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Re: PATCH: Implement static dl_iterate_phdr

On Mon, Oct 13, 2003 at 04:41:04PM -0700, Ulrich Drepper wrote:
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> H. J. Lu wrote:
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> > I was asked why dl_iterate_phdr didn't work on static binaries for
> > IA32. I don't see why it shouldn't work.
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> The little bit of dynamic linking functionality which is needed in
> statically linked applications works.  More isn't needed.
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Why is there a static dl_iterate_phdr at all? It links, but doesn't
work. I don't think it will help anyone. An empty file is more
appropriate if we don't want to support it.

BTW, my user wants to use the information in the ELF program header.


H.J.
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