Hi,
does anybody know where to find information about different object file formats? Is there an object format which every linker understands? I'm especially interested if there is a way to link object files in Microtec format with GNU ld.
Thanks
Linking object files in Microtec format with GNU ld
Jan 30, 2006
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has links to pages on lots of object code formats, most of which have links to the proper specs. Treat the proper specs as definitive; treat Wikipedia as "possibly correct today".
No. Standards are wonderful, that's why there's so many of them.
pete@fenelon.com "there's no room for enigmas in built-up areas" - HMHB.
The GNU binary utilities (binutils), including assembler, linker, librarian, copy and format conversion tools, all use a common object format handler library, BFD. It determines which object file formats can be handled.
The linker, as such, does not know about the details of the binary file format. It just handles the virtual object file interface provided by BFD.
For more information, see .
Tauno Voipio
tauno voipio (at) iki fi
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