ELF2AOUT(1) |
FreeBSD General Commands Manual |
ELF2AOUT(1) |
NAME
elf2aout —
Convert ELF binary to a.out format
SYNOPSIS
elf2aout |
[ -o outfile] infile |
DESCRIPTION
The
elf2aout utility is used to convert an ELF formatted binary, namely a kernel, to an a.out formatted one. Most OpenBoot firmware require an a.out format or FCode boot image and this utility is designed to accommodate. If
infile is not in ELF format, an error message will be presented.
HISTORY
The
elf2aout utility first appeared in
FreeBSD 4.6.
AUTHORS
The
elf2aout utility was written by
Jake Burkholder <jake@FreeBSD.org>. This manual page was written by
Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org>.