Executeable file formats

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Executeable file formats

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Hi, guys!


I've a very important question to you!


I am in the stage where I'm thinking of implentening several executable formats into my Os!

My question to you is, which formats I should implement!

Elf module support is already done!

I am thinking of implenting aout, dos/win32 (.exe) later on dlls perhaps,
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Or any other formats ??
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Well, if you don't plan to implement the interrupts associated with other operating systems (for example everything that the Windows Kernel provides if you implement the PE format for .EXE files) - choose the one that you like best.

Just implementing a format to load is by far not enough.
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I see, but I have already done the elf object loading so I'm planing to implement elf executes and aout support
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I don't know why you want a.out ( ;) ), but using elf executables after having implement elf object files is logical.
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I will do the elf executable support for sure.

I want aout too, 'cause I like it
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