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Subject: Re: [9fans] gcc trouble
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From: "Russ Cox" <rsc@swtch.com>
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Date: Fri,  7 Nov 2003 20:35:07 -0500
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> > > 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.