bsdtools

Short:        (net)bsd archive tools (ar/ranlib/nm)
Author:       various
Uploader:     gnikl informatik uni-rostock de (Gunther Nikl)
Type:         dev/gcc
Architecture: m68k-amigaos

 This archive contains three bsd tools to create, maintain and
 list link libraries in 'a.out'-format, thus they are useable
 with gcc. These tools are able to create and handle a so called
 'extended' archive format supporting filenames with a length
 more than 15 characters. (That format is only used if required,
 of course!) Since gmake and the on the amiga with  gcc used ld
 both can handle this format, these tools can easily be used as a
 replacement for the gnu-tools. Because only 'a.out' is supported
 the executable size of every program is a bit smaller than the
 corresponding bfd-based gnu tool ;)

 Some technical information:
 All compiled programs are residentable (you should set the 'pure'
 bit) and require only ixemul v39. Also there are already converted
 man-pages. Some files had to be changed slightly, in this case the
 original files got the suffix '.orig'.

  Gunther