[comp.sys.sun] Wanted: SunOS-4 a.out to Motorola S-Record converter

tengi@princeton.edu (Christopher Tengi) (02/28/90)

I am looking for a program which, given a statically-linked, standalone
a.out format file built on a 68xxx Sun running SunOS-4.o, will produce a
file in Motorola S-record format.  I would (naturally) prefer freeware,
but am interested in any and all pointers.  THe kicker is, I only have 3
weeks to get my hands on such a beast.  If there isn't one out there
somewhere, it will have to be written.  Lacking a program, is there
anybody out there who can send me a complete description of the S-record
format?  I have pieces picked up from here and there, but have never been
able to find a complete description.

Please send me mail rather than followups to these groups.  I will
summarize if there is any useful info.

	UUCP:	  ...princeton!tengi		VOICEnet: 609-258-6799
	INTERNET: tengi@princeton.edu		FAX:      609-258-3943
	BITNET:	  TENGI@PUCC

tengi@princeton.edu (Christopher Tengi) (03/10/90)

Well, my search for an s-record converter was very well rewarded.  I
received a fair number of replies, and quite a bit of code!  I am making
the programs available for anonymous ftp from princeton.edu
[128.112.128.1] as the file pub/binhextools.tar.  There is a directory for
each program I received with README files containing the mail headers from
the responders (as well as the code and any other stuff that went along
with the programs :-).  I also received some pointers to programs and
packages, and am including some of that information in this message.
Thanks again to all of you who responded to my request.

					/Chris

===== some of the pointer responses =====

"John Gilmore" <gnu@toad.com> writes:

> A program to convert Sun a.out to S-records is on the original Sun User
> Group tape and on this year's tape also.  It's called "pburn" (for Prom
> Burn).  I can send you a copy if seventyleven other people already 
> haven't.

"Pat Murphy" <pmurphy@killians.tuc.nrao.edu> writes:

> Saw your message in SunSpots v9n57 and I immediately thought of the VxWorks 
> development package from Wind River Systems (1351 Ocean Avenue,Emeryville, CA
> 94608; sorry, I don't have a phone number).  I believe it includes such a
> utility and I know our engineers have used it to develop code for a 68030 box
> on a Sun-3/60 (4.0.3). 

"Skip Montanaro" <montnaro@moose.crd.ge.com> writes:

> Software Components Group (Santa Clara, CA, I think) distributes a program
> with their pSOS real-time kernel called smake. Smake does just what you
> want, convert statically linked a.out files to S-record format.

	UUCP:	  ...princeton!tengi		VOICEnet: 609-258-6799
	INTERNET: tengi@princeton.edu		FAX:      609-258-3943
	BITNET:	  TENGI@PUCC