3 weeks ago · software

Binaries

The 2 GiB “Relocation Barrier” – Why Massive Binaries Break on x86‑64 A problem I ran into while pursuing my PhD and submitting academic articles was that I ha...

3 weeks ago · software

Huge Binaries

The 2 GiB Relocation Barrier A problem I experienced while pursuing my PhD and submitting academic articles was that I had built solutions to problems that req...

0 month ago · software

ELF Crimes: Program Interpreter Fun

Article URL: https://nytpu.com/gemlog/2025-12-21 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46345975 Points: 9 Comments: 1...

1 month ago · software

Linker Scripts Explained: Controlling Memory Layout on Bare Metal

The Anatomy of a Minimal Linker Script A linker script has two primary blocks: MEMORY and SECTIONS. ld ENTRY_start MEMORY { RAM rwx : ORIGIN = 0x60000000, LENG...

1 month ago · software

Durin is a library for reading and writing the Dwarf debugging format

Article URL: https://github.com/tmcgilchrist/durin Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46111120 Points: 25 Comments: 3...