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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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7 | <!ENTITY elfutils-download-http
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8 | "https://sourceware.org/ftp/elfutils/&elfutils-version;/elfutils-&elfutils-version;.tar.bz2">
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9 | <!ENTITY elfutils-download-ftp
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10 | "ftp://sourceware.org/pub/elfutils/&elfutils-version;/elfutils-&elfutils-version;.tar.bz2">
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11 | <!ENTITY elfutils-md5sum "03599aee98c9b726c7a732a2dd0245d5">
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12 | <!ENTITY elfutils-size "8.0 MB">
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13 | <!ENTITY elfutils-buildsize "78 MB (with tests)">
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14 | <!ENTITY elfutils-time "0.9 SBU (with tests)">
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15 | ]>
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16 |
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17 | <sect1 id="elfutils" xreflabel="elfutils-&elfutils-version;">
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18 | <?dbhtml filename="elfutils.html"?>
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19 |
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20 |
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21 | <title>elfutils-&elfutils-version;</title>
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22 |
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23 | <indexterm zone="elfutils">
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24 | <primary sortas="a-elfutils">elfutils</primary>
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25 | </indexterm>
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26 |
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27 | <sect2 role="package">
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28 | <title>Introduction to elfutils</title>
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29 |
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30 | <para>
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31 | The <application>elfutils</application> package contains a set of
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32 | utilities and libraries for handling ELF (Executable and Linkable Format)
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33 | files.
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34 | </para>
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35 |
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36 | &lfs81_checked;
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37 |
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38 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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39 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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40 | <listitem>
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41 | <para>
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42 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&elfutils-download-http;"/>
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43 | </para>
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44 | </listitem>
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45 | <listitem>
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46 | <para>
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47 | Download (FTP): <ulink url="&elfutils-download-ftp;"/>
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48 | </para>
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49 | </listitem>
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50 | <listitem>
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51 | <para>
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52 | Download MD5 sum: &elfutils-md5sum;
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53 | </para>
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54 | </listitem>
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55 | <listitem>
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56 | <para>
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57 | Download size: &elfutils-size;
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58 | </para>
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59 | </listitem>
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60 | <listitem>
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61 | <para>
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62 | Estimated disk space required: &elfutils-buildsize;
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63 | </para>
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64 | </listitem>
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65 | <listitem>
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66 | <para>
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67 | Estimated build time: &elfutils-time;
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68 | </para>
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69 | </listitem>
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70 | </itemizedlist>
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71 |
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72 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">elfutils Dependencies</bridgehead>
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73 |
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74 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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75 | <para role="optional">
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76 | <xref linkend="valgrind"/>
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77 | </para>
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78 |
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79 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">
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80 | User Notes: <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/elfutils"/>
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81 | </para>
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82 | </sect2>
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83 |
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84 | <sect2 role="installation">
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85 | <title>Installation of elfutils</title>
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86 |
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87 | <para>
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88 | Install <application>elfutils</application> by running the following
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89 | commands:
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90 | </para>
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91 |
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92 | <!-- don't disable static libs, disable-static switch doesn't work anyways -->
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93 | <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr --program-prefix="eu-" &&
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94 | make</userinput></screen>
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95 | <!--
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96 | <para>
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97 | If you wish to run the test suite, first fix it to skip two failing tests:
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98 | </para>
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99 |
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100 | <screen><userinput>sed -i '/srcdir/ iexit 77\n' \
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101 | tests/run-backtrace-native.sh \
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102 | tests/run-backtrace-native-core.sh</userinput></screen>-->
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103 |
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104 | <para>
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105 | To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command>.
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106 | One test, run-strip-nothing.sh, is known to fail.
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107 | </para>
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108 |
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109 | <para>
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110 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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111 | </para>
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112 |
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113 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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114 |
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115 | </sect2>
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116 |
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117 | <sect2 role="commands">
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118 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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119 |
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120 | <para>
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121 | <parameter>--program-prefix="eu-"</parameter>: This switch renames
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122 | installed programs to avoid conflict with
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123 | <application>Binutils</application> programs installed in LFS.
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124 | </para>
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125 |
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126 | <para>
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127 | <option>--enable-valgrind</option>: Run all tests under valgrind.
