Re: 2.1/2.2: a.out question
Myrdraal (myrdraal@jackalz.dyn.ml.org)
Thu, 30 Apr 1998 10:45:50 -0400
On Thu, Apr 30, 1998 at 03:39:18PM +0300, Samuli Kaski wrote:
Hi,
> Sorry for not having done my own homework but here it goes:
>
> Last time somebody asked (was in early 2.0, now I'm running 2.1) what
> would be the implications of not having the kernel support a.out format
> besides loosing a.out binary compatibility, the answer at that point was
> (if my memory servers me right) that there were some features that had
> been implemented in a more efficient way when a.out support was included
> in the kernel and that there were some generally needed functionality
> that came with a.out support only besides just running a.out binaries.
> [etc]
As far as I know, it is only for a.out binary support. My kernel is compiled
with a.out support as a module. (2.1.99pre3)
-Myrdraal
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