Top "Elf" questions

ELF stands for Executable and Linkable Format, a file format for files containing machine code.

understanding the __libc_init_array

I viewed the source code of __libc_init_array from http://newlib.sourcearchive.com/documentation/1.18.0/init_8c-source.html . But I …

gcc startup elf linker-scripts newlib
Library to read ELF file DWARF debug information

Any recommendations for a good cross-platform library for reading ELF file debug information in DWARF format? I'd like to read …

python debugging elf dwarf
How can I get the architecture of a '.a' file?

I have a .a file from which I want to get architecture information. Running file myFile.a results in file.…

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Do .bss section zero initialized variables occupy space in elf file?

If I understand correctly, the .bss section in ELF files is used to allocate space for zero-initialized variables. Our tool …

c++ storage elf segments
String table in ELF

I get some symbol and I get (a hexdump of) an ELF file. How can I know in which section …

elf string-table
ldd doesn't work on dynamically linked binary

I have a binary that uses a bunch of .so files. bash-3.00$ file foo foo: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, …

linux linker shared-libraries elf
readelf: Error: Not an ELF file - it has the wrong magic bytes at the start

I build a program and it works well(I mean that I can run this program). But when I use "…

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How do I find out which functions of a shared object are used by a program or an other library?

How do I find out which functions of a shared object are used by a program or an other library? …

c linux shared-libraries elf objdump
How to find the main function's entry point of elf executable file without any symbolic information?

I developed a small cpp program on platform of Ubuntu-Linux 11.10. Now I want to reverse engineer it. I am beginner. …

linux reverse elf
What does exactly the warning mean about hidden symbol being referenced by DSO?

I have a problem linking some shared library with g++. It gives me a warning like: hidden symbol XXX in …

c++ gcc linker shared-libraries elf