NAME¶
mk_cmds - error table compiler
SYNOPSIS¶
mk_cmds file
DESCRIPTION¶
Mk_cmds converts a table listing command names and associated help
messages into a C source file suitable for use with the
ss(3) library.
The source file name must end with a suffix of ``.ct''; the file consists of a
declaration supplying the name of the command table:
command_table name
followed by entries of the form:
[
request |
unimplemented ]
name, "
string
"[, abbrev]...;
and a final
end
to indicate the end of the table.
A C source file is generated which should be compiled and linked with the object
files use the ss library.
A ``#'' in the source file is treated as a comment character, and all remaining
text to the end of the source line will be ignored.
BUGS¶
Since the original
mk_cmds uses a very simple parser based on
yacc(1), and this current version of
mk_cmds uses an awk/sed
combination of scripts, its error recovery leaves much to be desired.
SEE ALSO¶
ss (3)