--- binutils-2.17.50.0.3/bfd/opncls.c.orig	2006-07-15 20:23:49.000000000 +0200
+++ binutils-2.17.50.0.3/bfd/opncls.c	2006-09-02 10:21:33.212591250 +0200
@@ -1215,6 +1215,10 @@
       return NULL;
     }
 
+  /* PLD: check the possible absolute debuginfo path (e.g. /usr/lib/debug/... */
+  if (separate_debug_file_exists (basename, crc32))
+    return basename;
+
   dir = strdup (abfd->filename);
   if (dir == NULL)
     {
@@ -1353,9 +1357,6 @@
       return NULL;
     }
 
-  /* Strip off any path components in filename.  */
-  filename = lbasename (filename);
-
   sect = bfd_get_section_by_name (abfd, GNU_DEBUGLINK);
   if (sect)
     {
@@ -1439,10 +1440,6 @@
     crc32 = bfd_calc_gnu_debuglink_crc32 (crc32, buffer, count);
   fclose (handle);
 
-  /* Strip off any path components in filename,
-     now that we no longer need them.  */
-  filename = lbasename (filename);
-
   debuglink_size = strlen (filename) + 1;
   debuglink_size += 3;
   debuglink_size &= ~3;