Subject: Re: NOTICE: i386 port switched to ELF binary format
To: Michael C. Richardson <mcr@sandelman.ottawa.on.ca>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: current-users
Date: 07/05/1999 13:47:54
On Mon, 05 Jul 1999 15:23:49 -0400 
 "Michael C. Richardson" <mcr@sandelman.ottawa.on.ca> wrote:

 >   1. What format will 1.4.1 release with?

a.out.

 >   2. why do we have to have these flag days where one can't go back?

You can go back, if you want, by setting a make variable.

 >   3. who has started the upgrade proceedure for 1.5 that will deal these
 > 	issues?
 >   4. how much additional disk space does /, /usr need to deal having both
 > 	AOUT and ELF present?

re. / and /usr ... "None, if you put /emul somewhere else."

        -- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>