NAME

       ppumove - The FPC Pascal unit mover.

SYNOPSIS

       ppumove [-sqbhw] [-o File] [-d path] [-e extension] files...

Description

       ppumove  collects  one  or several Free Pascal unit files and archives them in a static or
       shared library.

Usage

       You can invoke ppumove with as the only required argument the name of the unit from  which
       you  want to make an archive. Specifying multiple files is also possible, they will be put
       in the same archive.

Options

       ppumove has several options, which are case sensitive:

       -b     This option tells ppumove to write a shell  script  (a  batch  file  on  DOS)  that
              performs  the  needed  calls to ar and ld. The script will be called pmove, with an
              extension of .sh on Linux, and .bat on DOS. You can then call this script  manually
              afterwards.

       -d path
              This  option  tells ppumove where to generate the new unit files.  By default, this
              is the same directory as where the files are found.  If you specify as  the  output
              extension  the  same  extension  as  the units you want to move, not specifying the
              destination directory may cause problems.

       -e ext This option sets the extension of the new unit files to ext.  By  default  .ppl  is
              used.  However,  you  can  specify .ppu as the extension. If you do, be sure to use
              also the -d switch, or you will overwrite the old units.  Note  however,  that  the
              compiler will only look for extensions .ppu and .ppl when looking for units.

       -h     Shows a short help screen.

       -o file
              This  option  allows  you  to specify the name of the library to be generated.  You
              must use this option if you specify more than one unit on the command-line. If  you
              specified  only  one  unit on the command-line, the generated library will have the
              unit name, with lib prepended (on Linux).  You do not need to specify the lib part,
              this will be prepended automatically if needed.

       -q     Tells ppumove to operate quietly.

       -s     Tells  ppumove  to  generate  a  static  library.  By  default, a shared library is
              generated (except on DOS).

       -w     Tells ppumove it should use the windows linker and archiver. Do not use this option
              on Linux.

SEE ALSO

              ppc386(1) ppudep(1) ppudump(1)