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ppumove(1)		     Free Pascal unit mover		      ppumove(1)

NAME
     ppumove - The FPC Pascal unit mover.

SYNOPSIS
     ppumove [-sqbhw] [-o File] [-d path] [-e extension] files...

Description
     ppumove collects one or several Free Pascal unit files and archives them in
     a static or shared library.

Usage
     You  can  invoke ppumove with as the only required argument the name of the
     unit from which you want to make an archive. Specifying multiple  files  is
     also possible, they will be put in the same archive.

Options
     ppumove has several options, which are case sensitive:

     -b     This  option  tells ppumove to write a shell script (a batch file on
	    DOS) that performs the needed calls to ar and ld. The script will be
	    called pmove, with an extension of .sh on Linux, and  .bat	on  DOS.
	    You can then call this script manually afterwards.

     -d path
	    This  option tells ppumove where to generate the new unit files.  By
	    default, this is the same directory as where the  files  are  found.
	    If	you  specify  as  the output extension the same extension as the
	    units you want to move, not specifying the destination directory may
	    cause problems.

     -e ext
	    This option sets the extension of the new unit files to ext. By  de-
	    fault  .ppl is used. However, you can specify .ppu as the extension.
	    If you do, be sure to use also the -d switch, or you will  overwrite
	    the  old  units.  Note however, that the compiler will only look for
	    extensions .ppu and .ppl when looking for units.

     -h     Shows a short help screen.

     -o file
	    This option allows you to specify the name of the library to be gen-
	    erated.  You must use this option if you specify more than one  unit
	    on	the command-line. If you specified only one unit on the command-
	    line, the generated library  will  have  the  unit	name,  with  lib
	    prepended (on Linux).  You do not need to specify the lib part, this
	    will be prepended automatically if needed.

     -q     Tells ppumove to operate quietly.

     -s     Tells ppumove to generate a static library. By default, a shared li-
	    brary is generated (except on DOS).

     -w     Tells  ppumove it should use the windows linker and archiver. Do not
	    use this option on Linux.

SEE ALSO
	    ppc386(1) ppudep(1) ppudump(1)

Free Pascal			   9 June 1999			      ppumove(1)

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