Re: strange comment in load_elf_binary

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On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 9:56 AM, 慕冬亮 <mudongliangabcd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I see something strange in the load_elf_binary.
>
> /* This is the program interpreter used for
> * shared libraries - for now assume that this
> * is an a.out format binary
> */
>
> This comment is in the load_elf_binary. I don't know why it "assume that
> this is an a.out format binary". a.out and elf are two different file
> formats.
>
> If I misunderstand something, please let me know.
> Thanks.
>
>     - mudongliang
>
very likely it refers to "a.out" as default object/executable name
produces by gcc, when you don't specify certain name.



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