Tue Jan 27 12:47:27 1998  Robert Lipe  <robertl@dgii.com>
 
-       * config.bfd (i[3456]86-sco3.2v5*) ELF now the default. 
-       (i[3456]86sco3.2v5*coff) New target.
+       * config.bfd (i[3456]86-sco3.2v5*): ELF now the default. 
+       (i[3456]86sco3.2v5*coff): New target.
 
 Mon Jan 26 15:41:30 1998  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@cygnus.com>
 

diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
index fa83495d3309fae885389b3751d577dcda67028a..71d13f78af20cb88e94474e27a35c86c0c21b3bc 100644 (file)
--- a/bfd/elf.c
+++ b/bfd/elf.c
@@ -4236,7 +4236,11 @@ boolean
 _bfd_elf_close_and_cleanup (abfd)
      bfd *abfd;
 {
-  if (elf_shstrtab (abfd))
-    _bfd_stringtab_free (elf_shstrtab (abfd));
+  if (bfd_get_format (abfd) == bfd_object)
+    {
+      if (elf_shstrtab (abfd) != NULL)
+       _bfd_stringtab_free (elf_shstrtab (abfd));
+    }
+
   return _bfd_generic_close_and_cleanup (abfd);
 }