linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/6] Suppress A.OUT library support if !CONFIG_BINFMT

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Message-ID: <20071203161754.GU15974@stusta.de>
Date:	Mon, 3 Dec 2007 17:17:54 +0100
From:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
To:	Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>
Cc:	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] Suppress A.OUT library support if
	!CONFIG_BINFMT_AOUT [try #5]

On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 04:00:11PM +0000, Ralf Baechle wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 03:15:29PM +0000, David Howells wrote:
> 
> > > - it adds #ifdef's in fs/binfmt_elf.c for code that is anyway
> > >   scheduled for removal in 2.6.25
> > 
> > I'm told (by Ralf) that removing this support will break Castle Wolfenstein or
> > something like that.
> > 
> > So unless you want hordes of rampaging MIPS users breaking down your door
> > whilst waving pitchforks and torches, maybe this needs to be reconsidered...
> 
> The wonders of asynchronous IRC communication ...
> 
> Wolfenstein is a true a.out binary and for a long time it was _the_ a.out
> binary.  If it was working no user would complain ;-)

Then it's unrelated to this issue.

At the time when I was playing Wolfenstein I was using M$ DOS, but I'd 
assume the "rampaging MIPS users" was another misunderstanding and 
it's i386?

>   Ralf

cu
Adrian

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