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Date:      Tue, 16 Jan 1996 16:10:11 -0800
From:      erich@uruk.org
To:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Linux and/or ELF executables
Message-ID:  <199601170010.QAA15213@uruk.org>

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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.

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