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Subject: Re: Converting libfoo.so for linux to freebsd
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In message: <20050809161545.M871@thor.farley.org>
            Se=E1n C. Farley <sean-freebsd@farley.org> writes:
: Although I have never tried it, I had read somewhere that you could
: possibly convert a Linux .so using objcopy.
: =

: Found it:
: http://groups-beta.google.com/group/fa.freebsd.questions/browse_frm/t=
hread/2c1ce35fab83427/7add378b8e5a7006
: =

: I am curious if it works for you too.

That method doesn't seem to work.  I'm guessing that other options are
needed these days since -R is a list of sections to remove...

Warner