Re: include
"Paul" <pchrist <nospam>or@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
If the wiki article is saying that PE is loaded with a dynamic loader then
its probably talking about a DLL. It is certialy not the case that all exe's
are loaded with a dynamic linker.
I happen to know for a fact that .exe files are loaded with a dynamic
linker which performs relocation and rebasing operations as needed (using
the data in the .exe file for that exact purpose). The wikipedia article
also clearly tells you this.
An .exe file (or any executable in any modern OS for that matter) is
as much "machine code" as an object file: Both contain compiled machine
code plus ancillary data used to set up jump and subfunction call
addresses appropriately. In some systems (such as in Windows) both
actually use the same file format (in Windows' case the PE format),
thus making them even less different.
I don't really need to post a link to prove you wrong
Translation: "I can't post a link to any official documentation because
there isn't one that would confirm my assertions."
It amuses me that I have given actual references, you have given
absolutely none, and only try to defend yourself with laughably weak
"I don't have to give you any references because everybody knows you
are wrong" pretenses.