+ if (coff_backend_info (abfd)->_bfd_coff_classify_symbol != NULL)
+ {
+ bfd_error_handler_type current_error_handler;
+ enum coff_symbol_classification sym_class;
+ unsigned char *n_sclass;
+
+ /* Suppress error reporting by bfd_coff_classify_symbol.
+ Error messages can be generated when we are processing a local
+ symbol which has no associated section and we do not have to
+ worry about this, all we need to know is that it is local. */
+ current_error_handler = bfd_set_error_handler (null_error_handler);
+ sym_class = bfd_coff_classify_symbol (abfd,
+ &c_symbol->native->u.syment);
+ (void) bfd_set_error_handler (current_error_handler);
+
+ n_sclass = &c_symbol->native->u.syment.n_sclass;
+
+ /* If the symbol class has been changed (eg objcopy/ld script/etc)
+ we cannot retain the existing sclass from the original symbol.
+ Weak symbols only have one valid sclass, so just set it always.
+ If it is not local class and should be, set it C_STAT.
+ If it is global and not classified as global, or if it is
+ weak (which is also classified as global), set it C_EXT. */
+
+ if (symbol->flags & BSF_WEAK)
+ *n_sclass = obj_pe (abfd) ? C_NT_WEAK : C_WEAKEXT;
+ else if (symbol->flags & BSF_LOCAL && sym_class != COFF_SYMBOL_LOCAL)
+ *n_sclass = C_STAT;
+ else if (symbol->flags & BSF_GLOBAL
+ && (sym_class != COFF_SYMBOL_GLOBAL
+#ifdef COFF_WITH_PE
+ || *n_sclass == C_NT_WEAK
+#endif
+ || *n_sclass == C_WEAKEXT))
+ c_symbol->native->u.syment.n_sclass = C_EXT;
+ }
+