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Date:      Sat, 25 Sep 1999 18:40:01 -0700 (PDT)
From:      "Steven G. Kargl" <kargl@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
To:        freebsd-doc@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: docs/13333: remove rtld(1) XREF in dlopen.3
Message-ID:  <199909260140.SAA35807@freefall.freebsd.org>

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The following reply was made to PR docs/13333; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Steven G. Kargl" <kargl@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
To: nik@freebsd.org (Nik Clayton)
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: docs/13333: remove rtld(1) XREF in dlopen.3
Date: Sat, 25 Sep 1999 18:33:31 -0700 (PDT)

 Once upon a time, Nik Clayton said:
 > On Mon, Aug 23, 1999 at 08:13:13AM -0700, Steven G. Kargl wrote:
 > > dlopen(3) contains a cross reference to rtld(1).  rtld(1)
 > > appears to be absence on FreeBSD-current.
 > 
 > rtld(1) is in libexec/rtld-aout.  This is only built if OBJFORMAT == 
 > aout.
 > 
 > I don't know this chunk of the system.  The proper fix might be to 
 > have an aout specific dlopen(3) and an ELF specific dlopen(3).  If
 > you enquire on -hackers we can probably work out the best course of
 > action.
 > 
 
 On a FreeBSD-current with the default ELF format, rtld.1 is not installed.
 Perhaps, rtld.1 should be installed into share/man/man1aout?
 Otherwise, the .Xr in dlopen(3) points to a man page that does not
 exist.
 
 -- 
 Steve
 


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