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Re: elf "note" section for win32-style thread context
Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 20:36:31 +0400
From: Egor Duda <deo@logos-m.ru>
ILT> The prstatus_t stuff is all ELF specific, so you would have to copy it
ILT> anyhow for the PE-based cygwin code. The current implementation is
ILT> actually not quite right in that it relies on host header files, and
ILT> even if the right header files are available can not be built
ILT> correctly for a cross toolchain.
i'm not sure why? you mean that my changes will make cygwin depend on
bfd?
cygwin already depends upon BFD.
prstatus_t is used in bfd/elf.c, so it is ELF specific. That ELF code
is not used for the cygwin target.
Moreover, the code in bfd/elf.c depends upon having a host header file
which defines the prstatus_t struct. Therefore, it does not work when
the binutils are configured as a cross toolchain.
Ian