Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 16:09:21 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>, FreeBSD Hackers <hackers@freeBSD.org> Subject: Re: ELF cutover (was :Re: [Fwd: Re: Please Help Me Understand dlopen()]) Message-ID: <19970821160921.03779@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <199708210151.LAA00453@word.smith.net.au>; from Mike Smith on Thu, Aug 21, 1997 at 11:20:35AM %2B0930 References: <19970821084227.64768@lemis.com> <199708210151.LAA00453@word.smith.net.au>
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On Thu, Aug 21, 1997 at 11:20:35AM +0930, Mike Smith wrote: >> Of course, if somebody could show me (or make it plausible) that this >> would be possible without causing particular compatibility problems, >> I might change my mind. What I really don't understand is why a >> wholesale changeover should be necessary: I certainly hope that the >> new system will still be able to run a.out executables. > > You should spend some time reading back-issued of the hackers > digest. Right, I *should*. I'm running as fast as I can just to stay where I am. > Can you honestly imagine any such an idea gaining any sort of currency > without this basic criterion being met? No. Well, yes, but it would surprise me. > The entire idea with building mixed-flavour tools is to be able to avoid > a one-hit cutover; you should be able to work with a mixture of a.out > and ELF tools transparently. OK. That's just what I originally thought. But Jordan's message suggested that I should cut over in one swell foop. Greg
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