Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 10:40:21 -0400 (EDT)
From: Kevin Moule <krmoule AT undergrad DOT math DOT uwaterloo DOT ca>
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: COFF and ELF exec formats
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Given the recent discussion on loadable modules I was
wondering:

1) Why the COFF format is being used?

2) Would is be possible and/or practical for DJGPP to use the ELF
exec format? It seems to make loadable modules a breeze. I wouldn't
even touch shared libraries in linux until I moved to an ELF based
system.

Kevin
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