Subject: Re: libsa/loadfile.c
To: None <nigel@ind.tansu.com.au>
From: Jason R Thorpe <thorpej@zembu.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 07/16/2001 18:17:41
On Tue, Jul 17, 2001 at 10:53:14AM +1000, nigel@ind.tansu.com.au wrote:
> Sure - no header, no symbols. What I really mean is, if there
> is no header, will DDB crash and burn? Or will it just be a little
> "dumber" than usual ( Dumb DeBugger :-)
No symbols, but if you cribble the Booter to not load them
properly, then your Booter is buggy, be definition.
> OK. So if the Booter's LOAD_KERNEL has LOAD_HDR,
> then both a.out and ELF kernels will have full DDB support,
> otherwise just a.out ones will work ?
Correct, if you have LOAD_HDR, both will work. If you do not
have LOAD_HDR, ELF will fail.
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-- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@zembu.com>