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Re: build fails on hppa (gcc 3.X problem?)



On Mon, Mar 25, 2002 at 04:30:55PM -0500, Christopher C. Chimelis wrote:

> > Questions are steps of thinking...

> > Q1: WTF is BDF (lirycs?) ?

> It's BFD: Binary Format Descriptor, IIRC (been awhile since I actually
> looked this up).  See the binutils-doc package ('info bfd').

'binary file descriptor', according to info bfd; although it's been
claimed elsewhere (by one of the Cygnus founders in an interview, IIRC)
that this is merely a retcon for the acronym. :)

Steve Langasek
postmodern programmer

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