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elf_fill(3E)
set fill byte
From the original Amiga UNIX 2.1 manual. Some things it mentions may not be in this release.
NAME
elf_fill - set fill byte
SYNOPSIS
cc [flag ...] file ... -lelf [library ...] #include <libelf.h> void elf_fill(int fill);
DESCRIPTION
Alignment constraints for ELF files sometimes require the presence of ``holes.'' For example, if the data for one section are required to begin on an eight-byte boundary, but the preceding section is too ``short,'' the library must fill the intervening bytes. These bytes are set to the fill character. The library uses zero bytes unless the application supplies a value. See elf_getdata(3E) for more information about these holes.
SEE ALSO
elf(3E), elf_getdata(3E), elf_flag(3E), elf_update(3E).
NOTE
An application can assume control of the object file organi- zation by setting the ELF_F_LAYOUT bit [see elf_flag(3E)]. When this is done, the library does not fill holes.