Query...

[Toshi Morita]

> Hi,
> 
> I am generating obj files by using ARM-gcc, gcc-for-PC(intel) and
> ARM-ADS. I am getting difference in the ELF-header, the values of EI_PAD
> of e_ident[] is as follows--
> 
> EI_PAD = 0x61 for ARM-gcc and
> EI_PAD = 0x00 for ARM-ADS and PC-gcc.
> 
> Can somebody point me what does it signify?
> Now, if I want to link obj's generated by ARM-ADS with obj generated by
> ARM-gcc, it is not able to link and says format difeerent.

GCC doesn't generate binary file formats. That is the job
of the assembler, which is not a part of the GCC package.

You need to ask this on the binutils mailing list.

Toshi