critical impact:

mcs - not supported; temporarily available (CrUn227)

Problem description

The mcs development tool exists on Tru64 UNIX, but not on HP-UX. This tool will be available on a temporary basis in the Tru64 UNIX Migration Environment for HP-UX.

The mcs development tool allows users to perform operations on the comment section (.comment) in ELF object files and archives. It is commonly used to mark object files with tool or product names and versions.

The Migration Environment contains Tru64 UNIX APIs, development tools, and commands and utilities to assist customers in migrating their applications from Tru64 UNIX to HP-UX.

Identifiers

mcs

Old behavior

% mcs -a "_OM_VERSION V4.OG 06-Apr-2000 21:30" a.out

See also

• Background information on compilers and development environment impacts
• Background information on Tru64 UNIX migration environment impacts
• mcs(1)

Solution description

The mcs development tool is in the Tru64 UNIX Migration Environment for HP-UX.

Applications can use this development tool from the Migration Environment. Note that the Migration Environment is temporary.

The mcs development tool in the Tru64 UNIX Migration Environment supports the following options:

• -a string
• -d
• -p
• -V

See mcs(1) in the Migration Environment for more information.

The following Tru64 UNIX mcs options are not supported. These options are COFF-specific. They apply only to the COFF object format supported on Tru64 UNIX, and are not applicable to the ELF object format supported on HP-UX.

• -D key
• -g flags
• -r data
• -R data
• -t tag
• -v

For more information about using the mcs development tool in the Tru64 UNIX Migration Environment, see the Tru64 UNIX Migration Environment User Guide.

See also

• Tru64 UNIX Migration Environment User's Guide
• Tru64 UNIX to HP-UX 11i Porting Guide

Problem summary