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Date:      Sat, 25 Sep 1999 22:10:01 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Alexey Zelkin <phantom@cris.net>
To:        freebsd-doc@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: docs/13333: remove rtld(1) XREF in dlopen.3
Message-ID:  <199909260510.WAA45855@freefall.freebsd.org>

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

From: Alexey Zelkin <phantom@cris.net>
To: "Steven G. Kargl" <kargl@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG, FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: docs/13333: remove rtld(1) XREF in dlopen.3
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 1999 07:21:13 +0400

 hi,
 
 On Sat, Sep 25, 1999 at 06:40:01PM -0700, Steven G. Kargl wrote:
 
 >  > 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.
 
 You have to install compatXX dist to get this manpage installed. I not sure
 that we will do any specific actions with rtld.1 (like installing to man1aout)
 because we already have such precendents -- "man kerberos" is good one.
 
 May I close PR ?
 
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