Re: 2.4 kernels + >=binutils-2.14.90.0.8

[Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>]

On Tue, Mar 23, 2004 at 01:50:27PM +0100, Maciej W. Rozycki wrote:

>  Some picky firmware may be unhappy about a bit different ELF layout it
> yields.  Anyway, this is the right way to go and any problems with bad
> firmware may be able to be compensated with updates to our linker scripts.

I've had lots of trouble with ECOFF implementations but not with ELF
which is a nicer design - in particular the obvious way of implementing
ELF loading is even likely to be the right one.

Oh well, we'll see - and I guess a binutils person will object to obove
paragraph the next five minutes ;-)

  Ralf