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elf_getphdr(3E)
retrieve classdependent program header table
From the original Amiga UNIX 2.1 manual. Some things it mentions may not be in this release.
NAME
elf_getphdr: elf32_getphdr, elf32_newphdr - retrieve class-dependent program header table
SYNOPSIS
cc [flag ...] file ... -lelf [library ...] #include <libelf.h> Elf32_Phdr *elf32_getphdr(Elf *elf); Elf32_Phdr *elf32_newphdr(Elf *elf, size_t count);
DESCRIPTION
For a 32-bit class file, elf32_getphdr returns a pointer to the program execution header table, if one is available for the ELF descriptor elf. elf32_newphdr allocates a new table with count entries, regardless of whether one existed previ- ously, and sets the ELF_F_DIRTY bit for the table [see elf_flag(3E)]. Specifying a zero count deletes an existing table. Note this behavior differs from that of elf32_newehdr [see elf32_getehdr(3E)], allowing a program to replace or delete the program header table, changing its size if necessary. If no program header table exists, the file is not a 32-bit class file, an error occurs, or elf is null, both functions return a null pointer. Additionally, elf32_newphdr returns a null pointer if count is zero. The table is an array of Elf32_Phdr structures, each of which includes the following members. Elf32_Word p_type; Elf32_Off p_offset; Elf32_Addr p_vaddr; Elf32_Addr p_paddr; Elf32_Word p_filesz; Elf32_Word p_memsz; Elf32_Word p_flags; Elf32_Word p_align; The ELF header's e_phnum member tells how many entries the program header table has [see elf_getehdr(3E)]. A program may inspect this value to determine the size of an existing table; elf32_newphdr automatically sets the member's value to count. If the program is building a new file, it is responsible for creating the file's ELF header before creat- ing the program header table.
SEE ALSO
elf(3E), elf_begin(3E), elf_flag(3E), elf_getehdr(3E).