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128 | </para>
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129 |
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130 | </sect2>
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131 |
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132 | <sect2 role="content">
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133 | <title>Contents</title>
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134 |
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135 | <segmentedlist>
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136 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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137 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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138 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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139 |
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140 | <seglistitem>
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141 | <seg>
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142 | eu-addr2line, eu-ar, eu-elfcmp, eu-elfcompress, eu-elflint,
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143 | eu-findtextrel, eu-make-debug-archive, eu-nm, eu-objdump,
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144 | eu-ranlib, eu-readelf, eu-size, eu-stack, eu-strings, eu-strip, and
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145 | eu-unstrip
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146 | </seg>
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147 | <seg>
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148 | libasm.{a,so}, libdw.{a,so}, libebl.a, libelf.{a,so}, and
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149 | some for different architectures under /usr/lib/elfutils
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150 | </seg>
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151 | <seg>
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152 | /usr/include/elfutils and
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153 | /usr/lib/elfutils
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154 | </seg>
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155 | </seglistitem>
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156 | </segmentedlist>
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157 |
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158 | <variablelist>
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159 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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160 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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161 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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162 |
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163 | <varlistentry id="eu-addr2line">
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164 | <term><command>eu-addr2line</command></term>
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165 | <listitem>
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166 | <para>
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167 | converts addresses into file names and line numbers.
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168 | </para>
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169 | <indexterm zone="elfutils eu-addr2line">
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170 | <primary sortas="b-eu-addr2line">eu-addr2line</primary>
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171 | </indexterm>
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172 | </listitem>
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173 | </varlistentry>
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174 |
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175 | <varlistentry id="eu-ar">
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176 | <term><command>eu-ar</command></term>
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177 | <listitem>
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178 | <para>
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179 | creates, modifies, and extracts from archives.
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180 | </para>
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181 | <indexterm zone="elfutils eu-ar">
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182 | <primary sortas="b-eu-ar">eu-ar</primary>
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183 | </indexterm>
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184 | </listitem>
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185 | </varlistentry>
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186 |
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187 | <varlistentry id="eu-elfcmp">
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188 | <term><command>eu-elfcmp</command></term>
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189 | <listitem>
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190 | <para>
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191 | compares relevant parts of two ELF files for equality.
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192 | </para>
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193 | <indexterm zone="elfutils eu-elfcmp">
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194 | <primary sortas="b-eu-elfcmp">eu-elfcmp</primary>
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195 | </indexterm>
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196 | </listitem>
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197 | </varlistentry>
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198 |
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199 | <varlistentry id="eu-elfcompress">
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200 | <term><command>eu-elfcompress</command></term>
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201 | <listitem>
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202 | <para>
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203 | compresses or decompresses sections in an ELF file.
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204 | </para>
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205 | <indexterm zone="elfutils eu-elfcompress">
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206 | <primary sortas="b-eu-elfcompress">eu-elfcompress</primary>
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207 | </indexterm>
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208 | </listitem>
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209 | </varlistentry>
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210 |
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211 | <varlistentry id="eu-elflint">
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212 | <term><command>eu-elflint</command></term>
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213 | <listitem>
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214 | <para>
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215 | does pedantic checking of ELF files compliance with gABI/psABI spec.
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216 | </para>
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217 | <indexterm zone="elfutils eu-elflint">
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218 | <primary sortas="b-eu-elflint">eu-elflint</primary>
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219 | </indexterm>
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220 | </listitem>
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221 | </varlistentry>
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222 |
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223 | <varlistentry id="eu-findtextrel">
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224 | <term><command>eu-findtextrel</command></term>
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225 | <listitem>
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226 | <para>
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227 | locates the source of text relocations in FILEs (a.out by default).
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228 | </para>
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229 | <indexterm zone="elfutils eu-findtextrel">
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230 | <primary sortas="b-eu-findtextrel">eu-findtextrel</primary>
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231 | </indexterm>
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232 | </listitem>
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233 | </varlistentry>
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234 |
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235 | <!--
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236 | <varlistentry id="eu-ld">
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237 | <term><command>eu-ld</command></term>
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238 | <listitem>
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239 | <para>
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240 | combines object and archive files.
