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<h2 class="chapter">11 nlmconv</h2>
<p><samp><span class="command">nlmconv</span></samp> converts a relocatable object file into a NetWare
Loadable Module.
<blockquote>
<em>Warning:</em> <samp><span class="command">nlmconv</span></samp> is not always built as part of the binary
utilities, since it is only useful for NLM targets.
</blockquote>
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nlmconv [<samp><span class="option">-I</span></samp> <var>bfdname</var>|<samp><span class="option">--input-target=</span></samp><var>bfdname</var>]
[<samp><span class="option">-O</span></samp> <var>bfdname</var>|<samp><span class="option">--output-target=</span></samp><var>bfdname</var>]
[<samp><span class="option">-T</span></samp> <var>headerfile</var>|<samp><span class="option">--header-file=</span></samp><var>headerfile</var>]
[<samp><span class="option">-d</span></samp>|<samp><span class="option">--debug</span></samp>] [<samp><span class="option">-l</span></samp> <var>linker</var>|<samp><span class="option">--linker=</span></samp><var>linker</var>]
[<samp><span class="option">-h</span></samp>|<samp><span class="option">--help</span></samp>] [<samp><span class="option">-V</span></samp>|<samp><span class="option">--version</span></samp>]
<var>infile</var> <var>outfile</var>
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<p><samp><span class="command">nlmconv</span></samp> converts the relocatable ‘<samp><span class="samp">i386</span></samp>’ object file
<var>infile</var> into the NetWare Loadable Module <var>outfile</var>, optionally
reading <var>headerfile</var> for NLM header information. For instructions
on writing the NLM command file language used in header files, see the
‘<samp><span class="samp">linkers</span></samp>’ section, ‘<samp><span class="samp">NLMLINK</span></samp>’ in particular, of the <cite>NLM
Development and Tools Overview</cite>, which is part of the NLM Software
Developer's Kit (“NLM SDK”), available from Novell, Inc.
<samp><span class="command">nlmconv</span></samp> uses the <span class="sc">gnu</span> Binary File Descriptor library to read
<var>infile</var>;
see <a href="../ld/BFD.html#BFD">BFD</a>, for more information.
<p><samp><span class="command">nlmconv</span></samp> can perform a link step. In other words, you can list
more than one object file for input if you list them in the definitions
file (rather than simply specifying one input file on the command line).
In this case, <samp><span class="command">nlmconv</span></samp> calls the linker for you.
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<!-- man begin OPTIONS nlmconv -->
<dl>
<dt><samp><span class="env">-I </span><var>bfdname</var></samp><dt><samp><span class="env">--input-target=</span><var>bfdname</var></samp><dd>Object format of the input file. <samp><span class="command">nlmconv</span></samp> can usually determine
the format of a given file (so no default is necessary).
See <a href="Target-Selection.html#Target-Selection">Target Selection</a>, for more information.
<br><dt><samp><span class="env">-O </span><var>bfdname</var></samp><dt><samp><span class="env">--output-target=</span><var>bfdname</var></samp><dd>Object format of the output file. <samp><span class="command">nlmconv</span></samp> infers the output
format based on the input format, e.g. for a ‘<samp><span class="samp">i386</span></samp>’ input file the
output format is ‘<samp><span class="samp">nlm32-i386</span></samp>’.
See <a href="Target-Selection.html#Target-Selection">Target Selection</a>, for more information.
<br><dt><samp><span class="env">-T </span><var>headerfile</var></samp><dt><samp><span class="env">--header-file=</span><var>headerfile</var></samp><dd>Reads <var>headerfile</var> for NLM header information. For instructions on
writing the NLM command file language used in header files, see see the
‘<samp><span class="samp">linkers</span></samp>’ section, of the <cite>NLM Development and Tools
Overview</cite>, which is part of the NLM Software Developer's Kit, available
from Novell, Inc.
<br><dt><samp><span class="env">-d</span></samp><dt><samp><span class="env">--debug</span></samp><dd>Displays (on standard error) the linker command line used by <samp><span class="command">nlmconv</span></samp>.
<br><dt><samp><span class="env">-l </span><var>linker</var></samp><dt><samp><span class="env">--linker=</span><var>linker</var></samp><dd>Use <var>linker</var> for any linking. <var>linker</var> can be an absolute or a
relative pathname.
<br><dt><samp><span class="env">-h</span></samp><dt><samp><span class="env">--help</span></samp><dd>Prints a usage summary.
<br><dt><samp><span class="env">-V</span></samp><dt><samp><span class="env">--version</span></samp><dd>Prints the version number for <samp><span class="command">nlmconv</span></samp>.
</dl>
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