From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.org>
To: Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>
Cc: John Marvin <jsm@udlkern.fc.hp.com>,
parisc-linux@puffin.external.hp.com,
parisc-linux@thepuffingroup.com, binutils@sourceware.cygnus.com
Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] Use of the EI_OSABI field
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2000 12:31:08 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20001125123108.E96258@dragon.nuxi.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m3aeasitj6.fsf@otr.mynet.cygnus.com>; from drepper@redhat.com on Tue, Nov 21, 2000 at 07:18:21PM -0800
On Tue, Nov 21, 2000 at 07:18:21PM -0800, Ulrich Drepper wrote:
> Alan Modra <alan@linuxcare.com.au> writes:
> > "The e_ident[EI_OSABI] value identifies the operating system and ABI to
> > which the object is targeted"
> >
> > Granted, this is only in a processor specific ABI, but it does flatly
> > contradict your assertions that the purpose of EI_OSABI is to flag the
> > presense of ELF extensions.
>
> The meaning of the field changed over time. Or better said, some
> people initially understood it differently.
Then lets get the _official_ wording changed. Obviously my
interpretation wasn't unreasonable. And the world does not need to have
you as a premadona keeper of the [unwritten] rules of the land.
--
-- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org)
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2000-11-25 20:29 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2000-11-21 5:47 [parisc-linux] Use of the EI_OSABI field John Marvin
2000-11-21 22:50 ` Alan Modra
2000-11-21 23:27 ` Ulrich Drepper
2000-11-22 0:13 ` Alan Modra
2000-11-22 0:31 ` Ulrich Drepper
2000-11-22 0:53 ` H . J . Lu
2000-11-22 3:03 ` Alan Modra
2000-11-22 3:11 ` H . J . Lu
2000-11-25 20:28 ` David O'Brien
2000-11-25 20:33 ` H . J . Lu
2000-11-22 3:18 ` Ulrich Drepper
2000-11-25 20:31 ` David O'Brien [this message]
2000-11-25 20:22 ` David O'Brien
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2000-11-22 8:52 John Marvin
2000-11-22 18:06 Cary Coutant
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