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241 | </para>
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242 | <indexterm zone="elfutils eu-ld">
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243 | <primary sortas="b-eu-ld">eu-ld</primary>
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244 | </indexterm>
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245 | </listitem>
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246 | </varlistentry>
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247 | -->
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248 |
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249 | <varlistentry id="eu-nm">
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250 | <term><command>eu-nm</command></term>
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251 | <listitem>
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252 | <para>
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253 | lists symbols from FILEs (a.out by default).
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254 | </para>
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255 | <indexterm zone="elfutils eu-nm">
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256 | <primary sortas="b-eu-nm">eu-nm</primary>
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257 | </indexterm>
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258 | </listitem>
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259 | </varlistentry>
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260 |
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261 | <varlistentry id="eu-objdump">
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262 | <term><command>eu-objdump</command></term>
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263 | <listitem>
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264 | <para>
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265 | shows information from FILEs (a.out by default).
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266 | </para>
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267 | <indexterm zone="elfutils eu-objdump">
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268 | <primary sortas="b-eu-objdump">eu-objdump</primary>
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269 | </indexterm>
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270 | </listitem>
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271 | </varlistentry>
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272 |
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273 | <varlistentry id="eu-ranlib">
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274 | <term><command>eu-ranlib</command></term>
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275 | <listitem>
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276 | <para>
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277 | generates an index to speed up access to archives.
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278 | </para>
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279 | <indexterm zone="elfutils eu-ranlib">
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280 | <primary sortas="b-eu-ranlib">eu-ranlib</primary>
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281 | </indexterm>
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282 | </listitem>
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283 | </varlistentry>
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284 |
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285 | <varlistentry id="eu-readelf">
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286 | <term><command>eu-readelf</command></term>
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287 | <listitem>
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288 | <para>
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289 | prints information from ELF files in human-readable form.
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290 | </para>
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291 | <indexterm zone="elfutils eu-readelf">
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292 | <primary sortas="b-eu-readelf">eu-readelf</primary>
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293 | </indexterm>
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294 | </listitem>
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295 | </varlistentry>
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296 |
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297 | <varlistentry id="eu-size">
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298 | <term><command>eu-size</command></term>
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299 | <listitem>
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300 | <para>
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301 | lists section sizes of FILEs (a.out by default).
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302 | </para>
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303 | <indexterm zone="elfutils eu-size">
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304 | <primary sortas="b-eu-size">eu-size</primary>
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305 | </indexterm>
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306 | </listitem>
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307 | </varlistentry>
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308 |
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309 | <varlistentry id="eu-stack">
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310 | <term><command>eu-stack</command></term>
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311 | <listitem>
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312 | <para>
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313 | prints a stack for each thread in a process or core file.
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314 | </para>
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315 | <indexterm zone="elfutils eu-stack">
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316 | <primary sortas="b-eu-stack">eu-stack</primary>
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317 | </indexterm>
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318 | </listitem>
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319 | </varlistentry>
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320 |
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321 | <varlistentry id="eu-strings">
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322 | <term><command>eu-strings</command></term>
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323 | <listitem>
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324 | <para>
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325 | prints the strings of printable characters in files.
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326 | </para>
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327 | <indexterm zone="elfutils eu-strings">
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328 | <primary sortas="b-eu-strings">eu-strings</primary>
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329 | </indexterm>
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330 | </listitem>
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331 | </varlistentry>
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332 |
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333 | <varlistentry id="eu-strip">
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334 | <term><command>eu-strip</command></term>
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335 | <listitem>
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336 | <para>
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337 | discards symbols from object files.
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338 | </para>
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339 | <indexterm zone="elfutils eu-strip">
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340 | <primary sortas="b-eu-strip">eu-strip</primary>
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341 | </indexterm>
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342 | </listitem>
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343 | </varlistentry>
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344 |
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345 | <varlistentry id="eu-unstrip">
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346 | <term><command>eu-unstrip</command></term>
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347 | <listitem>
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348 | <para>
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349 | combines stripped files with separate symbols and debug information.
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350 | </para>
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351 | <indexterm zone="elfutils eu-unstrip">
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352 | <primary sortas="b-eu-unstrip">eu-unstrip</primary>
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353 | </indexterm>
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354 | </listitem>
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355 | </varlistentry>
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356 |
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357 | </variablelist>
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358 |
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359 | </sect2>
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360 |
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361 | </sect1>
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