-form = {Absolute | Relocate | Object | Library[={S | U}]} | Hexadecimal | Stype | Binary}

Table 2.14

Suboptions of form Option

No

Suboption

Description

1

absolute

Outputs an absolute file

2

relocate

Outputs a relocatable file

3

object

Outputs an object file. This is specified when a module is extracted as an object file from a library with the extract option.

4

library

Outputs a library file.

When library=s is specified, a system library is output.
When library=u is specified, a user library is output.

Default is library=u.

5

hexadecimal

Outputs a HEX file. For details of the HEX format, refer to HEX File Format.

6

stype

Outputs an S-type file. For details of the S-type format, refer to S-Type File Format.

7

binary

Outputs a binary file.

Table 2.15

Relations Between Output Format and Input File or Other Options

No

Output Format

Specified Option

Enabled File Format

Specifiable OptionNote1

1

Absolute

strip specified

Absolute file

input, output

Other than above

Object file

Relocatable file

Binary file

Library file

input, library, binary, debug/nodebug, sdebug,

cpu, start, rom, entry, output, map, hide,

optimize/nooptimize, samesize, symbol_forbid,

samecode_forbid, section_forbid,

absolute_forbid, compress, rename, delete,

define, fsymbol, stack, noprelink, memory,

msg_unused,

show={symbol,reference,xreference,total_size,

vector,relocation_attribute}

jump_entries_for_pic, aligned_section

2

Relocate

extract specified

Library file

library, output

Other than above

Object file

Relocatable file

Binary file

Library file

input, library, debug/nodebug, output, hide,

rename, delete, noprelink, msg_unused,

show=symbol,reference,xreference,total_size

3

Object

extract specified

Library file

library, output

4

Hexadecimal

Stype

Binary

Object file

Relocatable file

Binary file

Library file

input, library, binary, cpu, start, rom, entry,

output, map, space, optimize/nooptimize,

samesize, symbol_forbid, samecode_forbid,

section_forbid, absolute_forbid, rename, delete,

define, fsymbol, stack, noprelink, record,

end_record, s9Note 2, byte_countNote3,

fix_record_length_and_align, memory, msg_unused,

show=symbol,reference,xreference,total_size,

vector, jump_entries_for_pic, aligned_section

Absolute file

input, output, record, end_record, s9Note2,

byte_countNote3, fix_record_length_and_align,

show=symbol, reference, xreference

5

Library

strip specified

Library file

library, output, memoryNote4, show=symbol,

section

extract specified

Library file

library, output

Other than above

Object file

Relocatable file

input, library, output, hide, rename, delete,

replace, noprelink, memoryNote4, show=symbol,

section

Notes 1.

message/nomessage, change_message, logo/nologo, form, list, and subcommand can always be specified.

Notes 2.

s9 can be used only when form=stype is specified for the output format.

Notes 3.

byte_count can be used only when form=hexadecimal or form=stype is specified for the output format.

Notes 4.

memory cannot be used when hide is specified.