Top "Coff" questions

What is the COMDAT section used for?

I see the /Gy option and am wondering why I would use it? http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/xsa71…

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Why is my PE file invalid?

I already asked a similar question, "PE Header requirements", but I'm not really satisfied with it's answer. I am building …

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COFF on Linux or ELF on Windows

Is it possible to run the COFF executable files on UNIX or the ELF executable files on Windows? And what …

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Usage differences between. a.out, .ELF, .EXE, and .COFF

Don't get me wrong by looking at the question title - I know what they are (format for portable executable …

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Linker error "contains invalid OMF record"

In C++ Builder when I compile I get [ilink32 Error] Error: 'C:\PATH\TO\A\LIB\INCLUDED\IN\THE\PROJECT\…

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What's the difference between the OMF and COFF format?

Recently I've been maintaining a legacy project written in VC++ 6.0. The code uses so many unique characteristics of this compiler …

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How do I check if an object file is in COFF or ELF format from within C?

I would like to be able to check the format of an object file from within my C code so …

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