Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 17:07:39 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> To: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de Cc: FreeBSD-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: pcvt/132 columns Message-ID: <199703110007.RAA24037@phaeton.artisoft.com> In-Reply-To: <19970311001735.QB63298@uriah.heep.sax.de> from "J Wunsch" at Mar 11, 97 00:17:35 am
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> > > > FreeBSD does not support ELF. > > > > > > Terry doesn't know anything about FreeBSD. > > > I can't load an ELF kernel with my a.out expecting boot blocks. > > > > Are you saying this has changed recenty? > > So by your definition, ``DOS doesn't support .EXE files.'', since you > cannot boot it as an .EXE file? There is a difference between "supporting ELF" and supporting ELF files" which you appear to be glossing over here. As to your question, it's a non-sequitur... DOS supports .EXE files, but BIOS POST does not. You also presume (incorrectly) that DOS is an OS. > Btw., the first submission for an ELF-aware bootstrap predates John's > ELFkit by at least one year, it is from the time where the `Lites' > fever was going'round. Be assured, the bootstrap is the least of the > problems if it comes to an ELF kernel. (This patch came from Bryan > Ford <baford@schirf.cs.utah.edu>, on 21 Apr 95 17:46:04 MDT. I can > forward you the entire article if you want.) > > Now, there's also GRUB. 1) Which of these two will FreeBSD support by default? 2) When? Regards, Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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