Commands Reference, Volume 3

ldedit Command

Purpose

Modifies an XCOFF executable file header.

Syntax

ldedit -b Option [ -V ] File

Description

Use the ldedit command to modify various fields in an XCOFF header or the auxiliaryheader of the executable file. The tool makes it possible to mark or unmark an application as a 'large page data' program or add/modify values of MAXDATA and MAXSTACK without relinking. The format of the command is similar to the format of the link editor, ld command. ldedit operates on one file at a time.

Flags

-b Options

Modifies an executable as specified by Option. The possible values for Option are:

lpdata: Marks a file as 'large page data' executable.
nolpdata: Unmarks a file as 'large page data' executable.
lptext: Marks a file as 'large page text' executable.
nolptext: Unmarks a file as 'large page text' executable.
maxdata:value: Sets the MAXDATA value. value is an octal number when it starts with 0, a hexadecimal number when it starts with 0x, and a decimal number in all other cases.
maxdata:value/dsa: Sets the MAXDATA value and the DSA bit. value is an octal number when it starts with 0, a hexadecimal number when it starts with 0x, and a decimal number in all other cases.
maxstack:value: Sets the MAXSTACK value. value is an octal number when it starts with 0, a hexadecimal number when it starts with 0x, and a decimal number in all other cases.

Note

If no Options are specified ldedit outputs a usage message to the standard error output.

-V Prints the version of the ldedit command on the standard error output.

Related Information

The ld command, and dump command.