Date: Wed, 20 Aug 1997 09:11:12 +0200 (MEST) From: Søren Schmidt <sos@sos.freebsd.dk> To: jkh@time.cdrom.com (Jordan K. Hubbard) Cc: grog@lemis.com, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: Please Help Me Understand dlopen()] Message-ID: <199708200711.JAA06596@sos.freebsd.dk> In-Reply-To: <2068.872038843@time.cdrom.com> from "Jordan K. Hubbard" at "Aug 19, 97 06:00:43 pm"
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In reply to Jordan K. Hubbard who wrote:
> > > I think the first step is to start getting some -current testers to
> > > convert to ELF and pave the way for a more general effort. Right now,
> > > running a FreeBSD system 100% ELF is mostly just a theory.
> >
> > What do you mean by "convert to ELF"? I hope you don't mean a
> > wholesale change. I'd be interested in testing it (and the BSD/OS
> > stuff, too, if I can find my BSD/OS 3.0 CD-ROM), and maybe building
> > some packages in ELF instead of a.out, but I wouldn't want to change
> > everything at the moment.
>
> Well, I don't think that reasonable coverage can be obtained from
> piecemeal testing so yes, I do mean a wholesale change (up to and
> including the kernel). This scenario is not out of the question for
> those of us with hardware dedicated specifically to testing and so I'm
> hoping that such testers will come forward and help John P. start
> really testing the ELF toolchain support.
I'm allready on to it, I have the tools ready, and tonight I hope to
do a first initial "make the world elf" shot...
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