2008/198: elfwrap - wrap data in an ELF file

[Vladimir Marek]

[...]
>      -z target=sparc | x86
>
>          Specifies the machine type for  the  output  relocatable
>          object.  Supported targets are sparc and x86.  The 32bit
>          machine type for the specified target is used unless the
>          -64   option   is   also  present,  in  which  case  the
>          corresponding 64bit machine type is  used.  By  default,
>          the  relocatable  object  that is generated is 32bit for
>          the machine one which elfwrap is executed.
[...]

Out of curiosity, would it be possible to have one 'universal' binary
for both sparc and x86? The real binaries could be wrapped as data, but
there would have to be some sort of universal bootloader which would
pick the appropriate one. Or is it completely outside of this scope?

Thank you

-- 
	Vlad
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