PXLATE

The pxlate utility reverses the byte order format of the PL/B object code. Although not required, loading programs and CHAINing between programs can be performed faster if the PL/B programs are in the correct byte order. plbcmp generates code in reverse byte order format (Intel format). In order for the code to be executable on forward byte order format machines (AT&T/Western Electric, Motorola, Hewlett-Packard, etc.), it must be translated into the correct byte order format. If the code is the wrong byte order, the runtime automatically translates it into the correct byte order, but this does impact the load time of the program. pxlate can be used when the program is compiled to improve load time on a forward byte order machine. pxlate can also be used at other times to translate the object code to the alternate byte order format. This is accomplished using pxlate as follows:

Parameters:

f

Requires output to be in forward byte order. If already in the required byte order, nothing is done.

r

Requires output to be in reverse byte order. If already in the required byte order, nothing is done.

src

The required name of the code file to be translated.

dest

The required name of the output code file.

Note the following:

1. The supplied plbcmp script automatically invokes pxlate on those systems that require it.

See Also: Utilities