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KEXTLIBS(8)               BSD System Manager's Manual              KEXTLIBS(8)

NAME
     kextlibs -- find OSBundleLibraries needed by a kext

SYNOPSIS
     kextlibs [options] kext_bundle

DESCRIPTION
     The kextlibs utility searches for library kexts that define symbols needed for linking by kext_bundle,
     printing their bundle identifiers and versions.  If any symbols are not found, or are found in multiple
     libraries, they are printed to standard error after the library kext informtion.

     Run kextlibs with the -xml flag to get an XML fragment suitable for copying and pasting directly into
     an Info.plist file.

     If no repository directories are explicitly specified, kextlibs searches the system extensions folder.

OPTIONS
     -h
     -help   Display a help message and exit.
     -all-symbols
             Print all symbols that remain unresolved or that are found in more than one library kext.  Nor-mally Normally
             mally only the number of missing and duplicate symbols is printed.
     -c
     -compatible-versions
             Print the compatible rather than the current version.
     -non-kpi
             Search the compatibility kernel extension, com.apple.kernel.6.0, rather than any of the
             com.apple.kpi.* system kexts.  Use of this option is not recommended: The exact kernel compo-nent component
             nent (mach, bsd, libkern, or iokit) cannot be determined, and the compatible version of
             com.apple.kernel is locked to the current version.
     -r directory
     -repository directory
             Specifies a directory to search for dependencies.  You can use this to get library declarations
             for a set of extensions other than those of the running system, or to include a side directory
             of library kexts.  Note: If you specify a directory with this option, the system extensions
             folder is not implicitly searched.
     -e
     -system-extensions
             Adds the system extensions folder to the list of directories to search.  If you don't specify
             any directories or kexts, this is used by default.
     -xml    Print an XML fragment suitable for copying and pasting directly into an Info.plist file.
     --      End of options.

DIAGNOSTICS
     The kextlibs utility exits with a status of 0 on completion if all undefined symbols are found exactly
     once; with a status of 1 if any undefined symbols remain, or with a status of 2 if any symbols are
     found in more than one library kext (whether or not any undefined symbols remain), and with another
     nonzero status on some other problem.

SEE ALSO
     kextcache(8), kextload(8)

Darwin                          April 11, 2006                          Darwin