What is the ELF format?

ELF is a file format that is used for all Phase 5`s PowerUP software. It is the equivalent of Amiga hunk files in PPC binaries or the FAT32 format on Windows32, and is based upon a Unix standard. Many suspect Phase 5 have chosen this format to move Amiga coders over to their own custom A/Box system. At present the only alternative is WarpOS from Haage & Partner, which uses the Amigas HUNK format to gain a speed increase and providing routines not available to PowerUP programmers.

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