NAME

makesym − make debugger symbol table

SYNOPSIS

makesym [ −n ] [ −o output ] [ −h ] [ input ]

DESCRIPTION

Makesym converts the output of nm(1) into the format accepted by the standalone debugger so that it may be include with the program being debugged.  This is most often used to provide a symbol table for debugging the kernel. 

The output is the symbol table, either in raw form (useful when downloading over a serial line) or as an a.out file that can be merged into a program. 

The following switches are accepted:

-o The following argument specifies an output file.  If this switch is not specified, the result will appear on standard output. 

-h Produces an a.out header.  It must appear after -o (if that switch is present). 

-n Does not byte-swap the address produced (only effective when run on a VAX or other machine that requires byte-swapping). 

Makesym is written to accept the output of nm rather than reading the symbol table directly from an a.out format file.  This allows easy deletion and editing of the symbol table using normal tools (sed, grep,etc.). 

SEE ALSO

nm(1), config(8), debug(8)

PRPQs 5799-WZQ/5799-PFF: IBM/4.3  —  15 Dec 1986