flat binary

From	"Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.programming
Subject	flat binary
Date	2014-09-18 16:08 -0400
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    I just learned how with my compiler to create a "flat binary". Now I 
understand a flat binary to be a binary file that has "no headers" am I 
correct on that. My system uses ELF as it's executable format so making an 
executable as a flat binary would be pointless It seems to me.
    In what situations would a developer need "flat binaries"? GIFs as I 
understand are flat binaries by there is a binary format descriptor of 
course so the file can be identified. I really can't find out much on this 
subject looking anywhere else so I thought I would inquire here.

Bill

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flat binary "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-09-18 16:08 -0400
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