> Hi Friends;
> This is third times of writting my message to this list. My
> question is;
> What is ELF?
A format for executable programs. Most Linux programs these days are
compiled as ELF rather than a.out. AFAIK a.out is depreciated and
it is probably a good idea to upgrade if possible....
[most systems have been ELF for a few years though.
> Do I need it if I wanted to use 2.1.x (I will compile 2.1.61)
> If so how can I compile the kernel in ELF mode?
> I tried to compile 2.1.x in a.out mode but it hang me up and give
> me some error messages. Why?
Hopefully someone else on this list can answer - my suspician is that the
tools you are using can no longer compile a.out - or the kernel can no
longer be compiled as a.out.
I believe the kernel is compiled ELF by default now, but good luck!
G'day, eh? :)
- Teunis