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From: "Åge Røbekk" <aagero@aage.aage.priv.no>
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	from Michael Smith on Mon, 18 Mar 1996 14:38:46 +1030 (CST))
Subject: Re: statically linked linux ELF binaries
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[=C5ge R=F8bekk]

| > In -current, I've noticed that statically linked linux ELF binaries
| > get executed even though the linux binary loader is not installed. I

[Mike Smith]

| In -current, there is no linux binary loader any more.  If you have the
| linux LKM loaded, attempts to run a.out binaries will fail.

The problem is that statically linked Linux ELF binaries does not get
executed as linux binaries.

-aage