Re: Mach-O loader

2007-02-01 Thread Trent Waddington

On 2/2/07, Kyle Moffett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

I started working on one a while ago but I ran out of time to
dedicate to the project.  My schedule is opening up again, though, so
I plan to start working on it again.  At this point I have most of
the actual loader code written, the problem is that the syscalls
between Linux and Darwin are very different and need a binary
translation layer which is still in the concept phase at this point. :-D


I've written one before for the Boomerang[1] project.  Don't worry
about the system calls, that's not the point.  I do wonder if you can
mix Mach-O and ELF binaries in the same process however.. that would
be good.  If you like, send me the code and I'll take a look at it.

Trent

[1] http://boomerang.sourceforge.net/  I don't work on this anymore
due to work constraints.
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Re: Mach-O loader

2007-02-01 Thread Kyle Moffett

On Feb 01, 2007, at 01:57:53, Trent Waddington wrote:
Anyone know if a loader for Mach-O binaries for Linux has been  
written?


I started working on one a while ago but I ran out of time to  
dedicate to the project.  My schedule is opening up again, though, so  
I plan to start working on it again.  At this point I have most of  
the actual loader code written, the problem is that the syscalls  
between Linux and Darwin are very different and need a binary  
translation layer which is still in the concept phase at this point. :-D


Cheers,
Kyle Moffett

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Re: Mach-O loader

2007-02-01 Thread Kyle Moffett

On Feb 01, 2007, at 01:57:53, Trent Waddington wrote:
Anyone know if a loader for Mach-O binaries for Linux has been  
written?


I started working on one a while ago but I ran out of time to  
dedicate to the project.  My schedule is opening up again, though, so  
I plan to start working on it again.  At this point I have most of  
the actual loader code written, the problem is that the syscalls  
between Linux and Darwin are very different and need a binary  
translation layer which is still in the concept phase at this point. :-D


Cheers,
Kyle Moffett

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Re: Mach-O loader

2007-02-01 Thread Trent Waddington

On 2/2/07, Kyle Moffett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

I started working on one a while ago but I ran out of time to
dedicate to the project.  My schedule is opening up again, though, so
I plan to start working on it again.  At this point I have most of
the actual loader code written, the problem is that the syscalls
between Linux and Darwin are very different and need a binary
translation layer which is still in the concept phase at this point. :-D


I've written one before for the Boomerang[1] project.  Don't worry
about the system calls, that's not the point.  I do wonder if you can
mix Mach-O and ELF binaries in the same process however.. that would
be good.  If you like, send me the code and I'll take a look at it.

Trent

[1] http://boomerang.sourceforge.net/  I don't work on this anymore
due to work constraints.
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Mach-O loader

2007-01-31 Thread Trent Waddington

Anyone know if a loader for Mach-O binaries for Linux has been written?

Thanks,

Trent
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Mach-O loader

2007-01-31 Thread Trent Waddington

Anyone know if a loader for Mach-O binaries for Linux has been written?

Thanks,

Trent
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