can linux be built with a coff compiler?

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Is it possible to make a bootable linux kernel from a gcc build that outputs COFF files instead of ELF?
Does it even matter to the kernel?




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    COFF is dead since 30 years, why do you ask?
    – schily
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  • i know it's completely crazy and i will probably not be able to get it working at all but i want to try to make a backend for the z80 cpu in gcc and then try to build linux and there is some code in binutils for assembling z80 code in COFF. Also i whould have to not comply with ELF standard since i think it only supports 32bit and 64bit in EI_CLASS
    – H32
    2 days ago











  • If there is no ELF postprocessing done in Linux, it could work. Never attempt to give the microsoft compiler a try as it does not support recent compiler features that are needed by the source.
    – schily
    2 days ago










  • i know that the linux sources are tied up with gcc, that's why i want to make a backend for gcc.
    – H32
    2 days ago










  • @H32 You do realize the Z-80 address space is limited to 64 kB? Your target board would need to do some serious bank switching.
    – Johan Myréen
    2 days ago
















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Is it possible to make a bootable linux kernel from a gcc build that outputs COFF files instead of ELF?
Does it even matter to the kernel?




linux-kernel compiling gcc




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    COFF is dead since 30 years, why do you ask?
    – schily
    2 days ago










  • i know it's completely crazy and i will probably not be able to get it working at all but i want to try to make a backend for the z80 cpu in gcc and then try to build linux and there is some code in binutils for assembling z80 code in COFF. Also i whould have to not comply with ELF standard since i think it only supports 32bit and 64bit in EI_CLASS
    – H32
    2 days ago











  • If there is no ELF postprocessing done in Linux, it could work. Never attempt to give the microsoft compiler a try as it does not support recent compiler features that are needed by the source.
    – schily
    2 days ago










  • i know that the linux sources are tied up with gcc, that's why i want to make a backend for gcc.
    – H32
    2 days ago










  • @H32 You do realize the Z-80 address space is limited to 64 kB? Your target board would need to do some serious bank switching.
    – Johan Myréen
    2 days ago












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Is it possible to make a bootable linux kernel from a gcc build that outputs COFF files instead of ELF?
Does it even matter to the kernel?




linux-kernel compiling gcc




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Is it possible to make a bootable linux kernel from a gcc build that outputs COFF files instead of ELF?
Does it even matter to the kernel?





linux-kernel compiling gcc





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    COFF is dead since 30 years, why do you ask?
    – schily
    2 days ago










  • i know it's completely crazy and i will probably not be able to get it working at all but i want to try to make a backend for the z80 cpu in gcc and then try to build linux and there is some code in binutils for assembling z80 code in COFF. Also i whould have to not comply with ELF standard since i think it only supports 32bit and 64bit in EI_CLASS
    – H32
    2 days ago











  • If there is no ELF postprocessing done in Linux, it could work. Never attempt to give the microsoft compiler a try as it does not support recent compiler features that are needed by the source.
    – schily
    2 days ago










  • i know that the linux sources are tied up with gcc, that's why i want to make a backend for gcc.
    – H32
    2 days ago










  • @H32 You do realize the Z-80 address space is limited to 64 kB? Your target board would need to do some serious bank switching.
    – Johan Myréen
    2 days ago












  • 4




    COFF is dead since 30 years, why do you ask?
    – schily
    2 days ago










  • i know it's completely crazy and i will probably not be able to get it working at all but i want to try to make a backend for the z80 cpu in gcc and then try to build linux and there is some code in binutils for assembling z80 code in COFF. Also i whould have to not comply with ELF standard since i think it only supports 32bit and 64bit in EI_CLASS
    – H32
    2 days ago











  • If there is no ELF postprocessing done in Linux, it could work. Never attempt to give the microsoft compiler a try as it does not support recent compiler features that are needed by the source.
    – schily
    2 days ago










  • i know that the linux sources are tied up with gcc, that's why i want to make a backend for gcc.
    – H32
    2 days ago










  • @H32 You do realize the Z-80 address space is limited to 64 kB? Your target board would need to do some serious bank switching.
    – Johan Myréen
    2 days ago







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COFF is dead since 30 years, why do you ask?
– schily
2 days ago




COFF is dead since 30 years, why do you ask?
– schily
2 days ago












i know it's completely crazy and i will probably not be able to get it working at all but i want to try to make a backend for the z80 cpu in gcc and then try to build linux and there is some code in binutils for assembling z80 code in COFF. Also i whould have to not comply with ELF standard since i think it only supports 32bit and 64bit in EI_CLASS
– H32
2 days ago





i know it's completely crazy and i will probably not be able to get it working at all but i want to try to make a backend for the z80 cpu in gcc and then try to build linux and there is some code in binutils for assembling z80 code in COFF. Also i whould have to not comply with ELF standard since i think it only supports 32bit and 64bit in EI_CLASS
– H32
2 days ago













If there is no ELF postprocessing done in Linux, it could work. Never attempt to give the microsoft compiler a try as it does not support recent compiler features that are needed by the source.
– schily
2 days ago




If there is no ELF postprocessing done in Linux, it could work. Never attempt to give the microsoft compiler a try as it does not support recent compiler features that are needed by the source.
– schily
2 days ago












i know that the linux sources are tied up with gcc, that's why i want to make a backend for gcc.
– H32
2 days ago




i know that the linux sources are tied up with gcc, that's why i want to make a backend for gcc.
– H32
2 days ago












@H32 You do realize the Z-80 address space is limited to 64 kB? Your target board would need to do some serious bank switching.
– Johan Myréen
2 days ago




@H32 You do realize the Z-80 address space is limited to 64 kB? Your target board would need to do some serious bank switching.
– Johan Myréen
2 days ago















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