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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.sprintlink.net!news.nynexst.com!nynexst.com!hjl From: hjl@nynexst.com (H.J. Lu) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: difference between a.outs? Date: 3 Jul 1995 14:39:29 GMT Organization: Nynex Science & Technology, Inc. Lines: 21 Distribution: world Message-ID: <3t8vf1$qqd@news.nynexst.com> References: <1995Jul2.174847.6980@news.wrc.xerox.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: jalod.nynexst.com In article <1995Jul2.174847.6980@news.wrc.xerox.com>, leisner@sdsp.mc.xerox.com (Marty Leisner 25733) writes: |> How do I configure gnu binutils to support freebsd on linux? |> |> What is the difference between linux-a.out and freebsd-a.out? | I think the main difference is the shared library support if I am correct. |> It seems file can tell the difference, but the binutils work |> fine without both...I just configure binutils with i386-linux and |> i386-freebsd and its getting confused (i.e. it can't choose |> a format when looking a freebsd binary...) |> I think you may have to have a separate ld for freebsd. A symlink if not enough. If freedbsd is fully supported by gnu binutils, I can make an ELF ld binary for freebsd. Drop me a line if you need it. H.J.