XML Output: libxo - provide single API to output TXT, XML, JSON and HTML

Marcel Moolenaar marcel at xcllnt.net
Thu Aug 14 17:08:01 UTC 2014


On Aug 14, 2014, at 1:52 AM, Konstantin Belousov <kostikbel at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Aug 14, The ELF spec says:
>> 
>> 
>>    Note Section
>> 
>>    Sometimes a vendor or system builder needs to mark an object
>>    file with special information that other programs will check
>>    for conformance, compatibility, etc. Sections of type SHT_NOTE
>>    and program header elements of type PT_NOTE can be used for
>>    this purpose. The note information in sections and program
>>    header elements holds any number of entries, each of which is
>>    an array of 4-byte words in the format of the target processor.
>>    Labels appear below to help explain note information organization,
>>    but they are not part of the specification.
> ELF standard scope is about build toolchain and C runtime, where the
> cited paragraph makes perfect sense.

That's a self-imposed precondition that is not
present in the spec. You're just as liberal in
the interpretation as Phil is. You just on the
other side of the argument.

I am definitely interested in what you think a
system builder is given your objection.

-- 
Marcel Moolenaar
marcel at xcllnt.net


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