Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2002 22:01:36 +0200 From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk> To: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> Cc: FreeBSD current users <current@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: comparing executables Message-ID: <89756.1017864096@critter.freebsd.dk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 03 Apr 2002 11:45:28 -0800." <Pine.BSF.4.21.0204031145050.21569-100000@InterJet.elischer.org>
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In message <Pine.BSF.4.21.0204031145050.21569-100000@InterJet.elischer.org>, Ju lian Elischer writes: > > >On Wed, 3 Apr 2002, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > >> >> >How can I find out which binaries have changed? >> >they are all different according to cksum so I assume >> >that there is a timestamp or something in them. >> >Is there a way to compare only the text segments? >> >> You can do wonders with objdump(1) and diff. > >hmmm ok.. >what about libraries? .a you take apart with ar(1), .so you're stuck as far as my knowledge goes. -- Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 phk@FreeBSD.ORG | TCP/IP since RFC 956 FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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