Messages in this thread | | | From | "Paul H. Hargrove" <> | Subject | Re: This thread is silly (Re: Dropping a.out support) | Date | Fri, 2 May 1997 19:26:09 -0700 (PDT) |
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ig25@rz.uni-karlsruhe.de writes: [snip] > So, suppose you install a brand new, really fast machine from a fresh > distribution which only has ld.so 1.9.2, mount your application server > via NFS (or copy it over), then try to start up doom or Maple VR3. > > What happens? [snip]
The same thing which happens right now if you install from any recent (read ELF-based) distribution and don't install the optional a.out libraries. Presumably the distribtion maintainers are intelligent to include an a.out-capable loader and dynamic linker along with things like an a.out libc. So, with a new distribution that ships with ld.so 1.9.2 both the problem and solution will be the same as they are now.
IMHO the discontinuation of support for a.out in ld.so is no different than the discontinuation of development of a.out libc. It simply means that a.out binaries will not be able to take advantage of any improvements (including bug fixes) that are made in newer libraries. The bigest complication (again IMHO) is the necessity of keeping both old and new versions in /lib. -- Paul H. Hargrove All material not otherwise attributed hargrove@sccm.stanford.edu is the opinion of the author or a typo.
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