Re: [PATCH] x86: Deprecate a.out support
flat view
From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date: 2019-03-11 19:03:41
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On Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 11:08 AM Måns Rullgård [off-list ref] wrote:
The latest version I have is 5.1, and that uses ECOFF.
ECOFF _is_ a.out as far as Linux is concerned.
So Linux basically treats ECOFF as "regular a.out with just some
header extensions".
We don't have any specific support for ECOFF.
I _think_. Again, it's been years and years.
Linus