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Re: ELFOSABI

From: Jason R Thorpe <thorpej at wasabisystems dot com>
To: Fabio Alemagna <falemagn at studenti dot unina dot it>
Cc: binutils at sources dot redhat dot com
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 08:02:38 -0800
Subject: Re: ELFOSABI
Organization: Wasabi Systems, Inc.
References: <20030114051634.GA9270@nevyn.them.org> <Pine.OSF.4.30.0301141552200.7348-100000@studenti.unina.it>

On Tue, Jan 14, 2003 at 03:55:13PM +0100, Fabio Alemagna wrote:

 > In case I don't get any feedback, or any positive one, what route do you
 > suggest I should take? The aim of allocating an AROS-specific ID is to be
 > able to recognize AROS-specific executables without mistakely loading
 > other OS's executables and by distinguishing  amongsts different versions
 > of the AROS-ELF ABI.

For this, you should use the method employed by GNU/Linux and NetBSD,
which is to use a separate ELF note in the executable that contains
this information.

-- 
        -- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@wasabisystems.com>

Follow-Ups:
- PATCH: ELFOSABI_AROS
  - From: Fabio Alemagna

References:
- Re: ELFOSABI
  - From: Daniel Jacobowitz
- Re: ELFOSABI
  - From: Fabio Alemagna

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