Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!cs.utexas.edu!rice!uw-beaver!milton!sumax!polari!rwing!dsinet!johnny5!garvey From: garvey@johnny5.uucp (Joe Garvey) Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp Subject: Re: Switching from Sun to HP: some general questions Message-ID: <1991Apr18.054320.11938@johnny5.uucp> Date: 18 Apr 91 05:43:20 GMT References: <16710082@hpisod2.cup.hp.com> Organization: J5 Research -- Bothell, Wa. Lines: 21 > I didn't know there was a standard for object formats... unless you > define standard as "Version 7 + various hacks" or "SunOS"? Yes, there is a "standard" format. It's called COFF (Common Object File Format). You can expect to see more of it. I know that some of HP's embedded processor development tools use it, and my SparcStation has a man page... Available only on Sun 386i systems running a SunOS 4.0.x release or earlier. Not a SunOS 4.1 release feature. So, it's gradually becoming *the* standard. BTW, I even have the Nutshell handbook on it... you may want to pick up a copy if you're interested in learning more about it. -- Joe Garvey uucp: sumax!quick!johnny5!garvey J5 Research map entries are wrong for johnny5. They're Bothell, Wa. being fixed. Please use address above.