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CODESIGN_ALLOCATE(1)                                                                    CODESIGN_ALLOCATE(1)



NAME
       codesign_allocate -  add code signing data to a Mach-O file

SYNOPSIS
       codesign_allocate -i oldfile [ -a arch size ]... -o newfile

DESCRIPTION
       codesign_allocate  sets up a Mach-O file used by the dynamic linker so space for code signing data of
       the specified size for the specified architecture is embed in the Mach-O file.  The program  must  be
       passed  one -a argument for each architecture in a universal file, or exactly one -a for a thin file.

       -i oldfile
              specifies the input file as oldfile.

       -o newfile
              specifies the output file as newfile.

       -a arch size
              specifies for the architecture arch that the size of the code signing data is to be size.  The
              value of size must be a multiple of 16.



Apple Computer, Inc.                            July 17, 2006                           CODESIGN_ALLOCATE(1)