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Re: Questions about the Implementation of the ELF format

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On 24.05.2016 07:07, Isaac D. Cohen wrote:

> In any case, I’m trying to figure out how to include C/C++ in 
> my operating system. So I googled around and found that I have
> to cross-compile the C/C++ file into some kind of format, for
> example ELF. So my first question is, why? Why can’t the
> compiler just generate plain binary files?

> Anyway, I quickly realized that I’m going to have to learn all 
> about ELFs, because otherwise, I won’t know how to jump into
> the executable from an assembly file in my OS.

If you already have a working system on your OS which let
you compile and run assembly programs, then cross compile C
code not to binary but to assembly source code, transfer it
to your OS and then use the assembler in your OS.

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Questions about the Implementation of the ELF format "Isaac D. Cohen" <8switchsoftware@gmail.com> - 2016-05-23 22:07 -0700
  Re: Questions about the Implementation of the ELF format Rod Pemberton <NoHaveNotOne@bcczxcfre.cmm> - 2016-05-24 03:48 -0400
  Questions about the Implementation of the ELF format Peter Cheung <mcheung63@gmail.com> - 2016-05-24 01:10 -0700
  Re: Questions about the Implementation of the ELF format "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2016-05-24 01:18 -0700
  Re: Questions about the Implementation of the ELF format "Mike Gonta" <mikegonta@gmail.com> - 2016-05-24 10:34 -0400
  Re: Questions about the Implementation of the ELF format Herbert Kleebauer <klee@unibwm.de> - 2016-05-24 17:24 +0200
  Re: Questions about the Implementation of the ELF format "Isaac D. Cohen" <8switchsoftware@gmail.com> - 2016-05-24 14:18 -0700
    Re: Questions about the Implementation of the ELF format "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2016-05-25 02:21 -0700
  Re: Questions about the Implementation of the ELF format "Isaac D. Cohen" <8switchsoftware@gmail.com> - 2016-05-25 15:02 -0700
    Re: Questions about the Implementation of the ELF format "Mike Gonta" <mikegonta@gmail.com> - 2016-05-25 19:03 -0400
      Re: Questions about the Implementation of the ELF format "Isaac D. Cohen" <8switchsoftware@gmail.com> - 2016-05-26 14:51 -0700
        Re: Questions about the Implementation of the ELF format Rod Pemberton <NoHaveNotOne@bcczxcfre.cmm> - 2016-05-27 02:55 -0400
          Re: Questions about the Implementation of the ELF format "Isaac D. Cohen" <8switchsoftware@gmail.com> - 2016-05-27 13:43 -0700
            Re: Questions about the Implementation of the ELF format "Mike Gonta" <mikegonta@gmail.com> - 2016-05-27 17:40 -0400
              Re: Questions about the Implementation of the ELF format "Isaac D. Cohen" <8switchsoftware@gmail.com> - 2016-05-28 20:15 -0700
                Re: Questions about the Implementation of the ELF format Rod Pemberton <NoHaveNotOne@bcczxcfre.cmm> - 2016-05-29 02:35 -0400
                Re: Questions about the Implementation of the ELF format "Isaac D. Cohen" <8switchsoftware@gmail.com> - 2016-06-15 13:51 -0700
        Re: Questions about the Implementation of the ELF format Rod Pemberton <NoHaveNotOne@bcczxcfre.cmm> - 2016-05-27 03:09 -0400
        Re: Questions about the Implementation of the ELF format "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2016-05-27 00:10 -0700
        Re: Questions about the Implementation of the ELF format Rod Pemberton <NoHaveNotOne@bcczxcfre.cmm> - 2016-06-02 16:25 -0400
      Re: Questions about the Implementation of the ELF format Rod Pemberton <NoHaveNotOne@bcczxcfre.cmm> - 2016-05-27 02:38 -0400
        Re: Questions about the Implementation of the ELF format "Mike Gonta" <mikegonta@gmail.com> - 2016-05-27 04:11 -0400
    Re: Questions about the Implementation of the ELF format "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2016-05-25 22:18 -0700

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