code review from Robert

@@ -1546,10 +1546,15 @@
                          */
                         } 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,