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I'd be interested in reading about the history of object file formats in general. I'm wondering what motivates them being so relatively complicated for somethin
by kibwen 2y ago
I'd be interested in reading about the history of object file formats in general. I'm wondering what motivates them being so relatively complicated for something that seems so conceptually simple; is it historical baggage or is it essential complexity?
- KerrAvon 2y agoGet yourself a copy of “Linkers and Loaders” — https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/519563 https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.5555/519563 . Explains the history of it all.
- MaskRay 2y agoLinkers and Loaders I have analyzed a few object file formats in another blog post https://maskray.me/blog/2024-01-14-exploring-object-file-formats https://maskray.me/blog/2024-01-14-exploring-object-file-for... (HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38998914 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38998914) ELF is technically not complicated and simpler than COFF and Mach-O.