WHAT IS THIS?

This module allows you to write ELF ( Executable and Linkable Format ) files with nothing but pure perl! Combined with CPU::x86_64::InstructionWriter you can build your own binaries without touching gcc or binutils or any other megalithic toolchain.

Implementing a compiler is left as an exercise for the reader.

BUT WHY, DAMMIT? WHY?

If you have to ask why, you are not a member of the intended audience. Please go on about your business and accept my apologies for this distraction.

THAT'S CRAZY... BUT UM, WHERE CAN I LEARN ABOUT THIS?

Brian Raiter has a very nice writeup about diving into the details of ELF which I found intriguing and educational, and refer back to any time I need to remember some of this stuff.

Once you see what he's doing, you will understand the inspiration for this module.

Also, Thanks to Bob Zimbinski (author of TTY Quake ) for the original inspiration behind my various abuses of technology.