Date: Mon, 18 May 2026 23:57:43 +0000 From: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: 94b7a335683a - main - nlist.3: Add discouraged use notice Message-ID: <6a0ba777.1e25f.29b11190@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch main has been updated by emaste: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=94b7a335683abcbcd76e8b67d37e21271d81590c commit 94b7a335683abcbcd76e8b67d37e21271d81590c Author: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2026-05-17 14:29:29 +0000 Commit: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2026-05-18 23:56:00 +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 --- 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 d6029153de5a..9e2aa0d7eb0f 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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