I want to know how does an flat binary object look.
Is it something similar with COM format?
I am asking because I didn't find any documentation about flat binary!
Anybody ... help!!!
Thanks
compiling in binary
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j.weeks
RE:compiling in binary
>On 2001-12-08 16:37:05, Stefan wrote:
>I want to know how does an flat binary object look.
Like a regular binary file... lots of 1's and 0's
>Is it something similar with COM format?
Kind of, I suppose. In actuality, a flat binary
has no format. If you're familiar with assembly
language, think of a flat binary as your assembly
language file, translated exactly into machine
language. The only formatting you'll have is that
which you put into your assembly code yourself.
>I am asking because I didn't find any documentation about flat binary!
'cuz most OS developers just assume people know about
the flat binary "format"
I'm guessing you wanna jump to a flat binary
produced by a C/C++ compiler?
Unfortunately, you can't do this _per se_, because
flat binary files have no entry point. You're gonna
have to write some assembly language that'll
call your entry point (perhaps _main) and link that
with the C/C++ file, and output it to a binary.
If your assembly langauge code is first on the
command line, it'll be first to be outputted into
the binary, and so it'll be save to jump directly
to the beginning of the binary to execute it.
>Anybody ... help!!!
>Thanks
Well, hopefully that makes sense. I'm incredibly
tired and delerious right now, so... just smack me
if I screwed something up
jeff
>I want to know how does an flat binary object look.
Like a regular binary file... lots of 1's and 0's
>Is it something similar with COM format?
Kind of, I suppose. In actuality, a flat binary
has no format. If you're familiar with assembly
language, think of a flat binary as your assembly
language file, translated exactly into machine
language. The only formatting you'll have is that
which you put into your assembly code yourself.
>I am asking because I didn't find any documentation about flat binary!
'cuz most OS developers just assume people know about
the flat binary "format"
I'm guessing you wanna jump to a flat binary
produced by a C/C++ compiler?
Unfortunately, you can't do this _per se_, because
flat binary files have no entry point. You're gonna
have to write some assembly language that'll
call your entry point (perhaps _main) and link that
with the C/C++ file, and output it to a binary.
If your assembly langauge code is first on the
command line, it'll be first to be outputted into
the binary, and so it'll be save to jump directly
to the beginning of the binary to execute it.
>Anybody ... help!!!
>Thanks
Well, hopefully that makes sense. I'm incredibly
tired and delerious right now, so... just smack me
if I screwed something up
jeff
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Stefan
RE:compiling in binary
Thank you jeff. I had an ideea about flat binary,
and now I know that I was right! So, in conluzion I
began to work on my compiler, I made some great steps,
and I'll compile my OS with my own compiler!
and now I know that I was right! So, in conluzion I
began to work on my compiler, I made some great steps,
and I'll compile my OS with my own compiler!
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j.weeks
RE:compiling in binary
>On 2001-12-10 05:00:00, Stefan wrote:
>Thank you jeff. I had an ideea about flat binary,
>and now I know that I was right! So, in conluzion I
>began to work on my compiler, I made some great steps,
>and I'll compile my OS with my own compiler!
Oh, sweet dude. Congats! I'm in the process of makin'
my own OO compiler (you doin' OO or procedural?)
Did I send you those Crenshawe docs? Good info on
writting compilers.
Where else did you find info on comp. contruction?
Jeff
>Thank you jeff. I had an ideea about flat binary,
>and now I know that I was right! So, in conluzion I
>began to work on my compiler, I made some great steps,
>and I'll compile my OS with my own compiler!
Oh, sweet dude. Congats! I'm in the process of makin'
my own OO compiler (you doin' OO or procedural?)
Did I send you those Crenshawe docs? Good info on
writting compilers.
Where else did you find info on comp. contruction?
Jeff
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Stefan
RE:compiling in binary
I found a book about parsing techniques, but it is
a little to hard. I'm building a Object Oriented
Compiler, something like Java!
a little to hard. I'm building a Object Oriented
Compiler, something like Java!