NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       nlmconv - converts object code into an NLM.

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       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    [Toc]    [Back]

       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    [Toc]    [Back]

       -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  nlm-
	   conv.

       -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.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       the Info entries for binutils.

COPYRIGHT    [Toc]    [Back]

       Copyright (c) 1991, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99,  2000,  2001,  2002
       Free Software Foundation, Inc.

       Permission  is  granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
       under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version  1.1  or
       any  later  version  published by the Free Software Foundation; with no
       Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with	no  Back-Cover
       Texts.	A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU
       Free Documentation License".



3rd Berkeley Distribution	  2002-04-18			    NLMCONV(1)