NAME

       nlmconv - converts object code into an NLM.

SYNOPSIS

       nlmconv [-I bfdname|--input-target=bfdname]
               [-O bfdname|--output-target=bfdname]
               [-T headerfile|--header-file=headerfile]
               [-d|--debug] [-l linker|--linker=linker]
               [-h|--help] [-V|--version]
               infile outfile

DESCRIPTION

       nlmconv  converts  the  relocatable  i386  object  file  infile into the NetWare Loadable Module outfile,
       optionally reading headerfile for NLM header information.  For instructions on writing  the  NLM  command
       file  language  used  in  header  files,  see  the  linkers  section,  NLMLINK  in particular, of the NLM
       Development and Tools Overview, which is part of the NLM Software Developer's Kit ("NLM SDK"),  available
       from Novell, Inc.  nlmconv uses the GNU Binary File Descriptor library to read infile;

       nlmconv can perform a link step.  In other words, you can list more than one object file for input if you
       list them in the definitions file (rather than simply specifying one input file on the command line).  In
       this case, nlmconv calls the linker for you.

OPTIONS

       -I bfdname
       --input-target=bfdname
           Object  format  of  the  input file.  nlmconv can usually determine the format of a given file (so no
           default is necessary).

       -O bfdname
       --output-target=bfdname
           Object format of the output file.  nlmconv infers the output format based on the input  format,  e.g.
           for a i386 input file the output format is nlm32-i386.

       -T headerfile
       --header-file=headerfile
           Reads  headerfile  for  NLM  header  information.   For  instructions on writing the NLM command file
           language used in header files, see see  the  linkers  section,  of  the  NLM  Development  and  Tools
           Overview, which is part of the NLM Software Developer's Kit, available from Novell, Inc.

       -d
       --debug
           Displays (on standard error) the linker command line used by nlmconv.

       -l linker
       --linker=linker
           Use linker for any linking.  linker can be an absolute or a relative pathname.

       -h
       --help
           Prints a usage summary.

       -V
       --version
           Prints the version number for nlmconv.

       @file
           Read  command-line  options  from file.  The options read are inserted in place of the original @file
           option.  If file does not exist, or cannot be read, then the option will be  treated  literally,  and
           not removed.

           Options  in file are separated by whitespace.  A whitespace character may be included in an option by
           surrounding the entire option in  either  single  or  double  quotes.   Any  character  (including  a
           backslash)  may be included by prefixing the character to be included with a backslash.  The file may
           itself contain additional @file options; any such options will be processed recursively.

SEE ALSO

       the Info entries for binutils.

COPYRIGHT

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       2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

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