Message-ID:	<327057BC.6BA6@gbrmpa.gov.au>
Date:	Fri, 25 Oct 1996 14:01:36 +0800
From:	Leath Muller <leathm AT gbrmpa DOT gov DOT au>
Reply-To:	leathm AT gbrmpa DOT gov DOT au
Organization:	Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
MIME-Version:	1.0
To:	Ryzhenkov Ilya <ilya AT spy DOT isp DOT nsc DOT ru>
CC:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: COFF relocation tables
References:	<326FCCBB DOT 276 AT spy DOT isp DOT nsc DOT ru>

Ryzhenkov Ilya wrote:
> 
> Hi!
> 
>  Can anyone help with COFF relocation tables ?
>  I mean the following information WANTED :
>  1. What information is stored in the place of relocation
>     in the .o files (for ADDR32 and REL32 types)
>     As I guess, for ADDR32 the offset from r_symndx symbol
>     is stored. Am I right ?
>     What is that number for REL32 ?
>  2. What is standard way to resolve relocations ?
>     I need a sample algorithm WITH COMMENTS ! ;-)
>     I have a few peaces of code, but they are poor commented
>     at that very place.
>  3. What is those ".lib" standard section ? I've never saw one in
>     my object files.
> 
>         Thanx for any help!
> --
>                                                         Sincerely yours,
> Ilya
> mailto:ilya AT spy DOT isp DOT nsc DOT ru
> http://spy.isp.nsc.ru

Hi... try and get your hands on the AT&T Unix System V Programmers
Guide. It has an entire section on the COFF format...as well as
tables, etc, explaining how to implement COFF files.

Leathal.

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