---
name: "obj-res"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "prc-tools"
version: "0.5.0r-3.1"
release: "Debian 2.2 (Potato)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/obj-res"
---

# obj-res(1)

convert an object/executable file in a format supported by GNU BFD to PalmOS compatible resource files

## NAME

obj-res - convert an object/executable file in a format supported by **GNU BFD** to  **PalmOS** compatible resource files

## SYNOPSIS

**obj-res \[-lL\] \<object.file\>**

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents the utility **obj-res**. **obj-res** reads a file in a  **BFD** supported object file format (most usually COFF) and generates the files  necessary to make up a **PalmOS** executable in the current directory.  These files can be bound together into a **PalmOS** executable using the **build-prc** utility.

### OPTIONS

- \-l generate resources for a GNU style 'GLib' shared library

  - \-L generate resources for a PalmOS version 2 shared library

  ## USEAGE

Pass the file name of the **BFD** compatible executable file on the command line. **obj-res** will generate the necessary resource files in the current directory ending in the extension **.grc**

## BUGS

code #0 resources are generated with magic values for some fields that are unused by the current versions of **PalmOS.** Compression of the data #0 resource is simple minded.

## AUTHOR

**obj-res** was written by D.Jeff Dionne, relocation by Kresten Krab Thorup.