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Re: Where is the official place to get ELF machine numbers assigned?
Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com> writes:
> > Now that I'm starting a new port, could somebody mail me the address to get an
> > offical ELF machine number assigned (ie, an EM_<xxx> number that goes in the
> > e_machine field). I think the official place is over at X/open, but I haven't
> > kept track of exactly who is defining ELF these days, from AT&T, to USL, to
> > SCO, to X/Open, etc.
> I believe that the address you want is:
> registry@caldera.com
Since this seems to be a bit of an FAQ, I propose the following patch
to the binutils/MAINTAINERS file. Okay to commit?
*** MAINTAINERS.~1.64.~ Wed Apr 2 05:14:27 2003
--- MAINTAINERS Mon May 12 09:16:41 2003
***************
*** 161,163 ****
--- 161,169 ----
maintainer at:
config-patches@gnu.org
+
+ -------- ELF magic number assignments ----------
+
+ To obtain ELF magic numbers for new architectures, etc, contact:
+
+ registry@caldera.com