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GNU Binary Utilities

15.2: Architecture selection

An architecture is a type of CPU on which an object file is to run. Its name may contain a colon, separating the name of the processor family from the name of the particular CPU.

The command to list valid architecture values is `objdump -i' (the second column contains the relevant information).

Sample values: `m68k:68020', `mips:3000', `sparc'.

objdump Architecture

Ways to specify:

1. command line option: `-m' or `--architecture'
2. deduced from the input file

objcopy, nm, size, strings Architecture

Ways to specify:

1. deduced from the input file

Linker Input Architecture

Ways to specify:

1. deduced from the input file

Linker Output Architecture

Ways to specify:

1. script command OUTPUT_ARCH (see Option Commands)
2. the default architecture from the linker output target (see Target Selection)

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