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Re: [parisc-linux] Use of the EI_OSABI field
- To: Ulrich Drepper <drepper at cygnus dot com>
- Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] Use of the EI_OSABI field
- From: "David O'Brien" <obrien at FreeBSD dot org>
- Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 12:31:08 -0800
- Cc: John Marvin <jsm at udlkern dot fc dot hp dot com>, parisc-linux at puffin dot external dot hp dot com, parisc-linux at thepuffingroup dot com, binutils at sourceware dot cygnus dot com
- Organization: The NUXI BSD group
- References: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0011221258270.16860-100000@front.linuxcare.com.au> <m3aeasitj6.fsf@otr.mynet.cygnus.com>
- Reply-To: obrien at FreeBSD dot org
On Tue, Nov 21, 2000 at 07:18:21PM -0800, Ulrich Drepper wrote:
> Alan Modra <alan@linuxcare.com.au> writes:
> > "The e_ident[EI_OSABI] value identifies the operating system and ABI to
> > which the object is targeted"
> >
> > Granted, this is only in a processor specific ABI, but it does flatly
> > contradict your assertions that the purpose of EI_OSABI is to flag the
> > presense of ELF extensions.
>
> The meaning of the field changed over time. Or better said, some
> people initially understood it differently.
Then lets get the _official_ wording changed. Obviously my
interpretation wasn't unreasonable. And the world does not need to have
you as a premadona keeper of the [unwritten] rules of the land.
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-- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org)