Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 20:49:24 +0900 From: "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com> To: Dom Mitchell <Dom.Mitchell@palmerharvey.co.uk> Cc: Konstantin Chuguev <joy@urc.ac.ru>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ELF default format vs. a.out default binary name Message-ID: <36D538C4.EE2D93C3@newsguy.com> References: <E10FHYC-000GQk-00@voodoo.pandhm.co.uk>
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Dom Mitchell wrote: > > On 23 February 1999, Konstantin Chuguev proclaimed: > > Just curious: if ELF is the default binary file format now, then why gcc > > still produces a.out file by default? > > > > Well, I know, I've changed the reason and the consequence, so it's a > > kind of joke :-) > > Well: > > It'd confuse people who aren't used to it. > > It didn't happen the last time a binary format change happened > (COFF on SysV?). > > It's still Assembler OUTput. > > The Union Of Pixies raised an objection claiming racism. As long as the gnomes stay out of the discussion, we ought to be safe. -- Daniel C. Sobral (8-DCS) dcs@newsguy.com dcs@freebsd.org "To make it absolutely clear: you stand on the wrong end of my blasters, so you better get lost before I start target practice!" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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