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HPPA/ELF README file:

	HP PA-RISC support was contributed by the Center for Software Science
	at the University of Utah.

This is the status of the hppa/elf code in bfd 2.0 as of January 29, 1993:

1. It generates correct ELF files for all of the input I've given it
so far.  I've used this version of libbfd.a to build an hppa/elf
version of gas 1.36 (emits SOM).  I've run files as large as 200K
lines of assembly through it.

2. ELF executables that are created *always* have 3 program header
table entries.  This is due to the exec() support we have in the
kernel for ELF executables.  It expects *exactly* 3 program header
table entries -- one for text, one for data, and one for bss.
Currently, there's no support for any other types of program header
table entries.
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4c85cbfa KR	1	HPPA/ELF README file:
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	3	HP PA-RISC support was contributed by the Center for Software Science
	4	at the University of Utah.
	5
	6	This is the status of the hppa/elf code in bfd 2.0 as of January 29, 1993:
	7
	8	1. It generates correct ELF files for all of the input I've given it
	9	so far. I've used this version of libbfd.a to build an hppa/elf
	10	version of gas 1.36 (emits SOM). I've run files as large as 200K
	11	lines of assembly through it.
	12
	13	2. ELF executables that are created always have 3 program header
	14	table entries. This is due to the exec() support we have in the
	15	kernel for ELF executables. It expects exactly 3 program header
	16	table entries -- one for text, one for data, and one for bss.
	17	Currently, there's no support for any other types of program header
	18	table entries.