From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 1 Oct 2002 05:40:40 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 1 Oct 2002 05:40:40 -0400 Received: from pizda.ninka.net ([216.101.162.242]:51130 "EHLO pizda.ninka.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 1 Oct 2002 05:40:39 -0400 Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2002 02:39:08 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <20021001.023908.55344393.davem@redhat.com> To: gmitsos@telecom.ntua.gr Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Binary File format From: "David S. Miller" In-Reply-To: <3D996148.2020604@telecom.ntua.gr> References: <3D996148.2020604@telecom.ntua.gr> X-FalunGong: Information control. X-Mailer: Mew version 2.1 on Emacs 21.1 / Mule 5.0 (SAKAKI) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: Yannis Mitsos Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2002 11:48:08 +0300 From what I found until now it *seems* that we will not able to compile the 2.4.x kernel. Is this true ? There are quite a few dependencies on ELF, such as the ability to put code/data into arbitrarily named sections. If COFF can do this, you're fine. There are other dependencies on ELF, I just can't name them off the top of my head right now.