Read the ld.so 1.9.2 documentation.
> If a.out support is discontinued in the next upgrade, we'll be
It isnt. Read the ld.so 1.9.2 documentation
> Dropping a.out support would also go a long way towards establishing
We arent dropping it read the ld.so 1.9.2 documentation
> IMHO, this would be the biggest backward step from establishing
> Linux for the general public. DON'T DO IT!
We aren't. Read the ld.so 1.9.2 documentation
ld.so 1.9.2 does not go and eat your old a.out loader. You merely dont get
any of the new wild funky features with 1.9.2 for a.out. Heck we couldnt
drop a.out ever - Doom is a.out
Alan