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HPPA/ELF README file:

	HP PA-RISC support was contributed by the Center for Software Science
	at the University of Utah.

This is the status of the hppa/elf code in bfd 2.0 as of January 29, 1993:

1. It generates correct ELF files for all of the input I've given it
so far.  I've used this version of libbfd.a to build an hppa/elf
version of gas 1.36 (emits SOM).  I've run files as large as 200K
lines of assembly through it.

2. ELF executables that are created *always* have 3 program header
table entries.  This is due to the exec() support we have in the
kernel for ELF executables.  It expects *exactly* 3 program header
table entries -- one for text, one for data, and one for bss.
Currently, there's no support for any other types of program header
table entries.