From 94e9ad772353d2c218f40624f7da6ef14e7b1f72 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jeffrey Osier Date: Fri, 5 Nov 1993 20:13:42 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] binutils.texi: added nlmconv chapter --- binutils/binutils.texi | 62 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 59 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/binutils/binutils.texi b/binutils/binutils.texi index 8ce3360b1f1..f42d8d32d95 100644 --- a/binutils/binutils.texi +++ b/binutils/binutils.texi @@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ Discard symbols * strings:: List printable strings from files * strip:: Discard symbols * c++filt:: Filter to demangle encoded C++ symbols +* nlmconv:: Converts object code into an NLM * Index:: @end menu @@ -1186,7 +1187,7 @@ Verbose output: list all object files modified. In the case of archives, @samp{strip -v} lists all members of the archive. @end table -@node c++filt, Index, strip, Top +@node c++filt, nlmconv, strip, Top @chapter c++filt @kindex c++filt @@ -1223,7 +1224,7 @@ standard output. All results are printed on the standard output. @table @code @item -_ -@item --strip-underscores +@itemx --strip-underscores On some systems, both the C and C++ compilers put an underscore in front of every name. For example, the C name @code{foo} gets the low-level name @code{_foo}. This option removes the initial underscore. @@ -1268,7 +1269,62 @@ c++filt @var{option} @var{symbol} @end example @end quotation -@node Index, , c++filt, Top +@node nlmconv, Index, c++filt, Top +@chapter nlmconv + +@code{nlmconv} converts a relocatable object file into a NetWare +Loadable Module. @code{nlmconv} currently only works with @samp{i386} +object files in @code{coff}, @sc{elf}, or @code{a.out} format. + +@smallexample +nlmconv [ -I @var{format} | --input-format=@var{format} ] + [ -O @var{format} | --output-format=@var{format} ] + [ -T @var{headerfile} | --header-file=@var{headerfile} ] + [ -h | --help ] [ -V | --version ] + @var{infile} @var{outfile} +@end smallexample + +@code{nlmconv} converts the relocatable @samp{i386} object file +@var{infile} into the NetWare Loadable Module @var{outfile}, optionally +reading @var{headerfile} for NLM header information. For instructions +on writing the NLM command file language used in header files, see +@cite{The NetWare Tool Maker Specification Manual}, available from +Novell, Inc. @code{nlmconv} uses the @sc{gnu} Binary File Descriptor +library to read @var{infile}; see @ref{BFD,,BFD,ld.info,Using LD, the +GNU linker}, for more information. + +@table @code +@item -I @var{format} +@itemx --input-format=@var{format} +Object format of the input file. @code{nlmconv} can usually determine +the format of a given file (so no default is necessary). @var{format} +arguments are normal BFD names; for a list of these, run +@w{@samp{objdump -i}}. + +@item -O @var{format} +@itemx --output-format=@var{format} +Object format of the output file. @code{nlmconv} infers the output +format based on the input format, e.g. for a @samp{i386} input file the +output format is @samp{nlm32-i386}. @var{format} arguments are normal +BFD names; for a list of these, run @w{@samp{objdump -i}}. + +@item -T @var{headerfile} +@itemx --header-file=@var{headerfile} +Reads @var{headerfile} for NLM header information. For instructions on +writing the NLM command file language used in header files, see +@cite{The NetWare Tool Maker Specification Manual}, available from +Novell, Inc. + +@item -h +@itemx --help +Prints a usage summary. + +@item -V +@itemx --version +Prints the version number for @code{nlmconv}. +@end table + +@node Index, , nlmconv, Top @unnumbered Index @printindex cp -- 2.30.2