[comp.unix.wizards] How would you design a new a.out format?

bp@pixar.uucp (Bruce Perens) (05/13/88)

Recent net discussion has pointed out the deficiencies in the BSD a.out
format with extensions for DBX, and the ATT COFF format. Source-level
debugging, new languages, resource managers, run-time-linking, and
shared libraries make special demands on the a.out format.
Extensibility of existing Unix a.out formats has been a problem.

What do you want from a new a.out format?
How would you implement one?

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bp@pixar.UUCP (Bruce Perens) (05/13/88)

Recent net discussion has pointed out the deficiencies in the BSD a.out
format with extensions for DBX, and the ATT COFF format. Source-level
debugging, new languages, resource managers, run-time-linking, and
shared libraries make special demands on the a.out format.
Extensibility of existing Unix a.out formats has been a problem.

What do you want from a new a.out format?
How would you implement one?

DO NOT POST FOLLOW-UPs. Mail them, and I will post a summary.

	Mail to:	bp@pixar.uucp
	uucp:		{ucbvax,sun}!pixar!bp
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