https://sourceforge.net/p/elftoolchain/wiki/LibElfIncompatibilityRedHatElfUtils/Recent changes to LibElfIncompatibilityRedHatElfUtilsenSat, 28 Dec 2013 17:33:35 -0000https://sourceforge.net/p/elftoolchain/wiki/LibElfIncompatibilityRedHatElfUtils/<div class="markdown_content"><pre>--- v1 +++ v2 @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ ### Timeline of the proposed fixes/workarounds - * (2009/Jun/03) Ali.Bahrami@‌ suggests deprecating `elf_getshnum()`, `elf_getshstrndx()` and `elf_getphnum()` in favour of three new APIs `elf_getshdrnum()`, `elf_getshdrstrndx()`, and `elf_getphdrnum()` respectively. The new functions will return -1 in case of error, and zero otherwise. + * (2009/Jun/03) suggests deprecating `elf_getshnum()`, `elf_getshstrndx()` and `elf_getphnum()` in favour of three new APIs `elf_getshdrnum()`, `elf_getshdrstrndx()`, and `elf_getphdrnum()` respectively. The new functions will return -1 in case of error, and zero otherwise. * (2009/Jun/15) See also: Solaris bug [6851224](http://bugs.opensolaris.org/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=6851224). * (2009/Jun/18) Per discussion on email with Ali Bahrami and Michael Riepe, Opensolaris's Nevada snv_118 build, RH Elfutils 0.142, and GNU libelf 0.8.12 will have the new APIs. - * (2009/Aug/04) The three proposed APIs were added to [libelf/](/apps/trac/elftoolchain/browser/trunk/libelf) in changeset [[466]](/apps/trac/elftoolchain/changeset/466). These APIs will be present in the [v0.5](Releases-Release0.5.1) and subsequent releases. + * (2009/Aug/04) The three proposed APIs were added to <a href="http://sourceforge.net/p/elftoolchain/code/HEAD/tree/trunk/libelf">libelf</a> in changeset [r466]. These APIs will be present in the [v0.5](Releases-Release0.5.1) and subsequent releases. </pre> </div>Joseph KoshySat, 28 Dec 2013 17:33:35 -0000https://sourceforge.net9ab359cfdb48185db4aaacb799550e2d9689459chttps://sourceforge.net/p/elftoolchain/wiki/LibElfIncompatibilityRedHatElfUtils/<div class="markdown_content"><h1 id="incompatibility-with-red-hat-elfutils">Incompatibility with Red Hat Elfutils</h1> <div class="toc"> <ul> <li><a href="#incompatibility-with-red-hat-elfutils">Incompatibility with Red Hat Elfutils</a><ul> <li><a href="#146-resolved-elf_getshnum-elf_getshstrndx-return-value">1. (Resolved) elf_getshnum(), elf_getshstrndx() return value</a><ul> <li><a href="#description">Description</a></li> <li><a href="#resolution">Resolution</a></li> <li><a href="#timeline-of-the-proposed-fixesworkarounds">Timeline of the proposed fixes/workarounds</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="146-resolved-elf_getshnum-elf_getshstrndx-return-value">1. (Resolved) elf_getshnum(), elf_getshstrndx() return value</h2> <h3 id="description">Description</h3> <p>In our implementation of the ELF(3) API, functions <code>elf_getshnum()</code> and <code>elf_getshstrndx()</code> return zero in case of an error and non-zero in case of success. This behaviour is consistent with that of the ELF(3) implementations from the <a class="" href="http://src.opensolaris.org/source/xref/onnv/onnv-gate/usr/src/cmd/sgs/libelf/" rel="nofollow">OpenSolaris</a> and <a class="" href="http://www.mr511.de/software/english.html" rel="nofollow">GNU</a> projects. </p> <p>In contrast, the similarly named functions in Red Hat <strong><a class="" href="https://fedorahosted.org/elfutils" rel="nofollow">elfutils</a></strong> return -1 in the case of an error and zero otherwise. </p> <h3 id="resolution">Resolution</h3> <p>New APIs <code>elf_getshdrnum()</code>, <code>elf_getshdrstrndx()</code>, and <code>elf_getphdrnum()</code> have been added to <code>libelf</code>. </p> <h3 id="timeline-of-the-proposed-fixesworkarounds">Timeline of the proposed fixes/workarounds</h3> <ul> <li>(2009/Jun/03) Ali.Bahrami@‌ suggests deprecating <code>elf_getshnum()</code>, <code>elf_getshstrndx()</code> and <code>elf_getphnum()</code> in favour of three new APIs <code>elf_getshdrnum()</code>, <code>elf_getshdrstrndx()</code>, and <code>elf_getphdrnum()</code> respectively. The new functions will return -1 in case of error, and zero otherwise. </li> <li>(2009/Jun/15) See also: Solaris bug <a class="" href="http://bugs.opensolaris.org/bugdatabase/view_bug.do?bug_id=6851224" rel="nofollow">6851224</a>. </li> <li>(2009/Jun/18) Per discussion on email with Ali Bahrami and Michael Riepe, Opensolaris's Nevada snv_118 build, RH Elfutils 0.142, and GNU libelf 0.8.12 will have the new APIs. </li> <li>(2009/Aug/04) The three proposed APIs were added to <a class="" href="/apps/trac/elftoolchain/browser/trunk/libelf">libelf/</a> in changeset [[466]](/apps/trac/elftoolchain/changeset/466). These APIs will be present in the <a class="" href="/p/elftoolchain/wiki/Releases-Release0.5.1/">v0.5</a> and subsequent releases. </li> </ul></div>Joseph KoshyWed, 25 Dec 2013 07:30:44 -0000https://sourceforge.net570882b67435e80a4b8a88bbca180881202ce209