Finding the path of the current binary?

[Andreas Schwab]

Mike Hearn <mike@theoretic.com> writes:

|> On Fri, 2003-03-07 at 20:18, Roland McGrath wrote:
|> > You can use the DT_DEBUG slot or just the _r_debug symbol, to find the the
|> > `r_map' member giving the head of the struct link_map list (see <link.h>).
|> > Then l_name in each struct link_map gives you the file name that was opened.
|> 
|> Doesn't that require the library knows its own soname?

It does, it's part of the ABI and referenced from the dynamic table in the
DT_SONAME slot.  The dynamic table itself is reachable via _DYNAMIC.

Andreas.

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