openbsd-ports/devel/binutils/stable/pkg/DESCR
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The GNU Binutils are a collection of binary tools. The main ones are:
* ld - the GNU linker.
* as - the GNU assembler.
But they also include:
* addr2line - Converts addresses into filenames and line numbers.
* ar - A utility for creating, modifying and extracting from
archives.
* c++filt - Filter to demangle encoded C++ symbols.
* gprof - Displays profiling information.
* nlmconv - Converts object code into an NLM.
* nm - Lists symbols from object files.
* objcopy - Copys and translates object files.
* objdump - Displays information from object files.
* ranlib - Generates an index to the contents of an archive.
* readelf - Displays information from any ELF format object file.
* size - Lists the section sizes of an object or archive file.
* strings - Lists printable strings from files.
* strip - Discards symbols.
* windres - A compiler for Windows resource files.
Most of these programs use BFD, the Binary File Descriptor library, to
do low-level manipulation. Many of them also use the opcodes library
to assemble and disassemble machine instructions.
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