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Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1998 23:55:24 +0200
From: Eivind Eklund <eivind@yes.no>
To: John Birrell <jb@cimlogic.com.au>,
        "Masafumi NAKANE/?$BCf:,2mJ8?(B" <max@wide.ad.jp>
Cc: committers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: some optimazation to make aout-to-elf-build
References: <19980902221720Z.masafumi@aslm.rim.or.jp> <199809022201.IAA00166@cimlogic.com.au>
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On Thu, Sep 03, 1998 at 08:01:51AM +1000, John Birrell wrote:
> Since this might be the last aout build people do, I'd prefer that we
> build and install everything as aout, just in case the elf build doesn't
> replace some of the bits. I know you can analyse the process and prove
> that some things can be left out because they surely get replaced, but
> my fear is that this will allow room for foot shooting as people try
> to be clever. People only need to run the transition build once.

Have you tried ELF releases?  If an ELF release works 100% (ie, allow
a build of another release...), there shouldn't be a problem with a
not build all of a.out, I think.  If you loose some bits, they will be
the same bits you'll loose with an actual ELF system.

Eivind.