From: weiqigao AT crl DOT com ("Weiqi Gao")
Subject: Re: Default linker output filename
31 Oct 1996 06:37:40 -0800
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Geoffrey Noer <noer AT cygnus DOT com> wrote:
> 
> We are thinking about changing the default linker output filename from
> a.out to aout.exe.  Can anyone think of any bad consequences that might
> result?

Why not go all the way towards DOS behavior and create FOO.EXE when you do
"gcc foo.c"?

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