* deffilep.y (def_image_name): If LIBRARY or NAME statement

specifies an empty string, retain the name specified on command
	line.
	* ld.texinfo: Document above

ld/ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2006-04-01  Danny Smith  <dannysmith@users.sourceforge.net>
+
+	* deffilep.y (def_image_name): If LIBRARY or NAME statement
+	specifies an empty string, retain the name specified on command
+	line.
+	* ld.texinfo: Document above.
+
 2006-03-31  Jakub Jelinek  <jakub@redhat.com>
 
 	* ldmisc.c (vfinfo): Revert 2005-10-05 changes.  If

ld/deffilep.y

@@ -647,11 +647,16 @@ def_file_add_directive (def_file *my_def, const char *param, int len)
 
 static void
 def_image_name (const char *name, int base, int is_dll)
+{
+  /* If a LIBRARY or NAME statement is specified without a name, there is nothing
+     to do here.  We retain the output filename specified on command line.  */
+  if (*name)
     {
       const char* image_name = lbasename (name);
       if (image_name != name)
 	einfo ("%s:%d: Warning: path components stripped from %s, '%s'\n",
-	  def_filename, linenumber, is_dll ? "LIBRARY" : "NAME", name);
+	       def_filename, linenumber, is_dll ? "LIBRARY" : "NAME",
+	       name);
       if (def->name)
 	free (def->name);
       /* Append the default suffix, if none specified.  */ 
@@ -664,6 +669,9 @@ def_image_name (const char *name, int base, int is_dll)
         }
       else
 	def->name = xstrdup (image_name);
+    }
+
+  /* Honor a BASE address statement, even if LIBRARY string is empty.  */
   def->base_address = base;
   def->is_dll = is_dll;
 }

ld/ld.texinfo

@@ -5618,7 +5618,8 @@ specification @code{BASE = <number>} may be used to specify a
 non-default base address for the image. 
 
 If neither @code{LIBRARY <name>} nor  @code{NAME <name>} is specified,
-the internal name is the same as the filename specified on the command line. 
+or they specify an empty string, the internal name is the same as the
+filename specified on the command line.
 
 The complete specification of an export symbol is: