[patch] elf.5 and ld.so.8: undeprecate DT_RPATH; explain DT_RPATH vs DT_RUNPATH

2024-04-23 Thread Joachim Wuttke
: Joachim Wuttke --- man5/elf.5 | 4 ++-- man8/ld.so.8 | 1 - 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/man5/elf.5 b/man5/elf.5 index 9aff88afb..57136159c 100644 --- a/man5/elf.5 +++ b/man5/elf.5 @@ -1787,7 +1787,7 @@ Address of the termination function String table offset to

Re: elf(5) and ld.so(8): DT_RPATH deprecated - really?

2024-04-22 Thread Joachim Wuttke
Hi Alex and all: > But it seems people want to remove it "eventually" ... > in a couple of centuries ... Deprecation, in my understanding, requires a realistic roadmap for change, and in particular there must be a way to replace any legitimate use of the old facility by a functionally equivalent