Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2024 06:35:10 GMT From: Stefan =?utf-8?Q?E=C3=9Fer?= <se@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: 21ffadb6e6e0 - main - ldconfig: document changed default byte-order Message-ID: <202404200635.43K6ZAf1004934@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch main has been updated by se: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=21ffadb6e6e05c2326d9c904d505e15167dd6c10 commit 21ffadb6e6e05c2326d9c904d505e15167dd6c10 Author: Stefan Eßer <se@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2024-04-20 06:30:35 +0000 Commit: Stefan Eßer <se@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2024-04-20 06:34:22 +0000 ldconfig: document changed default byte-order Document that the hints file is created in little-endian byte-order by default now. The -B option can be used to create a big-endian hints file. Currently, both formats are accepted by the run-time linker on all architectures. MFC after: 3 days Relnotes: yes --- sbin/ldconfig/ldconfig.8 | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/sbin/ldconfig/ldconfig.8 b/sbin/ldconfig/ldconfig.8 index f3ced2220e9a..e3cb2c00a353 100644 --- a/sbin/ldconfig/ldconfig.8 +++ b/sbin/ldconfig/ldconfig.8 @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ .\" (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF .\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.Dd February 28, 2024 +.Dd April 20, 2024 .Dt LDCONFIG 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ on 64-bit systems that support running 32-bit binaries. Ignored for backwards compatibility. .It Fl B Force writing big-endian binary data to the hints file. -The default is to create hints files in the native byte-order of the host. +The default is to create hints files in little-endian byte-order on all +architectures.. Reading of and merging into hints files preserves the endianness of the existing hints file. .It Fl R
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