Re: [PATCH] a.out kernel loader

[Bean]

On Jan 29, 2008 5:14 PM, Marco Gerards <address@hidden> wrote:
> Bean <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > On Jan 29, 2008 4:48 PM, Marco Gerards <address@hidden> wrote:
> >> Bean <address@hidden> writes:
> >>
> >> > On Jan 28, 2008 5:11 PM, Robert Millan <address@hidden> wrote:
> >> >> On Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 04:10:42AM +0800, Bean wrote:
> >> >> > > > >
> >> >> > > > > How FreeBSD-specific is this?  Will the same module apply to 
> >> >> > > > > other a.out
> >> >> > > > > binaries ?  (I ask since you gave it a generic name)
> >> >> > > >
> >> >> > > > it's an old format of the unix system:
> >> >> > > >
> >> >> > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.out
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > I know.. I was referring to your loader.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > it should be generic, but i only test it using the loader from 
> >> >> > freebsd.
> >> >>
> >> >> In that case, I'd suggest putting it directly in loader/ (without 
> >> >> i386/pc/).
> >> >>
> >> >> Moving files on CVS is a PITA :-/
> >> >
> >> > ok, here is the new patch.
> >>
> >> It would be nice if a.out support could be shared so it can be used
> >> for multiboot as well.
> >
> > you mean adding it to the multiboot module ?
>
> The multiboot standard supports a.out.  It would be nice if it was
> also capable of a.out.  So this code can somehow be shared, like ELF
> support is shared now.

but it doesn't have the multiboot header, or the header is not
necessary in multiboot 2 ?

btw, where can i find spec on multiboot 2 ?

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Bean