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If the executable format changes then it would affect more than just ape/cosmopolitan. All of the old binaries would just stop working.
by sublimefire 2y ago
If the executable format changes then it would affect more than just ape/cosmopolitan. All of the old binaries would just stop working.
- blenderob 2y agoI am not worried about the scenario where the executable format changes breaks old binaries. That is never going to happen. No OS worth its name is going to do that. I am worried about the scenario where the executable format changes just enough to break APE binaries. Like I said, APE uses very clever hacks to make itself work on multiple OSes. It is conceivable that executable formats change just enough that it breaks the clever hacks in APE binaries without breaking old ordinary binaries.