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Re: [RFC] Cross core support
> Hi Daniel,
>
>
>> I take it back. How could we do this? If you consider two
>> different OS note formats for the same ELF target, I don't want to
>> hardcode in the target format file (elfXX-arch.c) which one I'm
>> building for if I can help it.
>
>
> OK - it was just a suggestion. Since as you say, if they do change
> the format we will stop being able to read the core files it should
> not be too much of a problem. And how often to core formats get
> changed anyway ? :-)
Just FYI, GDB's taken the idealistic view that the core file structure
is one of those things that people know better than to change (I wish
:-). If for some reason an OS decided to change their core file format
then GDB^D^D^D (erm) BFD should be updated to recognize and read both
formats.
enjoy,
Andrew