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.Dd Octobert 2, 1996
.Dt ELF2ECOFF 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm elf2ecoff
.Nd convert elf executable to ecoff format
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm elf2ecoff
.Op Ar elfexec
.Oo
.Ar ecoffexec
.Oc
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm elf2ecoff
reads and convert the file specified as
.Ar elfexec
to ecoff format, into file
.Ar ecoffexec
, suitable for bootstrapping certain
.Nm MIPS
systems. Systems requiering this
conversion is the
.Nm arc
and
.Nm pmax.
.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
If the conversion fails a diagnostic message is printed to explain the cause.