Annotation of src/usr.bin/elf2aout/elf2aout.1, Revision 1.6
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1.6 ! aaron 33: .Dd October 2, 1996
1.1 graichen 34: .Dt ELF2AOUT 1
35: .Os
36: .Sh NAME
37: .Nm elf2aout
38: .Nd convert elf executable to a.out format
39: .Sh SYNOPSIS
40: .Nm elf2aout
41: .Op Ar elfexec
42: .Oo
1.4 aaron 43: .Ar aoutexec
1.1 graichen 44: .Oc
45: .Sh DESCRIPTION
46: .Nm elf2aout
1.4 aaron 47: reads and converts the file specified as
1.1 graichen 48: .Ar elfexec
49: to a.out format, into file
1.4 aaron 50: .Ar aoutexec ,
51: suitable for bootstrapping certain
1.1 graichen 52: .Nm MIPS
1.3 d 53: systems.
54: The systems currently requiring this
55: conversion are:
56: .Nm pmax .
1.1 graichen 57: .Sh DIAGNOSTICS
58: If the conversion fails a diagnostic message is printed to explain the cause.