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From: "Mark Habersack" <grendel AT hoth DOT amu DOT edu DOT pl>
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To: sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu (Charles Sandmann)
Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 08:25:56 +0100
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Once upon a time (on  8 May 97 at 14:58) Charles Sandmann said:

> > I've taken a look at it and, yes, it looks great. But yet it is not a
> > standard and I'd really love to see ELF support in DJGPP
> 
> The only way anything happens in DJGPP is to have someone code it up and
> contribute it.  Arguing over what format DJGPP should change to is silly
> unless someone has freely distributable code (see DJ's terms) which is
> maintainable and donated to the project.  When someone feels strong enough
> about it to DO it instead of talking about it, if DJ feels it's better that
> what's currently in the code it's replaced.  Simple.  So start coding!
I'm blushing.... You're right, of course, but such a task needs someone with 
experience in such issues and I'm merely a user of executable/object file 
formats. ELF support is already there - Linux uses it, BFD supports it - only 
someone who knows ELF bottom-up is needed to add it to DJGPP. Unfortunately 
I'm not the one...
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How much longer can I howl into this wind?
How much longer can I cry like this?
A thousand wasted hours a day just to feel my heart
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