Re: [Elftoolchain-developers] elf_update breaks elf executable

[Joseph K. <jk...@us...>]

> I'm trying to modify the .text section of an existing elf executable,
> however even the simplest elf_begin, elf_update, elf_end sequence
> results in a non-functioning executable elf file.

This is most likely a known bug [1]; the ELF_C_RDWR case has never
worked properly.

The (rather ugly) workaround is to create a new ELF object by copying
over contents from the old one.

Refs:
 1: http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/elftoolchain/ticket/269

-- Koshy