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Re: [PATCH] Support LD_USE_LOAD_BIAS

From: Roland McGrath <roland at redhat dot com>
To: Jakub Jelinek <jakub at redhat dot com>
Cc: Ulrich Drepper <drepper at redhat dot com>,Glibc hackers <libc-hacker at sources dot redhat dot com>
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 16:44:20 -0800
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Support LD_USE_LOAD_BIAS

> LD_USE_LOAD_BIAS is what Ulrich suggested.  LD_INHIBIT_PRELINK can be
> misleading IMHO.  One thing is if prelink info is or is not used
> and a different is whether library load biases are honored or not.

I see.  Perhaps LD_ALWAYS_RELOCATE?  The reason I dislike "USE_LOAD_BIAS"
is that it describes the implementation issue more than it describes what
is going on from the user's perspective.


Thanks,
Roland

Follow-Ups:
- Re: [PATCH] Support LD_USE_LOAD_BIAS
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- Re: [PATCH] Support LD_USE_LOAD_BIAS
  - From: Jakub Jelinek

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