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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!chi-news.cic.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in1.uu.net!news.accessone.com!not-for-mail From: jdp@polstra.com (John Polstra) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: shared libraries question Date: 23 Dec 1995 11:29:55 -0800 Organization: Polstra & Co., Seattle, WA Lines: 20 Message-ID: <4bhlbj$lcq@austin.polstra.com> References: <wezqcmjvjj.fsf@trotskij.datalist.kiruna.se> NNTP-Posting-Host: austin.polstra.com In article <wezqcmjvjj.fsf@trotskij.datalist.kiruna.se>, Goran Thyni <goran@kyla.kiruna.se> wrote: > > I have search the FAQ and a few other on-line documents but could > find any answer to a few questions I have, can anyone please give > me some pointers (besides reading the kernel source): > > 1. What kind of format is used for shared libraries? It's an extended version of the traditional a.out format. Most of the documentation is in the LINK(5) manual page. A.OUT(5) is also worth looking at. > Is ELF-format supported? No, not yet. Maybe someday. -- John Polstra jdp@polstra.com John D. Polstra & Co., Inc. Seattle, Washington USA "Self-knowledge is always bad news." -- John Barth