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Subject: Re: [9fans] Re: patch/list applied/ape-dumb-autohell-fixes
From: "Russ Cox" <rsc@swtch.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 10:12:10 +0000
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> actually, I think I was thinking this too. gcc would be its own world 
> right down to the system call level. No ?a or ?l compatibility issues; 
> you don't use them. Convert gcc calling conventions to plan 9 calling 
> conventions at the kernel interface (I had to do stuff like this for Xen 
> ...)
> 
> So, if gcc is driving gas and gld, then the only issue is generating 
> plan 9 a.out format. libbfd can be taught to do this.

David Hogan did exactly this.  Sure, it uses an APE-like library,
but if all you want is open/read/write/close, who cares?
/n/sources/extra/gcc

Russ