From: Al Viro <viro@ZenIV.linux.org.uk>
To: Chad Brewbaker <crb002@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: dlopen() and ELF alternatives
Date: Sat, 14 May 2016 18:25:02 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20160514172502.GA14480@ZenIV.linux.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAMMYZ9Am1uMjSwATvWsRpHhDGXcqtO26GXRwi26DTVtEPRwr0w@mail.gmail.com>
On Sat, May 14, 2016 at 11:41:54AM -0500, Chad Brewbaker wrote:
> In 2016 we are still relying on flat file databases to store binaries.
This is not a discussion club; cut the rethorics if you want to be taken
seriously. You sound as if the only problem you have is that format is
insufficiently buzzword-compliant; if that's the case, nobody is going to
give a damn, obviously. If you *do* have more specific problem, have
a courtesy to describe it...
> I am looking for prior attempts at alternative interfaces to dlopen(), and
> alternative formats for object files.
There had been a plenty of object file formats; take a look at libbfd for a
sample of that panopticum.
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2016-05-14 16:41 dlopen() and ELF alternatives Chad Brewbaker
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