From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com (us-smtp-delivery-124.mimecast.com [63.128.21.124]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F2B7E398B82B for ; Thu, 1 Oct 2020 16:32:43 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org F2B7E398B82B Received: from mimecast-mx01.redhat.com (mimecast-mx01.redhat.com [209.132.183.4]) (Using TLS) by relay.mimecast.com with ESMTP id us-mta-446-STW6H6pKPiiSHVT_kx7SWQ-1; Thu, 01 Oct 2020 12:32:42 -0400 X-MC-Unique: STW6H6pKPiiSHVT_kx7SWQ-1 Received: from smtp.corp.redhat.com (int-mx01.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.11.11]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mimecast-mx01.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2E411185A0F0 for ; Thu, 1 Oct 2020 16:32:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: from oldenburg2.str.redhat.com (ovpn-114-84.ams2.redhat.com [10.36.114.84]) by smtp.corp.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9B2577880A for ; Thu, 1 Oct 2020 16:32:40 +0000 (UTC) From: Florian Weimer To: libc-alpha@sourceware.org Subject: [PATCH 10/28] elf: Use the term "program interpreter" in the ld.so help message In-Reply-To: References: Message-Id: <7f4601c6481c6bb2526fece150c2dc0948b4bd05.1601569371.git.fweimer@redhat.com> Date: Thu, 01 Oct 2020 18:32:38 +0200 User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.1 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.79 on 10.5.11.11 X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-Originator: redhat.com Content-Type: text/plain X-Spam-Status: No, score=-11.4 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, GIT_PATCH_0, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H5, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS, TXREP autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: libc-alpha@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Libc-alpha mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 01 Oct 2020 16:32:45 -0000 This is the term that the ELF standard itself uses. --- elf/dl-usage.c | 20 ++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/elf/dl-usage.c b/elf/dl-usage.c index 7355b094a5..35a1c0c455 100644 --- a/elf/dl-usage.c +++ b/elf/dl-usage.c @@ -51,17 +51,17 @@ _dl_help (const char *argv0, struct dl_main_state *state) { _dl_printf ("\ Usage: %s [OPTION]... EXECUTABLE-FILE [ARGS-FOR-PROGRAM...]\n\ -You have invoked `ld.so', the helper program for shared library executables.\n\ -This program usually lives in the file `/lib/ld.so', and special directives\n\ -in executable files using ELF shared libraries tell the system's program\n\ -loader to load the helper program from this file. This helper program loads\n\ -the shared libraries needed by the program executable, prepares the program\n\ -to run, and runs it. You may invoke this helper program directly from the\n\ +You have invoked 'ld.so', the program interpreter for dynamically-linked\n\ +ELF programs. Usually, the program interpreter is invoked automatically\n\ +when a dynamically-linked executable is started.\n\ +\n\ +You may invoke the program interpreter program directly from the\n\ command line to load and run an ELF executable file; this is like executing\n\ -that file itself, but always uses this helper program from the file you\n\ -specified, instead of the helper program file specified in the executable\n\ -file you run. This is mostly of use for maintainers to test new versions\n\ -of this helper program; chances are you did not intend to run this program.\n\ +that file itself, but always uses the invoked program interpreter you\n\ +invoked, instead of the program interpreter specified in the executable\n\ +file you run. Invoking the program interpreter directly provides access to\n\ +additional diagnostics, and changing the dynamic linker behavior without\n\ +setting environment variables (which would be inherted by subprocesses).\n\ \n\ --list list all dependencies and how they are resolved\n\ --verify verify that given object really is a dynamically linked\n\ -- Red Hat GmbH, https://de.redhat.com/ , Registered seat: Grasbrunn, Commercial register: Amtsgericht Muenchen, HRB 153243, Managing Directors: Charles Cachera, Brian Klemm, Laurie Krebs, Michael O'Neill