port-macppc: Why is ofwboot.elf necessary?

Subject: Why is ofwboot.elf necessary?
To: None <port-macppc@netbsd.org>
From: Michael Wolfson <mw@costello.cnf.cornell.edu>
List: port-macppc
Date: 10/18/2000 00:44:03

If all versions of Open Firmware can use ofwboot.xcf to load a kernel, then
why is ofwboot.elf necessary?  Shouldn't we just avoid confusion and only
provide ofwboot.xcf?

Thanks,
  -- MW