Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 23:41:46 +1030 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Converting foreign object files Message-ID: <199703071311.XAA22305@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <19970307093501.FP49047@uriah.heep.sax.de> from J Wunsch at "Mar 7, 97 09:35:01 am"
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J Wunsch stands accused of saying: > As Michael Smith wrote: > > > > So, here is my question: is it possible at all to somehow "convert" these > > > objects to the format FBSD uses? ``file'' says something like: > > > > No. > > I'm a little surprised. Why isn't it possible to use BSD/OS (or > NetBSD, for that matter) objects? I thought we only differ in things > like crt0.o, or the shared libs. NetBSD libraries work fine (eg. Xanim using a NetBSD module), but last time I tried too link against a BSD/OS object the linker barfed. I thought it had to do with them having used some funky arrangement for their shared-library support. > cheers, J"org -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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