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Date: Thu, 04 Feb 1999 18:53:16 +0000
From: Allens <allen DOT asjp AT cableol DOT co DOT uk>
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Subject: Re: executible formats
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Paul Derbyshire wrote:
> 
> At 09:06 AM 2/3/99 +0530, you wrote:
> >i would like to know which are the various executible formats available. i
> >know that djgpp supports COFF, but is there any chance of rewriting the
> >code so that a better executible format is generated.
> 
> See? Everyone hates COFF, or at least would much rather see almost any
> other format (except the benighted a.out :-)).

The source is out there, and as you have pointed out there are a lot of reasons
for changing away from coff, so lots of people would be happy if you hacked it.

			Peter Allen