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To: Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com>
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Subject: Re: Confused Compiler?
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From: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@flood.ping.uio.no>
Date: 29 Apr 1999 13:15:56 +0200
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Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com> writes:
> I noticed last night that if you don't specify an output filename
> (i.e. no ``-o'' option) the default compiler (2.7.1.2?) in 3.1 still
> calls the binary ``a.out'', even though it's an ELF file :-/

a.out is short for 'assembler output'.

DES
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