Re: executables

[Arun Sharma <arun@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Jan 17, 2001 at 07:12:30PM +0530, Rahul Jindal wrote:
> hello world
> a small query.
> is it possible to "read" two executables and combine them to form a third
> executable which gives the same output as the other two?
> 
> hope for some replies
> 
> thanks in anticipation

Search in http://www.research.compaq.com/ - there was a project called
"Om" (I forget the precise name) headed by Amitabh Srivastava, 
which did things like this. They provided a binary editing framework, to
be used for post linking optimizations.

	-Arun

PS: Worked only on Digital UNIX and Amitabh went on to found a startup to
do the same for NT.