Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 16:48:20 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Thomas David Rivers <rivers@dignus.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freefall.cdrom.com Subject: Re: a.out compatibility "going away?" Message-ID: <199901290048.QAA01155@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 28 Jan 1999 19:18:54 EST." <199901290018.TAA03858@lakes.dignus.com>
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> > Just curious - I've seen references that indicate running an a.out > program will eventually be removed from the system. I think you may be mistaking this. > Would it be wise to totally remove the ability to run old a.out binaries? > Especially since we've been keeping up with compatibility since version > 2.1.x? The ability to run a.out binaries is not likely to go away in a hurry. It's more likely that a.out support will be distributed as an add-on component. What is likely to go away is support for *building*the*system* in a.out format. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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