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
xc-dsc-bin2hex*Converts a linked object file into an Intel® hex file.
xc-dsc-nmLists symbols from an object file.
xc-dsc-objdumpDisplays information about object files.
xc-dsc-ranlibGenerates an index from the contents of an archive and stores it in the archive.
xc-dsc-stringsPrints the printable character sequences.
xc-dsc-stripDiscards all symbols from an object file.
*See the “MPLAB® XC-DSC C Compiler User’s Guide” (DS-50003589) for an overview of the tools process flow.

See utility details in the following sections.