On 22/2/24 11:11, Richard Earnshaw (lists) wrote:
Most of the free world has left COFF behind since several decades, so I won't comment on that. YMMV.This isn't helpful. Windows platforms use (a derivative of) COFF, so that's what the tools need to use when targetting that platform.
Also, there are relocation types needed for Windows programs that are supported in COFF but not in ELF object files. Mark