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From: jdp@polstra.com (John Polstra)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: shared libraries question
Date: 23 Dec 1995 11:29:55 -0800
Organization: Polstra & Co., Seattle, WA
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In article <wezqcmjvjj.fsf@trotskij.datalist.kiruna.se>,
Goran Thyni <goran@kyla.kiruna.se> wrote:
> 
> I have search the FAQ and a few other on-line documents but could
> find any answer to a few questions I have, can anyone please give
> me some pointers (besides reading the kernel source):
> 
> 1. What kind of format is used for shared libraries?

It's an extended version of the traditional a.out format.  Most of
the documentation is in the LINK(5) manual page.  A.OUT(5) is also worth
looking at.

>    Is ELF-format supported?

No, not yet.  Maybe someday.
-- 
   John Polstra                                       jdp@polstra.com
   John D. Polstra & Co., Inc.                Seattle, Washington USA
   "Self-knowledge is always bad news."                 -- John Barth