--- binutils.orig/binutils/readelf.c	2017-07-24 15:27:09.859116315 +0100

+++ binutils-2.29/binutils/readelf.c	2017-07-24 15:30:33.557770525 +0100

@@ -18414,39 +18414,49 @@ process_archive (char * file_name, FILE

 static bfd_boolean

 process_file (char * file_name)

 {

+  char * name;

+  char * saved_program_name;

   FILE * file;

   struct stat statbuf;

   char armag[SARMAG];

   bfd_boolean ret = TRUE;

+  /* Overload program_name to include file_name.  Doing this means

+     that warning/error messages will positively identify the file

+     concerned even when multiple instances of readelf are running.  */

+  name = xmalloc (strlen (program_name) + strlen (file_name) + 3);

+  sprintf (name, "%s: %s", program_name, file_name);

+  saved_program_name = program_name;

+  program_name = name;

+

   if (stat (file_name, &statbuf) < 0)

     {

       if (errno == ENOENT)

-	error (_("'%s': No such file\n"), file_name);

+	error (_("No such file\n"));

       else

-	error (_("Could not locate '%s'.  System error message: %s\n"),

-	       file_name, strerror (errno));

-      return FALSE;

+	error (_("Could not locate file.  System error message: %s\n"),

+	       strerror (errno));

+      goto done;

     }

   if (! S_ISREG (statbuf.st_mode))

     {

-      error (_("'%s' is not an ordinary file\n"), file_name);

-      return FALSE;

+      error (_("Not an ordinary file\n"));

+      goto done;

     }

   file = fopen (file_name, "rb");

   if (file == NULL)

     {

-      error (_("Input file '%s' is not readable.\n"), file_name);

-      return FALSE;

+      error (_("Not readable\n"));

+      goto done;

     }

   if (fread (armag, SARMAG, 1, file) != 1)

     {

-      error (_("%s: Failed to read file's magic number\n"), file_name);

+      error (_("Failed to read file's magic number\n"));

       fclose (file);

-      return FALSE;

+      goto done;

     }

   current_file_size = (bfd_size_type) statbuf.st_size;

@@ -18474,7 +18484,10 @@ process_file (char * file_name)

     }

   fclose (file);

+ done:

   current_file_size = 0;

+  free (program_name);

+  program_name = saved_program_name;

   return ret;

 }