| 1 | HPPA/ELF README file: |
| 2 | |
| 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. |