* objcopy.c (copy_archive): Set output bfd format outside the loop.

binutils/ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-12-18  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+
+	* objcopy.c (copy_archive): Set output bfd format outside the loop.
+
 2001-12-18  Nick Clifton  <nickc@cambridge.redhat.com>
 
 	* po/ja.po: Import from translation project.

binutils/objcopy.c

@@ -1296,6 +1296,9 @@ copy_archive (ibfd, obfd, output_target)
 
   this_element = bfd_openr_next_archived_file (ibfd, NULL);
 
+  if (!bfd_set_format (obfd, bfd_get_format (ibfd)))
+    RETURN_NONFATAL (bfd_get_filename (obfd));
+
   while (!status && this_element != (bfd *) NULL)
     {
       /* Create an output file for this member.  */
@@ -1323,9 +1326,6 @@ copy_archive (ibfd, obfd, output_target)
       if (output_bfd == (bfd *) NULL)
 	RETURN_NONFATAL (output_name);
 
-      if (!bfd_set_format (obfd, bfd_get_format (ibfd)))
-	RETURN_NONFATAL (bfd_get_filename (obfd));
-
       if (bfd_check_format (this_element, bfd_object) == true)
 	copy_object (this_element, output_bfd);