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From: Latchesar Ionkov <lucho@ionkov.net>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] gcc trouble
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Date: Fri,  7 Nov 2003 20:54:15 -0500
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On Fri, Nov 07, 2003 at 08:35:07PM -0500, Russ Cox said:
> > > > how about gcc and 8c/pcc?
> > >
> > > no.  these object files are completely different format.
> >
> > Why is it using another format?
>
> because ken uses nice simple object files
> (which are more like binary assembler input than, say, x86 code)
> and gcc uses the traditional complicated object files.

Is it possible to make gcc to create plan9 object files?

Having two sets of deveopment tools is not very convenient. For example I
can't use truss module to trace a C++ program.

Thanks,
	Lucho