From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Jan 16 16:08:34 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id QAA28359 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 16 Jan 1996 16:08:34 -0800 (PST) Received: from uruk.org (uruk.org [198.145.95.253]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id QAA28351 for ; Tue, 16 Jan 1996 16:08:30 -0800 (PST) From: erich@uruk.org Received: from loopback (loopback [127.0.0.1]) by uruk.org (8.6.11/8.6.9) with SMTP id QAA15213 for ; Tue, 16 Jan 1996 16:10:12 -0800 Message-Id: <199601170010.QAA15213@uruk.org> X-Authentication-Warning: uruk.org: Host loopback didn't use HELO protocol To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Linux and/or ELF executables Date: Tue, 16 Jan 1996 16:10:11 -0800 Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk I checked the archives with not much success, so I'll ask directly... Is anyone working on Linux and/or ELF (System V R4) executable compatibility? In particular, I need to run System V R4 (statically-linked is OK) executables, with Linux a.out support being a plus, but not necessary. Given that COFF iBSC2 support is there (I think), it looks like all I'd have to do is write an ELF executable loader (pretty easy) to get the statically linked stuff to work. Supporting dynamic-linking is more of a pain, though the bulk of it is in writing a FreeBSD-specific interpreter. I was basically going to write the static stuff myself with hooks to add in the dynamic stuff later, but I wanted to coordinate with others, and perhaps not reinvent the wheel. Thanks for your time. -- Erich Stefan Boleyn \_ E-mail (preferred): Mad Genius wanna-be, CyberMuffin \__ home #: +1 (503) 226-0741 WWW Site \_ USnail: 924 S.W. 16th Ave, #202 Motto: "I'll live forever or die trying" \ Portland, OR, USA 97205