Messages in this thread | | | From | Måns Rullgård <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] x86: Deprecate a.out support | Date | Mon, 11 Mar 2019 19:47:25 +0000 |
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Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> writes:
> On Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 11:08 AM Måns Rullgård <mans@mansr.com> wrote: >> >> The latest version I have is 5.1, and that uses ECOFF. > > ECOFF _is_ a.out as far as Linux is concerned. > > So Linux basically treats ECOFF as "regular a.out with just some > header extensions". > > We don't have any specific support for ECOFF. > > I _think_. Again, it's been years and years.
Right, which is why killing a.out entirely would have the unfortunate effect of also removing the OSF/1 compatibility on Alpha.
If we are to support Alpha as an architecture at all, it makes sense to support the things people actually use it for.
Now, personally I can live without it. I just don't like to see features removed without due consideration.
-- Måns Rullgård
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