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16 years ago

Converting binary file to elf

Hi, Lets say I wanna covert my grep binary that I have on my linux system to elf format so I can execute it on uclinux, whats the process in doing that? I tried: nios2-elf-objcopy -I bi...
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16 years ago

By your linux system, I assume you mean your computer's system.

Can't do that mate: the binaries on your computer's system only run on x86 processors, they won't run on NIOS or any other kind of processor.

You need to cross-compile your software targeting uCLinux on NIOS.