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Executeable file formats

Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:00 am
by blackcatcoder
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,
...

Or any other formats ??

Re: Executeable file formats

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:00 am
by Legend
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.

Re: Executeable file formats

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:00 am
by blackcatcoder
I see, but I have already done the elf object loading so I'm planing to implement elf executes and aout support

Re: Executeable file formats

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:00 am
by Legend
I don't know why you want a.out ( ;) ), but using elf executables after having implement elf object files is logical.

Re: Executeable file formats

Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:00 am
by blackcatcoder
I will do the elf executable support for sure.

I want aout too, 'cause I like it