Hi Joachim, On Tue, Apr 23, 2024 at 09:53:03AM +0200, Joachim Wuttke wrote: > In elf.5 and ld.so.8, remove deprecation of DT_RPATH > In elf.5, amend the description of DT_RUNPATH and DT_RPATH. > > Rationale: > There is no credible path towards removal of DT_RPATH. > Lots of software depend on DT_RPATH as is. > It is used e.g. for testing and in binary installers. > > Signed-off-by: Joachim Wuttke <j.wuttke@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Patch applied. Thanks! <https://www.alejandro-colomar.es/src/alx/linux/man-pages/man-pages.git/commit/?h=contrib&id=5fe3738ffceec44fac809fd1acfd65e74b84ff93> Have a lovely day! Alex > --- > 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 name of shared object > .TP > .B DT_RPATH > -String table offset to library search path (deprecated) > +String table offset to search path for direct and indirect library dependencies > .TP > .B DT_SYMBOLIC > Alert linker to search this shared object before the executable for symbols > @@ -1819,7 +1819,7 @@ Instruct dynamic linker to process all relocations before > transferring control to the executable > .TP > .B DT_RUNPATH > -String table offset to library search path > +String table offset to search path for direct library dependencies > .TP > .B DT_LOPROC > .TQ > diff --git a/man8/ld.so.8 b/man8/ld.so.8 > index fa75b7820..23cddb9df 100644 > --- a/man8/ld.so.8 > +++ b/man8/ld.so.8 > @@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ then it is searched for in the following order: > Using the directories specified in the > DT_RPATH dynamic section attribute > of the binary if present and DT_RUNPATH attribute does not exist. > -Use of DT_RPATH is deprecated. > .IP (2) > Using the environment variable > .BR LD_LIBRARY_PATH , > -- > 2.43.0 > -- <https://www.alejandro-colomar.es/> A client is hiring kernel driver, mm, and/or crypto developers; contact me if interested.
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