16 Other Utilities

In addition to the archiver/librarian, other utilities are tools available for use with the assembler and/or linker.

Table 16-1. Available Utilities
UtilityDescription
xc32-bin2hex*Converts a linked object file into an Intel® hex file.
xc32-nmLists symbols from an object file.
xc32-objdumpDisplays information about object files.
xc32-ranlibGenerates an index from the contents of an archive and stores it in the archive.
xc32-stringsPrints the printable character sequences.
xc32-stripDiscards all symbols from an object file.
*See the “MPLAB® XC32 C Compiler User’s Guide for PIC32A MCU” (DS-50003831) for an overview of the tools process flow.

See utility details in the following sections.