code review from Robert

*** 1546,1555 ****
--- 1546,1560 ----
                           */
                          } else if (strncmp(optarg, MSG_ORIG(MSG_ARG_ASSDEFLIB),
                              MSG_ARG_ASSDEFLIB_SIZE) == 0) {
                                  if (assdeflib_parse(ofl, optarg) != TRUE)
                                          return (S_ERROR);
+ 
+                         /*
+                          * Process new-style output type specification, which
+                          * we'll use in pass 2 and throughout.
+                          */
                          } else if (strncmp(optarg, MSG_ORIG(MSG_ARG_TYPE),
                              MSG_ARG_TYPE_SIZE) == 0) {
                                  char *p = optarg + MSG_ARG_TYPE_SIZE;
                                  if (*p != '=') {
                                          ld_eprintf(ofl, ERR_FATAL,