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Re: [parisc-linux] Use of the EI_OSABI field
- To: Alan Modra <alan at linuxcare dot com dot au>
- Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] Use of the EI_OSABI field
- From: Ulrich Drepper <drepper at redhat dot com>
- Date: 21 Nov 2000 19:18:21 -0800
- Cc: "H . J . Lu" <hjl at valinux dot com>, John Marvin <jsm at udlkern dot fc dot hp dot com>, parisc-linux at puffin dot external dot hp dot com, parisc-linux at thepuffingroup dot com, binutils at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
- References: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0011221258270.16860-100000@front.linuxcare.com.au>
- Reply-To: drepper at cygnus dot com (Ulrich Drepper)
Alan Modra <alan@linuxcare.com.au> writes:
> "The e_ident[EI_OSABI] value identifies the operating system and ABI to
> which the object is targeted"
>
> Granted, this is only in a processor specific ABI, but it does flatly
> contradict your assertions that the purpose of EI_OSABI is to flag the
> presense of ELF extensions.
The meaning of the field changed over time. Or better said, some
people initially understood it differently.
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