From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Michael Eager To: dbellert@boulder.qms.com Cc: gcc-help@gcc.gnu.org Subject: Re: elf or ecoff Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 12:07:00 -0000 Message-id: <3A54D6D8.7FB036A8@mvista.com> References: <978635723.5931.ezmlm@gcc.gnu.org> X-SW-Source: 2001-01/msg00032.html > Subject: elf or ecoff > Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2001 11:29:05 -0700 > From: Darrell Bellert > To: gcc-help@gcc.gnu.org > > Can someone please explain the difference between an elf target and an > ecoff target, or point me to a site where this is explained? COFF (Common Object File Format) and ELF (Extensible Linking Format) are object file formats used by different operating systems. COFF is older and was used in Unix SVR3. It (or variants) is used by several targets, suchs as i960. ELF was developed for SVR4 and is more widely used, including Solaris, Linux, and many others. Documentation on ELF can be found at www.sco.org, or in the System 4 ABI manual at libraries and bookstores. -- Michael Eager Senior Tools Developer Phone: (408) 328-8426 MontaVista Software, Inc. Fax: (408) 328-9204 1237 E. Arques Avenue Web: www.hardhatlinux.com Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Email: eager@mvista.com