getabi(1)getabi(1)NAMEgetabi - determine which ABI to use
SYNOPSISgetabi [size] <ignore|preserve|remove|add> [<args>]
DESCRIPTIONgetabi is used to determine whether to use the 32-bit ABI (abi32) or the
64-bit ABI (abi64). It returns the ABI enumeration values as defined in
/usr/include/getabi.h, and writes the new args list on standard output.
First it checks the args for "-32" or "-64". If neither of these is
given, then it checks the args for a "-mips[1-4]" option. Mips 1 and 2
imply abi32 while mips 3 and 4 imply abi64. If none of the args options
specify the abi, then we check the SGI_ABI environment variable, which
can be set to either "-32" or "-64". If SGI_ABI is not in the
environment, then we check what kernel is installed. If we are running
on a system that has the 64-bit kernel, then we default to abi64; else we
default to abi32.
The optional size argument says to return the ABI for the generic size
(abi32 or abi64), rather than the specific ABI (abio32 or abi64).
The ignore argument says to ignore the args list when determining the
ABI; the preserve argument says to preserve the args list, while the
remove and add arguments respectively remove and add the ABI value from
the args list.
EXAMPLES
A csh example is as follows:
set st = `getabi remove -32 -keep t.c`
# echo abi value
echo $status
# echo new args list
echo $st
A sh example is as follows:
args=`getabi size add foo -a t.c`
# echo abi value
echo $?
# echo new args list
echo $args
SEE ALSOgetabi(3c)DIAGNOSTICSgetabi prints an error message on the standard error and returns noabi
when it encounters an error.
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