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gdb-5.0 and binutils-2.10.1 still have overly conservative elfcode.h

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committer: jreiser <jreiser> 962254011 +0000
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John Reiser 2000-06-29 04:46:51 +00:00
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The GNU bfd binary file descriptor package, part of the GNU binutils package, The GNU bfd binary file descriptor package, part of the GNU binutils package,
contains code to recognize an Elf file by looking at fields in the file header. contains code to recognize an Elf file by looking at fields in the file header.
Many programs (such as gdb, size, objdump, objcopy, strip and others) use bfd. Many programs (such as gdb, size, objdump, objcopy, strip and others) use bfd.
Unfortunately, bfd has been overly strict. In releases binutils-2.9.1.0.4, Unfortunately, bfd has been overly strict. In releases
binutils-2.9.1.0.23, binutils-2.9.5.0.0, gdb-4.17, and probably others, binutils-2.9.1.0.4, binutils-2.9.1.0.23, binutils-2.9.5.0.0,
binutils-2.10.1,
gdb-4.17, gdb-5.0,
and probably others,
bfd does not recognize a file with zero in Elf32_Ehdr.e_shoff, .e_shentsize, bfd does not recognize a file with zero in Elf32_Ehdr.e_shoff, .e_shentsize,
or .e_shnum, even though the operating system kernel does not care, and many or .e_shnum, even though the operating system kernel does not care, and many
bfd clients would work just fine in these cases. bfd clients would work just fine in these cases.