- fprintf (stdout, _("GNU ld version %s (with BFD %s)\n"),
- ld_program_version, BFD_VERSION);
+ /* Output for noisy == 2 is intended to follow the GNU standards. */
+ fprintf (stdout, _("GNU ld %s\n"), BFD_VERSION_STRING);
+
+ if (noisy & 2)
+ {
+ printf (_("Copyright (C) 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc.\n"));
+ printf (_("\
+This program is free software; you may redistribute it under the terms of\n\
+the GNU General Public License version 3 or (at your option) a later version.\n\
+This program has absolutely no warranty.\n"));
+ }