From: nordwick AT graft DOT XCF DOT Berkeley DOT EDU (Jason Alan Nordwick)
Subject: Re: Diff of executable files
25 Dec 1997 03:41:53 -0800
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To: hgfernan AT usp DOT br
Cc: Martin Portmann <map AT graph-tech DOT ch>, gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com


hgfernan AT usp DOT br, on Tue 12/24/1997, wrote the following:
> 
> A diff for executables?  That seems a very useful idea.  Maybe the
> compiler experts in this list could help you with this task.
> 

There is a fairly good one for being alpha, called Xdelta.
Look for it at htp://www.xcf.berkeley.edu/~jmacd

> Please take a look at the Microsoft site, at
> 	http://www.microsoft.com
> 
> And issue two searches: one for "COFF" -- the new executable format, 
> used in Windows NT and 9X. And the other for "PE", the old format, 
> for Win16.
> 

Amazing how COFF is called "new"

> Microsoft web site is a good place to look for information about 
> Win32 pgming.  Some would say: they created the mess, they must 
> help solve it. :-)
> 

I have been looking for a C API, but cant find one.  I can only find C++
level API documentation.  (For the win32 subsystem)

> HTH
> 

jay
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