Re: object file format problem

["erik.ivanenko" <erik.ivanenko@utoronto.ca>]

biguo@263.net wrote:

> Hello,everyone!aout,coff and elf are three object file format,but S-Records,H-Records also are object file format.What are differencies between them?Thanks in advance for any help.
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a.out, coff and elf are true object file formats.  They define the various sections and contents of the binary image.  The binary image is exactly that -- binary.

S-record, H-record etc. are NOT formats.  They are ascii representations of the binary object file.  a.out, coff and elf binary files can all be represented as S-records or H-records
etc.  These are used as input to ROM emulators and PROM programmers.

Hope this is clear.
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