Re: Developing application for linux

From: Grant Edwards (grante_at_visi.com)
Date: 01/19/05

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    On 2005-01-19, Paul Pluzhnikov <ppluzhnikov-nsp@charter.net> wrote:
    > Grant Edwards <grante@visi.com> writes:
    >
    >> > - OR it is some form of an object file such that the kernel is
    >> > configured to run after booting.
    >>
    >> Yes.
    >
    > No.
    >
    > You build an ELF executable (not an object file).

    ELF executables are object files.

    > The kernel knows absolutely nothing about your executable. You
    > simply run that exe just like you would run 'date' or 'ls'.

    That depends on its name. If you name it 'init', then the
    kernel _does_ know about it.

    > True, you can make starting that executable be a part of an 'rc'
    > script, which is started by the 'init' process, which is started
    > by the kernel. But it's a long way from "kernel is configured to
    > run after booting".

    Really? I thought there was a way to tell the kernel what
    program to run if you wanted to run someting other than
    /sbin/init. 

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