To:	dj AT stealth DOT ctron DOT com (DJ Delorie)
Cc:	djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Subject:	Re: object file format change?
Date:	Sun, 04 Dec 94 17:07:13 +0200
From:	"Eli Zaretskii" <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>

> What do people think about changing the object file format from COFF
> to ELF for V2.0?  We would be able to make all the configurations 100%

I would say go for it.  If there is a possibility of having the COFF
format with a separate version of the compiler which can be used by
those who need it, it will be even better.  Maybe even a compiler
option?  Or is it too much to ask?

Question: what is the ``magic number'' which designates this format
(that's for updating the f?stat() code which identifies executables)?

> Maybe we can add a djgpp_v2 directory on simtel to keep things
> straight for a while?

Yes.

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