Contrary to the comment, they can in fact be called.
	* libbfd-in.h (_bfd_vms_lib_slurp_armap): Use _bfd_noarchive function.
	(_bfd_vms_lib_slurp_extended_name_table: Likewise.
	(_bfd_vms_lib_construct_extended_name_table: Likewise.
	(_bfd_vms_lib_truncate_arname: Likewise.
	(_bfd_vms_lib_write_armap: Likewise.
	(_bfd_vms_lib_read_ar_hdr: Likewise.
	(_bfd_vms_lib_write_ar_hdr: Likewise.
	* libbfd.h: Regenerate.
+2016-12-22  Alan Modra  <amodra@gmail.com>
+
+       * libbfd-in.h (_bfd_vms_lib_slurp_armap): Use _bfd_noarchive function.
+       (_bfd_vms_lib_slurp_extended_name_table: Likewise.
+       (_bfd_vms_lib_construct_extended_name_table: Likewise.
+       (_bfd_vms_lib_truncate_arname: Likewise.
+       (_bfd_vms_lib_write_armap: Likewise.
+       (_bfd_vms_lib_read_ar_hdr: Likewise.
+       (_bfd_vms_lib_write_ar_hdr: Likewise.
+       * libbfd.h: Regenerate.
+
 2016-12-21: Yury Norov <ynorov@caviumnetworks.com>
             Andreas Schwab <schwab@suse.de>
 
 
 
 /* Routines to use for BFD_JUMP_TABLE_ARCHIVE to get VMS style
    archives.  Use BFD_JUMP_TABLE_ARCHIVE (_bfd_vms_lib).  Some of them
-   are irrelevant and never called, so defined as NULL.  */
+   are irrelevant.  */
 
 extern bfd_boolean _bfd_vms_lib_write_archive_contents (bfd *arch);
-#define _bfd_vms_lib_slurp_armap NULL
-#define _bfd_vms_lib_slurp_extended_name_table NULL
-#define _bfd_vms_lib_construct_extended_name_table NULL
-#define _bfd_vms_lib_truncate_arname NULL
-#define _bfd_vms_lib_write_armap NULL
-#define _bfd_vms_lib_read_ar_hdr NULL
-#define _bfd_vms_lib_write_ar_hdr NULL
+#define _bfd_vms_lib_slurp_armap _bfd_noarchive_slurp_armap
+#define _bfd_vms_lib_slurp_extended_name_table \
+  _bfd_noarchive_slurp_extended_name_table
+#define _bfd_vms_lib_construct_extended_name_table \
+  _bfd_noarchive_construct_extended_name_table
+#define _bfd_vms_lib_truncate_arname _bfd_noarchive_truncate_arname
+#define _bfd_vms_lib_write_armap _bfd_noarchive_write_armap
+#define _bfd_vms_lib_read_ar_hdr _bfd_noarchive_read_ar_hdr
+#define _bfd_vms_lib_write_ar_hdr _bfd_noarchive_write_ar_hdr
 extern bfd *_bfd_vms_lib_openr_next_archived_file (bfd *, bfd *);
 extern bfd *_bfd_vms_lib_get_elt_at_index (bfd *, symindex);
 extern int _bfd_vms_lib_generic_stat_arch_elt (bfd *, struct stat *);
 
 
 /* Routines to use for BFD_JUMP_TABLE_ARCHIVE to get VMS style
    archives.  Use BFD_JUMP_TABLE_ARCHIVE (_bfd_vms_lib).  Some of them
-   are irrelevant and never called, so defined as NULL.  */
+   are irrelevant.  */
 
 extern bfd_boolean _bfd_vms_lib_write_archive_contents (bfd *arch);
-#define _bfd_vms_lib_slurp_armap NULL
-#define _bfd_vms_lib_slurp_extended_name_table NULL
-#define _bfd_vms_lib_construct_extended_name_table NULL
-#define _bfd_vms_lib_truncate_arname NULL
-#define _bfd_vms_lib_write_armap NULL
-#define _bfd_vms_lib_read_ar_hdr NULL
-#define _bfd_vms_lib_write_ar_hdr NULL
+#define _bfd_vms_lib_slurp_armap _bfd_noarchive_slurp_armap
+#define _bfd_vms_lib_slurp_extended_name_table \
+  _bfd_noarchive_slurp_extended_name_table
+#define _bfd_vms_lib_construct_extended_name_table \
+  _bfd_noarchive_construct_extended_name_table
+#define _bfd_vms_lib_truncate_arname _bfd_noarchive_truncate_arname
+#define _bfd_vms_lib_write_armap _bfd_noarchive_write_armap
+#define _bfd_vms_lib_read_ar_hdr _bfd_noarchive_read_ar_hdr
+#define _bfd_vms_lib_write_ar_hdr _bfd_noarchive_write_ar_hdr
 extern bfd *_bfd_vms_lib_openr_next_archived_file (bfd *, bfd *);
 extern bfd *_bfd_vms_lib_get_elt_at_index (bfd *, symindex);
 extern int _bfd_vms_lib_generic_stat_arch_elt (bfd *, struct stat *);