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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@FreeBSD.org>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Portability Poblem
Date: Sat, 02 Nov 1996 19:26:12 -0800
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To: Mana Bando <mana@nirvanatech.com>

Mana Bando wrote:
> 
> Hi folks,
> 
> I have some peculiar prob...recently I have been assigned to convert and
> compile a 'C' program from BSD to AIX 4.1.2.  I am not sure what

You will need to gain a more thorough understanding of AIX's executable
format before you'll be able to successfully port "strings" - it's
actually smart enough to search the correct areas of an executable
image.
 
- Jordan Hubbard
  President, FreeBSD Project