Error: attempt to get value of unresolved symbol `L0'

* symbols.c (S_GET_VALUE): If the unresolved symbol is the fake label provide a more helpful error message to the user.
a4lg · Oct 11, 2022 · 029b1ee · 029b1ee
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diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2022-10-11  Nick Clifton  <[email protected]>
+
+	* symbols.c (S_GET_VALUE): If the unresolved symbol is the fake
+	label provide a more helpful error message to the user.
+
 2022-09-28  Nick Clifton  <[email protected]>
 
 	PR 29623

diff --git a/gas/symbols.c b/gas/symbols.c
@@ -2236,8 +2236,13 @@ S_GET_VALUE (symbolS *s)
       if (! s->flags.resolved
 	  || s->x->value.X_op != O_symbol
 	  || (S_IS_DEFINED (s) && ! S_IS_COMMON (s)))
-	as_bad (_("attempt to get value of unresolved symbol `%s'"),
-		S_GET_NAME (s));
+	{
+	  if (strcmp (S_GET_NAME (s), FAKE_LABEL_NAME) == 0)
+	    as_bad (_("expression is too complex to be resolved"));
+	  else
+	    as_bad (_("attempt to get value of unresolved symbol `%s'"),
+		    S_GET_NAME (s));
+	}
     }
   return (valueT) s->x->value.X_add_number;
 }