From: David Kimdon <dwhedon@gordian.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2026 09:59:08 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: Specify which filename is causing an error if the filename is a
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Specify which filename is causing an error if the filename is a

directory. (#45832)

Gbp-Pq: Name 006_better_file_error.patch
---

diff --git a/bfd/opncls.c b/bfd/opncls.c
index 8bbbcd5d3..a3ae9bf5e 100644
--- a/bfd/opncls.c
+++ b/bfd/opncls.c
@@ -232,6 +232,13 @@ bfd_fopen (const char *filename, const char *target, const char *mode, int fd)
 {
   bfd *nbfd;
   const bfd_target *target_vec;
+  struct stat s;
+
+  if (stat (filename, &s) == 0)
+    if (S_ISDIR(s.st_mode)) {
+      bfd_set_error (bfd_error_file_not_recognized);
+      return NULL;
+    }
 
   nbfd = _bfd_new_bfd ();
   if (nbfd == NULL)