Re: ELF binary loader

["James Cox" <jamesco@cogs.susx.ac.uk>]

> Actually, I've been offered (free and clear, by a workmate) his sources to
> an ELF-format executable loader. He wonders if MiNT might benefit from it.
> It's apparently fairly light on for size, but I do worry about extra
> memory pressures from creeping featurism. Comments?

I wouldn't mind taking a look at those sources - could you perhaps mail them
to the list?

The only problem with incorporating it into MiNT, is whether or not it's going
to be useful - can GCC be configured to do this? Why are they apparently so
good, anyway?

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