Re: [ros-dev] [ros-diffs] [tkreuzer] 52133: [OBJ2BIN] - Add new tool obj2bin, that converts a coff object file into a raw binary file - Move pe/coff types into a common header file pecoff.h

[Alex Ionescu]

I think Timo has a neat macro file that makes GAS (with tiny modifications) files be
compilable by MASM.

So his plan is to ditch binutils.

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Best regards,
Alex Ionescu

On 2011-06-09, at 1:51 PM, KJK::Hyperion wrote:

>   On 08/06/2011 1.13, Timo Kreuzer wrote:
> > >   Why is
> > > this needed? ie: what missing functionality of obj2dump does
> > >  this tool add?
> > >  
> > >  I'm only asking because whenever I build ARM binaries with GCC I use
> > >  obj2dump to do exactly this -- convert a PE/COFF to a raw binary for
> > >  the boot-loader or firmware.
> > >  
> > >  So maybe I'm missing something?
> > >  
> > >  Best regards,
> > >  Alex Ionescu
> > >   
> >  This is for MSVC builds. MSVC doesn't come with such a tool and I don't
> >  want to depend on installation of extra tools. 
>  
>  ... we already need binutils for gas, especially now that you're phasing
>  out nasm, so I don't see why objdump is out
>  
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