From:	Karl Rasmussen <karl AT vvm DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	re: bfd for omf
Date:	Fri, 04 Aug 2000 09:34:52 -0500
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I am considering writing a bfd to read and process the 16 bit omf object
format. Basically I want to use ld (with my new bfd) to link / locate
objects from gcc and a legacy 16 bit C compiler.

First: anyone already done this? (can't find anything, myself.)

Second: Any one suggest helpful resources?  I have the bfd info pages,
bfd source code, and the object file format spec.

Related to both points above, I also have source for djlink. It supports
OMF but is not as full featured a linker as we need, like ld is. 

Third: Any advice or wisdom? Is there not one because it fell below the
line on the priority / resource list, or is there some issue? Am I
crazy, or should this be no big deal? Is there a close bfd that is a
good starting point?

TIA,

Karl Rasmussen

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