Bug#432607: #432607: fxload could ignore unknown record ty..

Long ago, on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 17:56:15 -0400, Jim Paris wrote:

> The "fxload" program exits if it encounters an unknown record type in
> the hex file, such as types 2, 3, 4, 5. Programs like srec_cat create
> these, and they can be safely ignored in many cases. The below
> patch lets fxload warn but continue after encountering and unknown
> record.

But in many other cases this may hide a badly-formatted file. Not to
mention that for many uses ignoring those other address types is plain
wrong.

Add an extra command-line switch for than? What should be the default?

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