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From: tim@cithep.UucP (Tim Smith )
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: executable file diff
Message-ID: <129@cithep.UucP>
Date: Wed, 18-Sep-85 00:44:29 EDT
Article-I.D.: cithep.129
Posted: Wed Sep 18 00:44:29 1985
Date-Received: Thu, 19-Sep-85 07:06:22 EDT
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>>  any unix-wizard out in net land ever come up with a reliable(workable)
>>  way to compare(diff) two executables presumably compiled from the same
>>  src???
>
> The real question is, just what are you trying to find out?
>
> If the code was developed right, you can just run "what" on it
> to find out what source code versions were used.

If they have a UniSoft port, they could be trying to find out why it is not
possible to compile their sources, and get binaries that are the same size as
the ones UniSoft distributes ( assuming, of course, that the program is one
which UniSoft source is legal C code, say, something other than vi. )
-- 
unlk	a6
rts
					Tim Smith
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