Messages in this thread | | | From | (Alan Cox) | Subject | Re: Dropping a.out support | Date | Sat, 3 May 1997 16:41:39 +0100 (BST) |
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> Wrt the announcement of ld.so 1.9.2, which drops a.out support... > > I think it is of critical importance to continue a.out shared > library support in SOME way.
Read the ld.so 1.9.2 documentation.
> If a.out support is discontinued in the next upgrade, we'll be
It isnt. Read the ld.so 1.9.2 documentation
> Dropping a.out support would also go a long way towards establishing
We arent dropping it read the ld.so 1.9.2 documentation
> IMHO, this would be the biggest backward step from establishing > Linux for the general public. DON'T DO IT!
We aren't. Read the ld.so 1.9.2 documentation
ld.so 1.9.2 does not go and eat your old a.out loader. You merely dont get any of the new wild funky features with 1.9.2 for a.out. Heck we couldnt drop a.out ever - Doom is a.out
Alan
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