VisualDSP++ 4.5 Loader and Utilities Manual - Analog Devices

elf2flt – ELF to BFLT File Converter
Utilities
The ELF-to-BFLT file converter (elf2flt.exe) utility converts a (.dxe)
file in Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) to Binary Flat Format
(BFLT).
The .bflt file contains three output sections: text, data, and bss. Output
sections are defined by the ELF file standard. The .bflt file can be loaded
and executed in an environment running a uClinux operating system.
For more information on the BFLT file format, see uClinux Web site:
http://www.beyondlogic.org/uClinux/bflt.htm.
The elf2flt currently supports ELF files compiled for Blackfin and
SHARC architectures. The elf2flt implements revision 5 flat relocation
type. For more information, see the BFLT relocation structure defined in
flat.h.
� Elf2flt
does not support ELF files with position-independent
code and global offset table (PIC with GOT).
Elf2flt is not capable of compressing text and data segments with
gzip tool.
Syntax: elf2flt [-V|r|k] [-s #] [-o file_name] elf_input_file
where:
elf_input_file is the name of the .dxe file generated by the
VisualDSP++ linker.
Table B-2 shows optional switches used with the elf2flt command.
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