NAME

makeboot − Strips a.out header off of bootstrap program

SYNOPSIS

makeboot [options] bootFile [targetBootFile]

OPTIONS

−h hostnameCreates a boot file under the internet host address of the named host. 

−helpPrint a summary of the command-line options and exit. 
 

DESCRIPTION

Makeboot copies a boot program and removes the a.out header as it does so.  The boot program is loaded by the PROM into memory and execution begins at word 0, so the a.out header must be removed.  This program also knows where the boot program ought to be installed, so without the targetBootFile argument it will do the right thing.  Typically makeboot is used to install network boot programs.  These are loaded by the PROM using TFTP, which looks in the standard boot directory. 
 

SEE ALSO

installboot, which copies a disk boot program onto the disk header and strips the a.out header as it does so. 
 

FILES

/sprite/boot- Directory containing per-machine TFTP boot files.  These are typically symbolic links to machine-dependent boot programs. 
/sprite/boot.$MACHINE- Home for the machine dependent boot programs. 
 

KEYWORDS

boot, a.out
 

Sprite version 1.0  —  June 02, 1989