Mail Archives: djgpp/1996/04/24/12:33:02
> Excuse my ignorance .... but I thought that in order to be able to
> have IBCS2 as a module in Linux, the kernel must be compiled in ELF,
> and thus support for ELF binaries ... am I right or wrong about that?
> So, if ELF is a format ( Extended Link Format ), and say DJGPP adheres
> to that standard, then _perhaps_ it may be possible to create a
> "module" or whatever so that DGJPP could make use of IBCS2.
I believe ELF stands for Executable and Link Format. IBCS2 is another
beast entirely because it requires a compatible ABI to the kernel.
I'm not sure that DOS will even have enough features to execute
unix-grade binaries. ELF is merely a file format.
Marc Singer
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