Abort if input format is ARM and output format is not
diff --git a/ld/ChangeLog b/ld/ChangeLog
index 1476db9..58e5b8a 100644
--- a/ld/ChangeLog
+++ b/ld/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+1999-07-05  Nick Clifton  <nickc@cygnus.com>
+
+	* emultempl/pe.em (after_open): Abort if input format is ARM and
+	output format is not. 
+	* emultempl/armcoff.em (after_open): Abort if input format is ARM
+	and output format is not. 
+	* emultempl/armelf.em (after_open): Abort if input format is ARM
+	and output format is not. 
+
 1999-07-02  Ian Lance Taylor  <ian@zembu.com>
 
 	* ldlang.c: Revert change of 1999-06-23.
diff --git a/ld/emultempl/armcoff.em b/ld/emultempl/armcoff.em
index 28a798f..484ff83 100644
--- a/ld/emultempl/armcoff.em
+++ b/ld/emultempl/armcoff.em
@@ -148,11 +148,23 @@
 static void
 gld${EMULATION_NAME}_after_open ()
 {
-  LANG_FOR_EACH_INPUT_STATEMENT (is)
+  if (strstr (bfd_get_target (output_bfd), "arm") == NULL)
     {
-      if (bfd_arm_get_bfd_for_interworking (is->the_bfd, & link_info))
-	break;
+      /* The arm backend needs special fields in the output hash structure.
+	 These will only be created if the output format is an arm format,
+	 hence we do not support linking and changing output formats at the
+	 same time.  Use a link followed by objcopy to change output formats.  */
+      einfo ("%F%X%P: error: cannot change output format whilst linking ARM binaries\n");
+      return;
     }
+  
+  {
+    LANG_FOR_EACH_INPUT_STATEMENT (is)
+      {
+	if (bfd_arm_get_bfd_for_interworking (is->the_bfd, & link_info))
+	  break;
+      }
+  }
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/ld/emultempl/armelf.em b/ld/emultempl/armelf.em
index 88d7e27..a0f1a0d 100644
--- a/ld/emultempl/armelf.em
+++ b/ld/emultempl/armelf.em
@@ -308,13 +308,25 @@
 {
   struct bfd_link_needed_list *needed, *l;
 
-  LANG_FOR_EACH_INPUT_STATEMENT (is)
+  if (strstr (bfd_get_target (output_bfd), "arm") == NULL)
     {
-      /* The interworking bfd must be the last one to be processed */
-      if (!is->next)
-         bfd_elf32_arm_get_bfd_for_interworking (is->the_bfd, & link_info);
+      /* The arm backend needs special fields in the output hash structure.
+	 These will only be created if the output format is an arm format,
+	 hence we do not support linking and changing output formats at the
+	 same time.  Use a link followed by objcopy to change output formats.  */
+      einfo ("%F%X%P: error: cannot change output format whilst linking ARM binaries\n");
+      return;
     }
 
+  {
+    LANG_FOR_EACH_INPUT_STATEMENT (is)
+      {
+	/* The interworking bfd must be the last one to be processed */
+	if (!is->next)
+	  bfd_elf32_arm_get_bfd_for_interworking (is->the_bfd, & link_info);
+      }
+  }
+
   /* We only need to worry about this when doing a final link.  */
   if (link_info.relocateable || link_info.shared)
     return;
diff --git a/ld/emultempl/pe.em b/ld/emultempl/pe.em
index c3a289f..bdab4f9 100644
--- a/ld/emultempl/pe.em
+++ b/ld/emultempl/pe.em
@@ -652,6 +652,15 @@
 #endif
 
 #if defined(TARGET_IS_armpe) || defined(TARGET_IS_arm_epoc_pe)
+  if (strstr (bfd_get_target (output_bfd), "arm") == NULL)
+    {
+      /* The arm backend needs special fields in the output hash structure.
+	 These will only be created if the output format is an arm format,
+	 hence we do not support linking and changing output formats at the
+	 same time.  Use a link followed by objcopy to change output formats.  */
+      einfo ("%F%X%P: error: cannot change output format whilst linking ARM binaries\n");
+      return;
+    }
   {
     /* Find a BFD that can hold the interworking stubs.  */
     LANG_FOR_EACH_INPUT_STATEMENT (is)