.TH ASLOD 1 "$Revision$" .SH NAME aslod \- ACK simple loader .SH SYNOPSIS .B aslod [-h] [-v] inputfile outputfile .SH DESCRIPTION .I aslod converts an absolute ack.out file into a simple binary memory dump. It is suitable for producing RAM images, executables for simple operating systems such as CP/M, DOS, etc. .PP The input file must contain exactly four segments: TEXT, ROM, DATA and BSS, in that order, all occupying contiguous memory. The file must have all references resolved and be linked to a fixed address. aslod will dump the segments, in order, such that the first byte of TEXT is at offset 0 in the file (regardless of where it is in memory). .SH "SEE ALSO" ack.out(5)