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Date:      Fri, 30 Apr 1999 22:24:44 +0300 (EEST)
From:      Narvi <narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee>
To:        Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com>
Cc:        Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@flood.ping.uio.no>, FreeBSD-chat <chat@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Confused Compiler?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.990430221657.2241C-100000@haldjas.folklore.ee>
In-Reply-To: <3728442F.8587538A@uk.radan.com>

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On Thu, 29 Apr 1999, Mark Ovens wrote:

> Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote:
> > 
> > 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'.
> > 
> 
> I know. I found it amusing, not a problem. That's why I posted it to
> -chat and not -questions.
> 

Well, I guess you could make a patch that caused it to generate an.elf
instead (guarded by say #ifdef APRIL_FOOLS) and send-pr it?

> > DES
> > --
> > Dag-Erling Smorgrav - des@flood.ping.uio.no
> 
> -- 
>       FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org
>       My Webpage http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~markov
> _______________________________________________________________
> Mark Ovens, CNC Apps Engineer, Radan Computational Ltd. Bath UK
> CAD/CAM solutions for Sheetmetal Working Industry
> mailto:marko@uk.radan.com                  http://www.radan.com
> 

	Sander

	There is no love, no good, no happiness and no future -
	all these are just illusions.




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