I am trying to create the flit signature file for zlib library. My flair version 6.1 .I am using the following command:
$ ./pelf libz.a zlib.pat
Output: skipped:0 total:0
$ ./sigmake zlib.pat zzlib.sig
Output: No headers found.
The problem is that pelf is not parsing the libz.a file. The same problem is occuring when I try to parse another file i.e libgcc.a
I'm a Windows user, but if I'm not mistaken Linux AR/COFF (static library) files are .a where as on Windows they're .lib
If this is the case, then you need to use plb instead of pelf. I believe ELF is the format used for executables, not code objects, on Linux (the equivalent of Windows' PE files, .exe and .dll)
You need to make sure that the static library (libz.a in this case) is formatted correctly.
I would suggest using the nm tool to examine the symbols in the library.
nm libz.a
Try using file command in linux to verify it's an elf file.
