Drop support for Linux a.out

Linux has used ELF for over twenty years.

1 files changed, 0 insertions, 86 deletions

diff --git a/hints/linux.sh b/hints/linux.sh
index fb5a46eece..3f38ea07f1 100644
--- a/hints/linux.sh
+++ b/hints/linux.sh
@@ -221,92 +221,6 @@ case "$libc" in
     ;;
 esac
 
-# Are we using ELF?  Thanks to Kenneth Albanowski <kjahds@kjahds.com>
-# for this test.
-cat >try.c <<'EOM'
-/* Test for whether ELF binaries are produced */
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-main() {
-	char buffer[4];
-	int i=open("a.out",O_RDONLY);
-	if(i==-1)
-		exit(1); /* fail */
-	if(read(i,&buffer[0],4)<4)
-		exit(1); /* fail */
-	if(buffer[0] != 127 || buffer[1] != 'E' ||
-           buffer[2] != 'L' || buffer[3] != 'F')
-		exit(1); /* fail */
-	exit(0); /* succeed (yes, it's ELF) */
-}
-EOM
-if ${cc:-gcc} $ccflags $ldflags try.c >/dev/null 2>&1 && $run ./a.out; then
-    cat <<'EOM' >&4
-
-You appear to have ELF support.  I'll try to use it for dynamic loading.
-If dynamic loading doesn't work, read hints/linux.sh for further information.
-EOM
-
-else
-    cat <<'EOM' >&4
-
-You don't have an ELF gcc.  I will use dld if possible.  If you are
-using a version of DLD earlier than 3.2.6, or don't have it at all, you
-should probably upgrade. If you are forced to use 3.2.4, you should
-uncomment a couple of lines in hints/linux.sh and restart Configure so
-that shared libraries will be disallowed.
-
-EOM
-    lddlflags="-r $lddlflags"
-    # These empty values are so that Configure doesn't put in the
-    # Linux ELF values.
-    ccdlflags=' '
-    cccdlflags=' '
-    ccflags="-DOVR_DBL_DIG=14 $ccflags"
-    so='sa'
-    dlext='o'
-    nm_so_opt=' '
-    ## If you are using DLD 3.2.4 which does not support shared libs,
-    ## uncomment the next two lines:
-    #ldflags="-static"
-    #so='none'
-
-	# In addition, on some systems there is a problem with perl and NDBM
-	# which causes AnyDBM and NDBM_File to lock up. This is evidenced
-	# in the tests as AnyDBM just freezing.  Apparently, this only
-	# happens on a.out systems, so we disable NDBM for all a.out linux
-	# systems.  If someone can suggest a more robust test
-	#  that would be appreciated.
-	#
-	# More info:
-	# Date: Wed, 7 Feb 1996 03:21:04 +0900
-	# From: Jeffrey Friedl <jfriedl@nff.ncl.omron.co.jp>
-	#
-	# I tried compiling with DBM support and sure enough things locked up
-	# just as advertised. Checking into it, I found that the lockup was
-	# during the call to dbm_open. Not *in* dbm_open -- but between the call
-	# to and the jump into.
-	#
-	# To make a long story short, making sure that the *.a and *.sa pairs of
-	#   /usr/lib/lib{m,db,gdbm}.{a,sa}
-	# were perfectly in sync took care of it.
-	#
-	# This will generate a harmless Whoa There! message
-	case "$d_dbm_open" in
-	'')	cat <<'EOM' >&4
-
-Disabling ndbm.  This will generate a Whoa There message in Configure.
-Read hints/linux.sh for further information.
-EOM
-		# You can override this with Configure -Dd_dbm_open
-		d_dbm_open=undef
-		;;
-	esac
-fi
-
-rm -f try.c a.out
-
 if ${sh:-/bin/sh} -c exit; then
   echo ''
   echo 'You appear to have a working bash.  Good.'