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NAME
     elf2coff - create a COFF file from an ELF file

SYNOPSIS
     elf2coff < input > output

DESCRIPTION
     elf2coff reads an ELF absolute exectuable file from standard
     input  (which  must  be  seekable), and writes an equivalent
     COFF file to standard output.

     elf2coff only works on fairly simple files with the standard
     text, data, and bss sections.  Other sections are ignored.

     Some excessively verbose debugging information is written to
     standard  error output, which may be examined to insure that
     the file's sections were treated correctly.

     elf2coff's only supported purpose is to take an  ELF  kernel
     and  make  a  COFF  file  suitable  for  use with a pre-SVR4
     bootstrap loader.

DIAGNOSTICS
     elf2coff's exit status is zero if  the  operation  succeded,
     otherwise,  nonzero  status is returned.  If an error occurs
     writing the COFF file, no error  output  will  occur;  other
     errors are reported in useful ways.

BUGS
     The stderr output is leftover from debugging.

     There should be proper reporting of write errors.

SEE ALSO
     elf(3e), a.out(4).




















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