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From:	yabuki AT sra DOT CO DOT JP (Yabuki Youichi)
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp,comp.arch.embedded
Subject:	Re: COFF Documents needed
Date:	26 Mar 1996 10:02:21 GMT
Organization:	Software Research Associates, Inc., Japan
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In-reply-to:	ken@rahul.net's message of Fri, 22 Mar 1996 17:26:49 -0500
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In article <gumby-2203962217410001 AT gumbymac DOT cygnus DOT com> gumby AT cygnus DOT com (D.V. Henkel-Wallace) writes:
> In article <pkyUx4J1B8WG088yn AT rahul DOT net>, ken AT calast DOT com wrote:

> The O'reilly book was full of incorrect info anyway; I know because I
> attempted to depend on it when designing bfd.

> Instead, look at bfd.   Each COFF is different, and bfd implements many of them.

> > I suddenly have a need to obtain a good reference book on the COFF format
> > for a program under development at my company. In the past, I have
> > recommended the O'Reilly & Associates COFF book as being the best
> > reference around. Unfortunately, not enough people were interested,
> > because O'Reilly ran out and decided not to restock. It seems they had
> > books sitting about in their warehouse for years. Thus, the book is now out
> > of print, they will not come out with a new version, and the local tech
> > bookstores are out of stock (as is O'Reilly). So,
> > 
> > 1) Anyone out there willing to part with their copy? 
> > 
> > 2) Alternatively, can anyone recommend a different book that contains the
> > COFF specification?

I have refered "UNIX System V Programmer's Guide Release 3.1" from AT&T
when implementing bfd for some COFF machine.

> Instead, look at bfd.   Each COFF is different, and bfd implements many of them.                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I agree. I have to read system header files very carefully.

# YABUKI Youich, SRA Inc., Wingnut project

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