Date: Tue, 26 May 2026 17:16:57 +0000 From: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-branches@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: 2ca9d9256fd4 - stable/14 - nlist.3: Add discouraged use notice Message-ID: <6a15d589.39b1c.28a29b07@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch stable/14 has been updated by emaste: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=2ca9d9256fd4524b17260053eb4570aa6ba4d1f1 commit 2ca9d9256fd4524b17260053eb4570aa6ba4d1f1 Author: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2026-05-17 14:29:29 +0000 Commit: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2026-05-26 17:16:28 +0000 nlist.3: Add discouraged use notice It is a relic from a.out days and is poorly specified. Although ELF support was added to nlist, there are better ways to access ELF data. Reviewed by: kib Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D57078 (cherry picked from commit 94b7a335683abcbcd76e8b67d37e21271d81590c) (cherry picked from commit be2da08e0b5b82329e36a6cf3b98f9099c6184ce) --- lib/libc/gen/nlist.3 | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/lib/libc/gen/nlist.3 b/lib/libc/gen/nlist.3 index e549843c5581..6aefd95e3b51 100644 --- a/lib/libc/gen/nlist.3 +++ b/lib/libc/gen/nlist.3 @@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Fn nlist +function is provided for compatibility with legacy applications. +Its use is discouraged. +The +.Fn nlist function retrieves name list entries from the .Xr elf 5home | help
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