Date: Thu, 05 Dec 1996 20:14:15 -0800 From: "Pedro Giffuni S." <pgiffuni@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co> To: Jonathan Mini <j_mini@efn.org> Cc: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: status of windows, dos and svr4 emulation Message-ID: <32A79D8D.75BC@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co> References: <Pine.SUN.3.95.961205170108.4332C-100000@garcia.efn.org>
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Jonathan Mini wrote: > > On Thu, 5 Dec 1996, Pedro Giffuni S. wrote: > > > > FreeBSD distinguishes between Linux´s ELF and fbsd´s ELF (never have > > seen one of those though) but I don´t know if there´s an additional tag > > in FBSD´s ELF´s for that purpose. I always run a.out´s (I use 2.1.5), is > > there any particular advantage in using ELF? > > As far as I know, the only advantage behind ELFs is proper implementation > of shared libs and other such resources. But FreeBSD's a.out's are more > than capable of handling such beasties. That is one of the principle > reasons why it has taken FreeBSD "so long" to implement elf. > Linix is proud of thier ELFs, I have never understood why. I have heard > that thier a.outs are not as robust, but I can't confirm it. > The exact term someone on this list used was "sucks" :). Yes fbsd is very superior in this sense to Linux, what I wonder is if I should prefer elf binaries under Linux´s emulation. It probably is the same thing. Pedro. > Jon Mini, j_mini@efn.org, mini@4j.lane.edu > GAMMA Development Team > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > "I think I can, I think I can, I think I can...." > little.blue.engine:Reality Protection Fault. (core dumped) > --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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