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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Inputs required in decoding file on AIX- executable (RISC System/6000) or object module not stripped Post 302988659 by Don Cragun on Friday 30th of December 2016 12:54:53 PM
Old 12-30-2016
To get the information you provided (executable (RISC System/6000) or object module not stripped), you had to be able to read its contents (probably using something like the file command). If you're going to try to replace that AIX executable file with an executable file that can be run by your Linux system, you're going to need to understand the difference between "read" and "execute". You can:
  1. Find the source code for the object file you want to convert, modify it to replace any AIX specific code to use code that works on both systems or to use code that is specific to your Linux system, and recompile it on your Linux system.
  2. Contact the vendor that produced the object file you want to run on your Linux system and ask them to provide you a version of that object file that will run on your Linux system.
  3. You can write down specifications describing what that object file does and write code that does that on your Linux system.
  4. You can write an emulator that will run AIX RISC System/6000 code on your Linux system.
  5. Or, you can write down specifications describing what that object file does and hire someone to write code that meets those specifications that will run on your Linux system.
Or, of course, if none of the above are possible and this object file is crucial to your business, you could decide to keep running this object file on AIX instead of on your Linux system.
 

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ostrip(1)						      General Commands Manual							 ostrip(1)

NAME
ostrip - Reduce the size of object files SYNOPSIS
ostrip [options] file... OPTIONS
The following options are supported by the ostrip command: Removes the section of a linked image. Removes unreferenced symbols and unused type information from the symbol tables of a pre-link file. This results in a smaller on-disk executable file. If files modified with this option are subsequently linked, ostrip -m should be run on the linked image. Joins together two files that were previously split by the -t option into a symbol table file (image.stb) and a stripped image file (image). Removes unreferenced symbols and unused type information for the symbol tables of a post-link executable file. This results in a smaller on-disk executable file. The symbol table still contains all information required for debugging. Decompresses the output of ostrip. This option is provided for cases in which the input file is compressed in ALPHAMAGICZ format. Removes the symbol table and any strippable subsections of the section. (Performs the same operations as the strip command.) Splits an image file (image) into a symbol table file (image.stb) and a stripped image file (image). The symbol table file will contain a checksum of the stripped image. Displays the version of the ostrip command. Produces a reduced symbol table by remov- ing local information. Also deletes any locally strippable subsections of the section. (Performs the same operations as the ld -x com- mand.) Compresses the output of ostrip into ALPHAMAGICZ format. DESCRIPTION
The ostrip command reduces the components of any object file based on the options that are specified. It is designed to work with any object file, that is, files, image files, and shared object files. It does not work with (archive) files. RESTRICTIONS
None. EXAMPLES
The following command strips the local symbol table and converts the object file into ALPHAMAGICZ format: ostrip -x -Z obj.o The following command produces the symbol table file osize_mm.stb and the stripped image file osize.mm: ostrip -t osize.mm The following command joins the symbol table file osize_mm.stb to osize.mm: ostrip -j osize.mm SEE ALSO
Commands: strip(1), ld(1), mcs(1), objZ(1) ostrip(1)
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