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Re: elf or ecoff
- To: Darrell Bellert <dbellert at boulder dot qms dot com>
- Subject: Re: elf or ecoff
- From: Alexandre Oliva <aoliva at redhat dot com>
- Date: 04 Jan 2001 17:22:04 -0200
- Cc: gcc-help at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Organization: GCC Team, Red Hat
- References: <3A54C0F1.809ED05F@boulder.qms.com>
On Jan 4, 2001, Darrell Bellert <dbellert@boulder.qms.com> wrote:
> Can someone please explain the difference between an elf target and an
> ecoff target, or point me to a site where this is explained?
Basically, ELF is a nice binary format, whereas ECOFF is an extension
of COFF, which is not as nice. If you have the option, I'd recommend
ELF.
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