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22.21 How about switching to ELF as DJGPP's object file format?

Q: I hear all that stuff about the limitations of the COFF format, and I don't understand why won't DJGPP switch to a modern standard such as ELF?


A: DJGPP uses COFF for historical reasons: at the time it was developed ELF was not available yet. There are several grave reasons why DJGPP didn't switch to ELF yet: None of the above is a show-stopper, so such a switch is possible. But it is a large project, and without several devoted volunteers, chances are it will never happen.


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